Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Chattanooga State Community College/American Government -- Spring 2020 (Spring 2020)

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Course name
American Government -- Spring 2020
Institution
Chattanooga State Community College
Instructor
Liz Norell
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2020-01-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
40


This is a basic introduction to American government course taught at the freshman/sophomore level. Students have several project options, one of which is to create (or substantially improve) a Wiki page of a state legislator, generally from TN or GA.

Student Assigned Reviewing
CSBlaylock Johnny Shaw
KatlinAnderson Paul Sherrell
Hopekloi Martin Daniel Carson W. "Bill" Beck, Mike Carter (politician)
Bamajeed Davina Duerr
Drakec99 Todd Gardenhire
YJayCee93 Katrina Robinson
Percychattanooga Mike Carter (politician)
Ampowell20 Carson W. "Bill" Beck Martin Daniel, Todd Gardenhire
Carlene1234 Dan Cullinane
Remynewton7 Charlie Baum
Jesse Bonagua Jackie Toledo
Mya0621 Brenda Gilmore
RandomUser2100 Chris Caughman
Swagphany Rebecca Reimer
Aaronmc817 Ben Watson (politician)
Rileyarianna Kionne McGhee
Bbaileylauren
Jesshcollins
Mvrogers0 Esther Helton
AdSaunders Jeff Mullis Ben Watson (politician)
DAppleB94 Jim Coley
TuckaFlucka
Ptallison Tim Ackert
Dlock27
Alexiswood234
Ahutsell
Laureng6215
KudzuKingofEB Demetrus Coonrod

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 17 February 2020   |   Tuesday, 18 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 19 February 2020   |   Thursday, 20 February 2020   |   Friday, 21 February 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.

Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 23 February 2020   |   Monday, 24 February 2020   |   Tuesday, 25 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 26 February 2020   |   Thursday, 27 February 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 1 March 2020   |   Monday, 2 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 3 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 March 2020   |   Thursday, 5 March 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 17 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 March 2020   |   Thursday, 19 March 2020   |   Friday, 20 March 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 22 March 2020   |   Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 24 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020   |   Thursday, 26 March 2020
Assignment - 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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 29 March 2020   |   Monday, 30 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 31 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020   |   Thursday, 2 April 2020
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 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 5 April 2020   |   Monday, 6 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 8 April 2020   |   Thursday, 9 April 2020   |   Friday, 10 April 2020
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 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 12 April 2020   |   Monday, 13 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 14 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 April 2020   |   Thursday, 16 April 2020
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 - 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 13

Course meetings
Sunday, 19 April 2020   |   Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 21 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 April 2020   |   Thursday, 23 April 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!

Week 14

Course meetings
Sunday, 26 April 2020   |   Monday, 27 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 28 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 April 2020   |   Thursday, 30 April 2020
Milestones

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