Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Indiana University of Pennsylvania/Advanced Composition (Fall 2016)

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Course name
Advanced Composition
Institution
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Instructor
Matthew Vetter
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2016-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2016-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


A course in nonfiction and creative nonfiction, including study and practice of genres such as the magazine article and personal essay. Students in Advanced Composition will focus particular attention on issues of style, form, and narrative in the nonfiction essay, while also exploring how digital media open up new opportunities for these genres.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Nyielah Owen King
Rainonpennylane Shauna Seliy
JGriff710 James St. James
SamAshMagee Zac Brewer
Localwitch Storm Constantine
Katieswauger BKD, LLP
Imaginelly National Novel Writing Month
KaySea Richard Silken, James St. James
TAlinder William Seabrook
JosephKukula The Staves
Tsd1510 Darren Shan
Alexiskopylcheck Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
Bhrager Urban chicken
Bridgetquittner Joan Bauer (novelist)

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2016   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2016   |   Friday, 4 November 2016
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


Assignment - Practicing the basics
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2016   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2016   |   Friday, 11 November 2016
Assignment - Add to an article

You should add a small contribution to an article related to your class, or add a citation to a claim that doesn't have one.

  • Complete the "Sources and Citations" training (linked below).
  • When you make a small claim, clearly state the fact in your own words, and then cite the source where you found the information.
  • The Citation Hunt tool can show you some statements that don't have citations. You can use that to find an article to reference.
    • First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2016   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2016   |   Friday, 18 November 2016
Assignment - Copyedit an article

Choose an article. Read through it, thinking about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Then, make the appropriate changes. You don’t need to contribute new information to the article.