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Course name
Composition 102
Institution
University of Massachusetts Boston
Instructor
Brittany Peterson
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Linguistics
Course dates
2020-01-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
32


In EN 102, students begin to engage in the world of research. To start, we'll consider the Discourse Community of Wikipedia, ways of locating and evaluating sources, and ways of adding knowledge to a field.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Paulela Mental health
MrChevaOG Barstool Sports
Nathant0108 Intermittent fasting
Garrett.jonasson Calisthenics
Chadhowes Nigerian Dwarf goat
Kmyoung3000 Watermedia
Rylie.Dean001 Attention span
Keziah.Torres Criminal justice reform in the United States
Blake.lebbossiere001 ASAP Rocky, Tom Brady
Johncbone Carroll Shelby International
Shantal I A Jew in Communist Prague
Esmith132 Texas Independence Day
Parkercarter Criticism of Electronic Arts
Jessiiel Crest (toothpaste)
Sydneyspiess Fitness
Camcomeau8 Center Harbor, New Hampshire

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 27 February 2020
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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 March 2020   |   Thursday, 5 March 2020

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 March 2020   |   Thursday, 12 March 2020
Assignment - Learning how to Wiki

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Assignment - Learning Wiki Citing Conventions
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 March 2020   |   Thursday, 19 March 2020

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 March 2020   |   Thursday, 26 March 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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.


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, 31 March 2020
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!
Milestones

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