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Course name
ENGL 102
Institution
Danville Area Community College
Instructor
Marla Jarmer
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Rhetoric and Composition
Course dates
2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
14


We cover source evaluation and media literacy, MLA citations, and academic research. Traditionally, students are required to work on a group research project together and then write an independent research paper.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Agayheart Narration Rhetorical stance, Scientific literature
Lrunge1 Rhetorical stance Narration, Collaborative writing
Kwilliams14 Narration Plagiarism detection, Scientific literature
Khall4 Plagiarism detection Narration, Scientific literature
Kbrooks20 Collaborative writing Narration, Rhetorical stance
Bls98 Article spinning
ChloeGui Rhetorical stance Plagiarism detection, Scientific literature
Bappelman3 Plagiarism detection Narration, Rhetorical stance
Adamlawson13 Scientific literature Rhetorical stance, Plagiarism detection
Mkizer99 Collaborative writing Plagiarism detection, Collaborative writing
Chloelanestalcup Collaborative writing Narration, Scientific literature
Dylanvanetta Scientific literature Rhetorical stance, Collaborative writing
Elsiesgirl1915 Narration Collaborative writing, Scientific literature
217ballah Plagiarism, Collaborative writing
Puppylover78 Scientific literature Plagiarism, Narration
Bls15 Plagiarism detection Collaborative writing, Rhetorical stance

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 August 2018   |   Thursday, 30 August 2018
Assignment - 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.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 September 2018   |   Thursday, 6 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 September 2018   |   Thursday, 13 September 2018
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 September 2018   |   Thursday, 20 September 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 September 2018   |   Thursday, 27 September 2018
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 October 2018   |   Thursday, 4 October 2018
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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 October 2018   |   Thursday, 11 October 2018
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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 October 2018   |   Thursday, 18 October 2018
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


Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 October 2018   |   Thursday, 25 October 2018
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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 October 2018   |   Thursday, 1 November 2018
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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 November 2018   |   Thursday, 8 November 2018
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions