Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/American University of Beirut/English 203 (Fall 2021)

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Course name
English 203
Institution
American University of Beirut
Instructor
Abir Ward
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Academic Writing
Course dates
2021-08-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-01 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


Course Description: English 203 is a sophomore-level academic writing course designed specifically for the AUB student who will think, read, and write critically about contemporary themes and texts provided in its custom reader, Pages Apart, edited by AUB Instructors for the Anglophone Middle Eastern student. Throughout the semester, students explore the various stages of the writing process, learn how to invent and develop ideas, write multiple drafts, review peers’ essays, and evaluate and reflect on their own writing, which should demonstrate the use of key rhetorical devices and rich content that are inherent in effective writing. This course seeks to develop students’ intellectual viewpoints and a writing voice through writing Wikipedia articles about Arab and Lebanese authors who have little to no digital presence (neither in Arabic nor in English). In order to preserve this literary heritage, this class will work on producing Wikipedia articles about Arab and Lebanese literary figures who might otherwise become long forgotten since they are rarely taught in the Lebanese curriculum's literature courses.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Lkf00aub Women in Lebanon
Fatimamokalled User:Wajih Nasr/zeinabfawaz, Zaynab Fawwaz User:Tam19/wardaalturk
Abdl Ghani2003 Harmony
Wajih Nasr Harmony, User:Wajih Nasr/zeinabfawaz Warda Al-Turk
DHZ08 Calisthenics
George Y Saad History of the Peloponnesian War
KhalilFYD Chrome Hearts Harmony
Hoda Sidani Ihsan El-Kousy
Lrtm123
Elias khneisser Calisthenics
Maarouf2002
Bashar Saab COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
Tam19 Sunset
Peter0Karam
Hussein Chamseddine User:ReemFaraj/SalmaSayegh
AliMoussawi1 Lebanon’s economic crisis: A tragedy in the making
Jamie El Hage Mental health
LEADERR007 Labiba Hashim
Hussam Al Basha Romantic poetry
CelineTheQueen Milk and Honey (poetry collection)
AdamIHarb User:AdamIHarb/Hassana Altamimiya
Vor17
SabineElBaba2021 Sunset, Siham Koleilat Choucair Edvick Jureidini Shayboub
Roy Machmouchi
Bucker.yahfoufi
Andrea Tarabay Labiba Hashim
Mostafahijazi Calisthenics
MirnaAlii Bazzi (singer), Ihsan El-Kousy
Lharb COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon, Labiba Hashim
Gandrea1 Lionel Messi
ReemFaraj Chamomile, Salma Sayegh
Larissa Ismail Love
Maya Maamari What Women Want
Rani109
Reem Obeid Music genre
Ca200ol3 Feminist movement, Water pollution in India
Freddymattar
OutstandingWriter Piano Grande
Mhmdshaker10
Ahmad Iskandarani Ihsan El-Kousy
Joouudy
Farid Chbeir Organic farming, Mireille Redford Saba
Meowologies
Haydar269 Salma Sayegh Biography
Elsasheh COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
Ahc19
Maram02

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 September 2021   |   Thursday, 23 September 2021
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:

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.)

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 September 2021   |   Thursday, 30 September 2021
Assignment - Contributing to Wikipedia

Choose an Author and your Group

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tzJ1xahHdVTP9eAYtzhWnZUz2lnggMozUHXekdOoSi8/edit?usp=sharing

Add to an Article

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021   |   Thursday, 7 October 2021
Start Drafting Your Contributions
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 October 2021   |   Thursday, 14 October 2021
Assignment - Moving Work Live
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Thursday, 21 October 2021
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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 2021   |   Thursday, 28 October 2021
Milestones

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 - 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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021   |   Thursday, 4 November 2021
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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021   |   Thursday, 11 November 2021
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!
Presentation
Refer to our class's Moodle Page

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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