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- Course name
- Honors English 250H VL2
- Institution
- Ferris State University
- Instructor
- Deirdre Fagan
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2023-01-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-04 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 18
The second of a two-course sequence. Focuses on research. Students will learn how to use the library resources to produce a longer documented paper, how to evaluate conflicting claims and evidence to write an extended argument, and how to write papers based on primary research. Stresses problem-solving and reasoning skills but also includes grammatical structure, diction, and style appropriate to professional writing situations.
Outcomes intended to be partially met by the Wikipedia Assignment:
Generate texts for various academic audiences and purposes; analyze texts as existing in a broader context, with distinct purposes and audiences; and synthesize academic research appropriate for genres and rhetorical situations.
The Wikipedia assignment will be free of argument and will focus on analyzing and synthesizing texts and presenting facts without bias. The element of argumentation for academic audiences taught in this course will be met through assignments unrelated to the Wikipedia project.
The Wikipedia assignment will ask students to improve an article identified as "S." The students will identify individually or in groups which articles they seek to improve.
Students will spend eight weeks of the semester completing the Wikipedia Assignment.
The various portions and full assignment will receive marks based on completion. There will also be a reflection assignment and journal.
Timeline
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 February 2023 | Wednesday, 22 February 2023 | Friday, 24 February 2023
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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.)
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 February 2023 | Wednesday, 1 March 2023 | Friday, 3 March 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class -
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 March 2023 | Wednesday, 15 March 2023 | Friday, 17 March 2023
- Assignment - Wikipedia Journal
In Canvas, begin your journal about your experiences with Wikipedia. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. You will create a total of five journal entries, per the syllabus for this course.
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- In class - Discussion
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 March 2023 | Wednesday, 22 March 2023 | Friday, 24 March 2023
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 March 2023 | Wednesday, 29 March 2023 | Friday, 31 March 2023
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- Milestones
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 April 2023 | Wednesday, 5 April 2023
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Milestones
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 - Continue improving 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 - 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 April 2023 | Wednesday, 12 April 2023 | Friday, 14 April 2023
- 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
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- Monday, 17 April 2023 | Wednesday, 19 April 2023 | Friday, 21 April 2023
- 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.
- Assignment - Reflective essay