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Course name
English 112 - Freshman Composition
Institution
Tidewater Community College
Instructor
Kirsten M. Bradley
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Linguistics
Course dates
2023-02-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-03-29 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Research Skills Development The students will learn research skills using, both, common search engines as well as academic databases and scholarly journals to edit current existing weak Wikipedia articles on composition writing OR other topics--like previously completed I Search research paper-- that lack inclusive information as well as various neutral writing styles common to young adults today. YOU WILL PEER REVIEW ONE ASSIGNED ARTICLE

Student Assigned Reviewing
Lairry FIFA, PSG, 2022–23 Ligue 1, FIFA World Cup, Serie A Application essay, Renaissance (Beyoncé album)
Rj preme Renaissance (Beyoncé album) Five-paragraph essay, Booker T. Washington High School (Virginia)
KiKi2805 CSR (group) FIFA, Phonk
Terry 12398 The Challenge: Total Madness, The Challenge (TV series) Genshin Impact, CSR (group)
Miya Johnson Application essay The Challenge: Total Madness, Renaissance (Beyoncé album)
Ilovedoors195 Genshin Impact Application essay, Five-paragraph essay
Unknown…ANONO Booker T. Washington High School (Virginia) FIFA, Phonk
Jswablle Phonk The Challenge: Total Madness, Booker T. Washington High School (Virginia)
Juliema23 Five-paragraph essay Genshin Impact, CSR (group)
Alice.lous Genshin Impact Application essay, Renaissance (Beyoncé album)

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 15 February 2023   |   Friday, 17 February 2023
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 one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment using Flip

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

In-class assignments on plagiarism

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 February 2023   |   Friday, 24 February 2023
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Flip video blog #2 discussion response; in-class assignments

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 February 2023   |   Thursday, 2 March 2023
Assignment - Editing Practice

In-class practice editing articles - Make a small edit to assigned article on five paragraph essay

 

Assignment - Finalize Which Article You Will Edit

Create three annotated bibliographies for your sources and submit in Canvas

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

About Essays.

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing an 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 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 15 March 2023   |   Friday, 17 March 2023
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

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 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 March 2023   |   Thursday, 23 March 2023
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!
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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