Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/American University of Beirut/English 203 (Spring 2022)

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Course name
English 203
Institution
American University of Beirut
Instructor
Abir Ward
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Academic Writing
Course dates
2022-02-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


Course Description: English 203 is a sophomore-level academic writing course designed specifically for the AUB student who will think, read, and write critically about contemporary themes and texts provided in its custom reader, Pages Apart, edited by AUB Instructors for the Anglophone Middle Eastern student. Throughout the semester, students explore the various stages of the writing process, learn how to invent and develop ideas, write multiple drafts, review peers’ essays, and evaluate and reflect on their own writing, which should demonstrate the use of key rhetorical devices and rich content that are inherent in effective writing. This course seeks to develop students’ intellectual viewpoints and a writing voice through writing Wikipedia articles about Arab and Lebanese authors who have little to no digital presence (neither in Arabic nor in English). In order to preserve this literary heritage, this class will work on producing Wikipedia articles about Arab and Lebanese literary figures who might otherwise become long forgotten since they are rarely taught in the Lebanese curriculum's literature courses.

Student Assigned Reviewing
IyadArab
Lananoura Joyce Azzam
Mariam Ayoub
Samihjomaa1
Zullalah Atayee
Hisham3214
FatimaA12
Asioufi
AUBite4 Maya Nasr Rola Hoteit
Tommy hajjar
MYamanii Maya Nasr Rola Hoteit
Mohamad khansa
Cja25 Lina Khalifeh
VaninaBarbour Rana Husseini
Khalil Gholam Ali Mezher
Sadek Ismail Ahlem Belhadj Joyce Azzam
AbirHaddad
Hmh94
Lynn Chmaysani Gothic architecture
NadiiaF
Jerome Rouphael
El07M Joyce Azzam, Joyce azzam
Rfsaoud
Mbf08
Selim Asli
Fatima Dakroub
Ltm05 Racism in South America
Yvan-Guy
Asabz123
El Najjar Ahmad
Yarafalha Ahlem Belhadj
Taladiab
Rayyan84
ETannoury
Karim kanawati
Mohd Diab
MahdiSadek515 Ahlem Belhadj
Jeanzakhiadouaihy
KhaledKaterji
Bassel1234567
Lea basma
Mohammadr27
AbedxD
Zma48
Wissam3286

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 February 2022   |   Thursday, 10 February 2022
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:

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 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 February 2022   |   Thursday, 17 February 2022
Assignment - Contributing to Wikipedia

Choose an Author and your Group

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tzJ1xahHdVTP9eAYtzhWnZUz2lnggMozUHXekdOoSi8/edit?usp=sharing

Add to an Article

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 February 2022   |   Thursday, 24 February 2022
Start Drafting Your Contributions
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 March 2022   |   Thursday, 3 March 2022
Assignment - Moving Work Live
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 March 2022   |   Thursday, 10 March 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 March 2022   |   Thursday, 17 March 2022
Milestones

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 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 March 2022   |   Thursday, 24 March 2022
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!

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 March 2022   |   Thursday, 31 March 2022
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!
Presentation
Refer to our class's Moodle Page

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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