The Merdeka Learning Campus Merdeka Program, also known as MBKM, is an activity that provides students with the opportunity to learn outside the classroom, one of which is teaching assistance. This paper aims to describe the activities conducted by students of Universitas Bina Darma Palembang in community service by implementing learning through the viewing technique in the Indonesian language subject for 11th grade students in the Merdeka curriculum. Through learning with the viewing technique, it is expected that students will be able to answer, summarize, and understand the intrinsic and extrinsic elements of the short story Tukang Cukur by Budi Darma. This Community Service (PkM) activity was conducted in the form of learning, counseling, and training. The PkM activity took place at SMA Arinda Palembang with 20 students. The method used in this activity was qualitative descriptive with data collection techniques of observation, note-taking, and documentation. After conducting learning on the short story Tukang Cukur by Budi Darma with the viewing technique in the 11th grade IPA class at SMA Arinda Palembang, positive results were observed. The majority of students were able to understand the content of the story, answer questions correctly, and improve their critical thinking skills, as well as their appreciation for literary works.

This service activity is carried out by lecturers and students of the Indonesian Language Education study program with the aim of increasing interest in reading and students having the ability to construct a short story based on building elements, structure and rules. Creative expressions of short stories produced by class XI Multimedia students at Arinda Vocational School Palembang shows significant potential as a medium for increasing literacy. Through short story writing activities, students are not only able to develop writing skills, but also improve critical thinking skills, imagination, and appreciation of various forms of literary works. This method encourages students to more actively explore ideas and create work that is relevant to their experiences and interests. Thus, the use of short stories as a literacy learning medium has a positive impact on improving students’ overall literacy skills. The service method used is descriptive with a qualitative approach. After carrying out service, students are expected to have high creativity because they can present interesting stories based on their experience and imagination and are able to include intrinsic and extrinsic elements in the stories they create.