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English 102 is a continuation of English 101. Assignments in this course will be designed to help you focus upon a theme, develop a thesis, organize ideas, control tone, and express ideas in clearly communicated language. Students will learn formal argumentation techniques and terminology. In addition, you will learn how to conduct research on selected topics, incorporate researched material into your papers, and properly cite and document your ideas. In this class, we will take a special focus on "identifying, evaluating, and integrating secondary source reference materials into your academic writing." We will focus on a critical examination of the Internet (and specifically: Wikipedia) in academic research and writing. You will have several smaller writing assignments throughout the semester, and your final essay will be a substantive discussion and argument, including citation of external sources, about whether or not online sources like Wikipedia are in fact appropriate for research in higher education.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Bella.henderson
Glasper.bankha1
Jegentr
Eferenb
Agrube
Ahammann22
Audfost
Grant Connoyer
Kmumpha

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings

Monday, 18 February 2019 | Wednesday, 20 February 2019 | Friday, 22 February 2019

In class - In-Class Discussion: Introduction to Wikipedia (Monday 2/18)

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline!

1. This is due before the start of class on Wednesday 2/20:

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.

2. This course page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps ("milestones"). These steps include in-class discussion and activities, and also assigned online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia. You will also complete two SWA's related to this training (SWA #5 and SWA #6)

Our 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.

This project is designed to jumpstart your thinking and discussion for the final graded essay of the summer term (worth 30% of your grade for the class as a whole, and which we will begin working on in Weeks 4-5), which asks the question:

Are online websites like Wikipedia credible as sources of information?

3. All of the work and thinking that you do in these next few days will provide the foundation for your stance on that essential question. The following items will earn points (a grand total of 45 points), which will count towards the 25% category of "Wikipedia-specific activities" for ENG 102:

Nine online/Wikipedia-focused assignments

- Nine small assignments at 5 points each for a total of 45 points.
- Important note: You cannot get credit if you don't have a username
- Your username must be enrolled on this course page. Check the Students tab to find your name (5 points for getting a Wikipedia account and enrolling in the right course page)
You also will write SWA #5 due March 1

- A summary of a Wikipedia article
And, at the end of this unit, you also will write SWA #6: Wikipedia Reflection due April 10:
- A brief essay that reflects on your experience with critiquing and editing Wikipedia

For your information: 45/45 = 100%; 40/45 = 89%; 35/45 = 78%; 30/45 = 67%; lower than that means that you will not pass this unit, so please do complete the Wikipedia assignments as they come along.

Assignment - Assignment: Get started on Wikipedia (Due Weds 2/20)

You must do two things to get full credit on this assignment (5 points):

1. 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.)

2. Complete the training module Wikipedia policies (which includes some reading and then a brief quiz that you must pass)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

In class - In-Class Discussion: Issues Related to Wikipedia (Wednesday 2/20)

We will use class time today for some group discussion:

Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5, which we will discuss together
Evaluating Wikipedia, which we will discuss together

In class - In-Class Discussion: Continuing with Wikipedia-related issues (Friday 2/22)

We will use class time today for discusion of this article:

Christensen, Tyler Booth. (2015) "Wikipedia as a Tool for 21st Century Teaching and Learning." International Journal for Digital Society, 6 (2), pp. 1055–1060.

Assignment - Assignment: Read & Respond (Due Mon 2/25)

Read One of these Wikipedia article

Credibility

Advocacy

Privilege

Respond in writing, in short essay format (about 1/2-1 page total in length) and upload your completed response to Blackboard (I'll have an active submission link) before the start of class on Monday 2/25

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?

Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?

And: How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

Week 7

Course meetings

Monday, 25 February 2019 | Friday, 1 March 2019

In class - In-Class Discussion: Sourcing in Wikipedia (Monday 2/25)

We are going to spend some time in class today learning about different types of pages in Wikipedia, and also discussing this very specific Wikipedia policy:

No Original Research

Assignment - Assignment: Evaluating Wikipedia Article & Sources (Due Weds 2/27)

You must complete these two training modules by the start of class on Wednesday 2/27

Assignment - Wednesday 2/27: Online Writing SWA #5 (Due 3/1)

WE WILL NOT HOLD CLASS ON WEDNESDAY 2/27 OR FRIDAY 3/1. But you will have a writing assignment to work on, to be submitted by Monday 3/4. Choose One of these (other website) article about Wikipedia

Why Wikipedia matters for women in science

The Earth is flat? Check Wikipedia

How Wikipedia is hostile to women

For Wikipedia, the doctor is in... class

Black history matters, so why is Wikipedia missing so much of it?

You will constrcut your own brief essay response to the article. Your response should be between 1-2 typed pages (double-spaced, 1" margins, 12-pt. font)

Summarize the article

Identify the arguments being made in the article

Identify and discuss the support strategies the author employs to make this article

Also: Identify and discuss in a couple of sentences one thing that you learned about Wikipedia from this article that you didn't already know.

You will submit your SWA #5 response to Blackboard by the start of class on Friday 3/1.

Week 8

Course meetings

Wednesday, 6 March 2019 | Friday, 8 March 2019

In class - SIUE Writing Center Will Visit Class Today (Monday 3/4)

We will hold class today, so make sure you are here. I will have you respond to a brief survey based on this visit, and upload this to Blackboard.

In class - Assignment: Plagiarism and Wikipedia (Due Weds 3/6)

In class - In-Class Discussion: Wikipedia vs. other Internet Resources (Weds 3/6)

We will engage in some closer inspection of Wikipedia pages in today's class. Here are four Wikipedia articles:

1. Zombie/Zombies

2. Illegal Immigration

3. Donald Trump

4. Medial Marijuana/Medical Cannabis

I will group you into four smaller groups, and together, in class, each group will more carefully read the chosen article and come back together and discuss the following questions. You will work as a group to provide answers to these questions.

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or suspected plagiarism in the article?
Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
Check the "talk" page of the article. What is the Wikipedia community saying about your topic?
What is the article rated? For your final project, you'll be asked to make improvements to an article. We'd like to focus your improvements on articles that are rated stub, start or c-class according to Wikipedia's article assessment rating.

Assignment - Assignment: Pick a Stub and Answer some Questions (Due Fri. 3/8)

I want you to choose a stub (you can choose any stub--you do not have to commit to it) and answer a few questions for Friday's class. You can choose any one stub from this link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/List_of_stubs

Here are the questions. You can respond in your Wikipedia Sandbox. You don't have to write a polished essay--you can respond to each number in turn. I will be able to see your responses when I check your Sandboxes on Friday:

1. What stub did you choose? Why did you choose this one? Copy and past the URL link into your Sandbox

2. How do you know that it's a stub: Identify where on the page that you know that this is a stub

3. What are some missing or under-developed parts of this stub? A good way to determine this is to compare your stub to a more developed article on the same topic and category. So for example, if you chose a stub-article on a horror novel, look for another Wikipedia article on another horror novel that is more fully developed. What is missing on your stub page in comparison? You should devote 4-5 sentences to answering this question.

4. In particular, locate the "References" section of the stub. What, if anything, is listed in the references? If the references are hyperlinked, do the links still work?

Assignment - Assignment: Identify three stubs that interest you (due Mon. 3/18)

It is almost time for spring break! During the break I want you create a short list of 3 stubs. You will choose a "winning stub" from this shortlist that you will spend some time editing when we return from spring break. First, read the training module "Finding Your Article."

Next: Identify the three stub page titles and provide the URL links. They do not have to be on the same topic. I want to see your three candidates by the time class starts up again on Monday 3/18.

You should have these in your Sandbox.

Class Discussion: Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic (Fri 3/8)

We are now going to start diving into the heart of Wikipedia articles. Here are information pages for discovering articles in your topic area that you can edit and improve. I will go through a couple of these with you so you get an ide about the advice and guidance in working with articles in these areas:

Art History

Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Sociology

Women's Studies

Here is a list of current "stub" articles by Wikipedia. These are articles that need development and expansion. and this is where your own editing work will come into play.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/List_of_stubs

We will go over a few stubs in class, and then I have an assignment for you (due Friday 3/8).

Week 9

Course meetings

Monday, 18 March 2019 | Wednesday, 20 March 2019 | Friday, 22 March 2019

In class - In-Class Discussion: Wikipedia vs. Other Internet sources (M 3/18)

We will return to the 4 articles from before spring break and then compare the Wikipedia versions of these topics to other Internet representations.

Recall the four Wikipedia articles we examined before spring break:

Open up your favorite web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.) and search for a non-Wikipedia page that features content on your chosen topic. When you have found what you think is a good representative site, please copy and paste that URL to our Blackboard Discussion Board (I'll show you how to find it). We will have a look at these various sites together. Be prepared to answer the following questions:

IN COMPARISON TO THE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE:

Is each fact on this site referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
Is everything on the site relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
Is the the site neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
Are there any citations or references? If so, do the links work?
Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added to update the site?

In class - In-Class Discussion: Learning to Edit (Weds 3/20)

We are returning to our stubs so that we can practice identifying ways to edit and improve them.

Note: Just because it's a stub does not mean that there is no available information to add to this; it simply means that editors have not expanded the stub yet. This is your chance to start that needed expansion! However, not all stubs are so easy to edit and update. You will want to spend some time identifying a stub you really can work with.

Here is my example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunstable,_New_Hampshire

I will compare this stub to a more fully developed Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire

I would like to make some basic organizing edits and also incorporate one more source.

Assignment - Assignment: Setting Up Your Edits to Your Wikipedia Stub (due Fri. 3/22)

I want you to choose one of your three shortlist stubs.Try to compare that stub to a related page that has more (and more balanced content). Basaed on this comparison, ask yourself: What is missing? And, how could the article be better organized or presented.

1. Highlight/select and Copy the stub page to your sandbox.

2. In the Sandbox, in writing, identify one or two (minor) changes that you would like to make and also identify the comparison Wikipedia page that you would like to base your edits on.

3. Save your work ("publish") in the Sandbox.

Make sure you've done these things by the time we meet in class on Friday 3/22

In class - In-Class Discussion: Adding to an article (Fri 3/22)

I have found a couple of small facts that can be added to the Dunstable, NH page, particularly in terms of population. I also have another source (a book) that I can add.

I will demonstrate this to you with my own Sandbox.

In class - Assignment: Find a Source for your Stub (Due Mon. 3/25)

There are two pieces to this assignment:

1. Complete the Training Module "Adding Citations"

2. Use the library resources we have learned about to locate one valid, appropriate source that would work to improve your chosen stub. Enter the full bibliographic information into your Sandbox and save your work. You should have: Author (if there is an identifiable author), date, title, container (book, journal, web page), publisher, and page numbers (if relevant).

Week 10

Course meetings

Monday, 25 March 2019 | Wednesday, 27 March 2019 | Friday, 29 March 2019

In class - In-Class Discussion: References & More Editing (Mon 3/25)

Copyedit an article

In class - In-Class: Copy-Editing (Weds 3/27)

xxx

In class - In-Class: XXX (Fri 3/29)

Assignment - Assignment: XXXX

Week 11

Course meetings

Monday, 1 April 2019 | Wednesday, 3 April 2019 | Friday, 5 April 2019

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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.

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

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