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Course name
Special Topics College Writing II
Institution
Florida Atlantic University
Instructor
Ali Talmason
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English Composition
Course dates
2019-08-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


This is a process-oriented course in which students learn core elements of academic writing. They will identify their audience, apply the appropriate narrative stance, evaluate the reliability of sources, and practice research-based writing and citation.

Student Assigned Reviewing
SierraWebb Climate change in the Caribbean Human trafficking in popular culture
Larne2019 General fitness training Cocaine intoxication
Brieannaprasad General Fitness Training Climate change in the Caribbean
NatalieBullis Binge eating Human trafficking in popular culture
Mfreedberg2016 United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Climate change in the Caribbean
Ahuet2019 Human trafficking in popular culture Binge eating
Jonathan Reissi Binge eating United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command
Samcattrano Cocaine intoxication Binge eating
Averygcraig Cocaine intoxication Binge eating
BoNeApPlEtEa42 Amazon river dolphin Cocaine intoxication
Daniella242424 Amazon river dolphin Climate change in the Caribbean
Aestape2019 General fitness training Climate change in the Caribbean
Adamsd2016 United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command General Fitness Training
Curtavian
Klc2019 Climate change in the Caribbean Human trafficking in popular culture
Stefaniav12 Amazon river dolphin Climate change in the Caribbean
Daniel Journey Cocaine intoxication General Fitness Training
SlayerWill United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Binge eating
Brittany3000 Climate change in the Caribbean Human trafficking in popular culture
Manno195 Binge eating Human trafficking in popular culture
Tnishia Human trafficking in popular culture Climate change in the Caribbean
Nbullis2018 Binge eating
Curtavian12 Human trafficking in popular culture Binge eating, Amazon river dolphin

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019

Week 11

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

Guiding framework

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.
Milestones

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


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!


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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

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

Week 13

Assignment - Original analytical paper

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