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Course name
WR121
Institution
Clackamas Community College
Instructor
Nicole Rosevear
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English Composition
Course dates
2019-06-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-08-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
23


Introduces the academic essay. Students learn to use a writing process, from brainstorming to polishing, as they develop original responses to challenging articles and academic essays. The class emphasizes information literacy: how to find and evaluate source material, as well as integrate and cite it.

Student Assigned Reviewing
MeghaneyAnderson Oregon City Municipal Elevator
Derickson309 John Day River (northwestern Oregon)
Ohjeezewhy Ava's Demon Gar, Grana Padano
Wyattjenkerson Soundcloud Oregon City School District (Oregon), Tibetan Terrier
Chari.Lottie Oregon City School District (Oregon)
GracyxMiller Gar Tibetan Terrier, Soundcloud
Gracepchicken Bogeyman Ava's Demon, Mammalogy
Hele Mai Water safety Oregon City Municipal Elevator, Ava's Demon
Oliviaiden1 Welfare reform Ava's Demon
Agreenhoke Hunger in the United States Family homelessness, Oregon City School District (Oregon)
Bshy01 Grana Padano Dogs in ancient China, Welfare reform
Aprillynnewrites Dogs in ancient China
Kirstiehenry123 Vegetarianism and wine
Patereau Family homelessness Vegetarianism and wine, Water safety
CylentRain Foil (fencing) Bogeyman, Dogs in ancient China
Guinnedog
Alex Atwood7 Haarlem oil Mammalogy, Soundcloud
Fisaowen Tibetan Terrier
Almaaguilarpdx13 Narcissistic abuse
HShoey Mammalogy Dogs in ancient China, Soundcloud

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Saturday, 6 July 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 July 2019   |   Saturday, 13 July 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 July 2019   |   Saturday, 20 July 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 July 2019   |   Saturday, 27 July 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

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 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 July 2019   |   Saturday, 3 August 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


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 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 August 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!
Milestones

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