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Course name
English 1B
Institution
CCSF
Instructor
Stephanie MacAller
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-22 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
32


This is a university-parallel reading, writing, and critical thinking applied to literature, including poetry, drama, and fiction. Students will write essays employing methods of literary analysis, research, and critical thinking. The purpose of this course is to encourage continued improvement in essay composition through a focus on critical thinking about literary works.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Mstain1
Marcustucker
Arnold415
Bwong56
Gabriella02
Kellan taylor Their Eyes Were Watching God
Mich nangca Their Eyes Were Watching God
Alinabolt
Mrauda24
Romycarl Black feminism
Jerrymonge123
Ponzulord
Atortolero
Marian252
Simonyu0 Their Eyes Were Watching God
Peipeiliu
Abchiu18
Marshas2
Aldaijo
XseniaB
Cdemeo Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ronaldsaavedra10
Hkszzz Their Eyes Were Watching God
Jistsumgai Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ssmitty62
WikiLeecs
Mkinney0
Andres Arguijo Their Eyes Were Watching God
GeMonge Their Eyes Were Watching God
Cestoque

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 8 March 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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019   |   Friday, 15 March 2019
Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Assignment - In class / at home

In class, you'll have a chance to discuss with your group which article you'd like to edit for the project. 

At home, complete this training module: 

Choose your topic / Find your sources


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Books

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Women's Studies


Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 18 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 March 2019   |   Friday, 22 March 2019
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 2019
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.
Milestones

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Friday, 5 April 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!

Milestones

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019   |   Friday, 12 April 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!
  • Consider adding 1-2 more sources to your article
Milestones

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


Assignment - Original research paper

Complete your research paper, using the research and work you did for your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.