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Course name
WR121
Institution
Clackamas Community College
Instructor
Nicole Rosevear
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing
Course dates
2019-10-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
23


Introduces the academic essay. Students learn to use a writing process, from brainstorming to polishing, as they develop original responses to challenging articles and academic essays. The class emphasizes information literacy: how to find and evaluate source material, as well as integrate and cite it.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cindybridgwater
Ssanchezmm Women's rugby league Feminine hygiene, Job strain
Tmbloyed Deodar forests Horticultural therapy, Job strain
Martinov.edward
AdenWhite Swinhoe's striped squirrel Steelhead trout, Deodar forests
Elizaswack Free solo climbing Feminine hygiene, Women's rugby league
Erinford44 Job strain Steelhead trout, Horticultural therapy
Kmubeen Swahili coast Job strain, Miguelitos
Maxlydon Milwaukie, Oregon Pickathon, Portland Film Festival
Stardiff9 Miguelitos Feminine hygiene, Pickathon
Aichelemc Horticultural therapy Portland Film Festival, Deodar forests
Lorelie18 Paleolithic religion
Chels27 Whaling in the Faroe Islands
Jasminrw Feminine hygiene Miguelitos, Swahili coast
DarienG2000 Brentwood-Darlington, Portland, Oregon Milwaukie, Oregon, Dirt track racing in the United States
Kenady.cooper
Trinityherndon Portland Film Festival Curtis Lake (Clark County, Washington), Milwaukie, Oregon
Cook.tanner Pickathon Curtis Lake (Clark County, Washington), Deodar forests
Kumpf.Vanessa Steelhead trout Feminine hygiene, Women's rugby league
Dreya00 Dirt track racing in the United States Feminine hygiene, Job strain
Nickmac27 I-Empire

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.


Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13


Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.


Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.