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Course name
ENGL1102 Composition II
Institution
Middle Georgia State University
Instructor
Keith Hamon
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English Composition
Course dates
2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
60


ENGL1102 continues the practice of academic writing begun in ENGL1101, and it introduces the study of literature. Students will work in groups to improve or add a Wikipedia article about a short story.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Chamon9
Ngriepp Everyday Use
HunterYates2400
Ymcmcco The Man Who Was Almost a Man By Richard Wright
Sarahperez05
Raven.dickerson
KayAnn1 Yellow Woman
Destiny.jenna
IKlu1gg1
Helena12435 Art therapy
Madison.comeau
Valbun
Ay-austin32 Sonny's Blues
Tre Flagg
Aubrey Wright
RodellPearson YouTube, The Lottery
Foulks.D A Worn Path
J.franklin59764
MeganRMulholland
DOOMmarine2000
Brian1242
Themasonmorgan
Lettmags Sonny's Blues
Starship123
Ivanramirez1
KierraAshley
Shakenbakegod11
ShyNeshia How It Feels to Be Colored Me
Kimacook
J.O'Kelley A Rose for Emily
Tomecia Champion of the World
Lilybarragan
Aneshiamiles4
TannerGossmann
Maddiwooten
DGD328
Ansley1102
Br$$ke10
Marybagwell
FallenAngelDown
DanielsB674
CaptainWoody Art therapy
KierraAshley1

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 14 January 2019   |   Tuesday, 15 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 January 2019   |   Thursday, 17 January 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.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 January 2019   |   Thursday, 24 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019   |   Tuesday, 29 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 January 2019   |   Thursday, 31 January 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 5 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 February 2019   |   Thursday, 7 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 12 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019   |   Thursday, 14 February 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 19 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019   |   Thursday, 21 February 2019
Assignment - Peer review two 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
Monday, 25 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019
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
Monday, 4 March 2019   |   Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Tuesday, 12 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019   |   Thursday, 14 March 2019
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
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019
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
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 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

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 2019
Milestones

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