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English 1102 Tues/Thurs Template
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
Due Tuesday, 4/11 - you MUST come to class with your username enrolled on the Students tab above and with the first two trainings marked as complete next to your name.
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, let's consider some additional questions.
Due Thursday 4/13
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Today in class we will familiarize ourselves with editing Wikipedia by copyediting an article.
To start, choose an article to work on. For help finding an article to work on, consider browsing the list of stubs on Wikipedia
here. Use the alphabetization to find a topic you're interested in. Some examples:
Once you've chosen your article, read through it, thinking about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Then, make the appropriate changes. You don’t need to contribute new information to the article yet.
Due Tuesday 4/18
Today in class we will spend some time discussing your ideas for topics and will help you finalize your final topic for the project.
In order for your topic to move forward you'll have to be able to find 2-5 independent sources to help substantiate the expansion or creation of an article.
Once you have your topic finalized, head to the Students tab above and assign yourself your article topic.
Hint: if you are creating a new article, assign yourself the article title as it will stand once the article is live. Read through this
article title help page for some ideas of how to get started.
Due Thursday, 4/20
In
your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
We might have some time in class today to start our drafts, so be prepared!
Due Tuesday, 4/25
Over the weekend you'll be starting your drafts!
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Discussion prompts
Expand your draft
Due Thursday, April 27th.
Take the "Peer Review" training (linked below).
Due Tuesday, May 2nd.
Over the weekend, review the notes that your students and instructor left you and begin to implement any proposed changes.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
This week it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace"!
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
Due Thursday, 5/4
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
It's the final day to develop your article.
Due Tuesday May 9th.
Write a reflective essay (500 words) on your Wikipedia contributions.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contact |
![]() | This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
English 1102 Tues/Thurs Template
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
Due Tuesday, 4/11 - you MUST come to class with your username enrolled on the Students tab above and with the first two trainings marked as complete next to your name.
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, let's consider some additional questions.
Due Thursday 4/13
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Today in class we will familiarize ourselves with editing Wikipedia by copyediting an article.
To start, choose an article to work on. For help finding an article to work on, consider browsing the list of stubs on Wikipedia
here. Use the alphabetization to find a topic you're interested in. Some examples:
Once you've chosen your article, read through it, thinking about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Then, make the appropriate changes. You don’t need to contribute new information to the article yet.
Due Tuesday 4/18
Today in class we will spend some time discussing your ideas for topics and will help you finalize your final topic for the project.
In order for your topic to move forward you'll have to be able to find 2-5 independent sources to help substantiate the expansion or creation of an article.
Once you have your topic finalized, head to the Students tab above and assign yourself your article topic.
Hint: if you are creating a new article, assign yourself the article title as it will stand once the article is live. Read through this
article title help page for some ideas of how to get started.
Due Thursday, 4/20
In
your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
We might have some time in class today to start our drafts, so be prepared!
Due Tuesday, 4/25
Over the weekend you'll be starting your drafts!
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Discussion prompts
Expand your draft
Due Thursday, April 27th.
Take the "Peer Review" training (linked below).
Due Tuesday, May 2nd.
Over the weekend, review the notes that your students and instructor left you and begin to implement any proposed changes.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
This week it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace"!
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
Due Thursday, 5/4
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
It's the final day to develop your article.
Due Tuesday May 9th.
Write a reflective essay (500 words) on your Wikipedia contributions.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.