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Course name
Black Speculative Thought
Institution
Cornell University
Instructor
Elizabeth Alexander
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English Literature
Course dates
2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


Students will be reading and researching the history of black speculative thought in order to contribute to the Wikipedia corpus of articles on this topic.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Tjh237
Kep226
Ia227
Mo424
Kaw244
Jmz73
Aa739
Jgk79
Arw249
Filycisse
One-T627
Katiejungx
Nnwankpa
Afu78
Nicholas K Gibson

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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:


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 at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 18 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 March 2019
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


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 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

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019
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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.


Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019
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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 29 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Milestones

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


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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions