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Course name
Atlanta in Contemporary Culture
Institution
Georgia State University
Instructor
Matthew Dischinger
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Books
Course dates
2020-06-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-08-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


This is the home base for our Wikipedia Project this summer. The goal of this project is that we connect our work in ENGL 4202 to digital communities interested in Atlanta. This project will require you to edit a Wikipedia page for one of our course texts: James Baldwin's THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN, Tayari Jones's LEAVING ATLANTA, Hannah Palmer's FLIGHT PATH: A SEARCH FOR ROOTS BENEATH THE WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT, or Donald Glover's ATLANTA.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cskeete1 Leaving Atlanta
Emmavanderleest Flight Path (book)
AlyVall798 Leaving Atlanta
Alexia330 The Evidence of Things Not Seen
Ayesha8888 Leaving Atlanta
Jcastaneda8 Flight Path (book)
Aswanson7 Flight Path (book)
Rlettemika Leaving Atlanta
JmellardGSU Flight Path (book)
Sgupta3 Flight Path (book)
Spimiento Leaving Atlanta
Stuball11 Tayari Jones
Cbenjamin95 Leaving Atlanta
Bwilliams196 Atlanta (TV series)
Rachelcfinch
Dcampbell50 Leaving Atlanta
GreyGabriel
Ahenry25 Leaving Atlanta
Nanobiter Flight Path (book)
Cme092096 Atlanta (TV series)
Acronin0699 Tayari Jones
Ebarona1 Tayari Jones
Rsmith95 Atlanta murders of 1979-1981
Parxoxo Atlanta (TV series)
Rmiralda
Nreed10 Creative Loafing
KileZomar The Evidence of Things Not Seen

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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.

Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 24 June 2020
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Books

Films

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 July 2020

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
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 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 15 July 2020
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.


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


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
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
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.