Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Mission College/English 1C - Clear Thinking in Writing (Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- English 1C - Clear Thinking in Writing
- Institution
- Mission College
- Instructor
- Aram Shepherd
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Composition
- Course dates
- 2020-01-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-22 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 24
Evaluate Wikipedia pages and perform small edits to develop information literacy skills, explore knowledge creation, and consider issues of representation and diversity.
Timeline
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 May 2020 | Wednesday, 6 May 2020 | Thursday, 7 May 2020 | Friday, 8 May 2020 | Saturday, 9 May 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.
- 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.)
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 10 May 2020 | Monday, 11 May 2020 | Tuesday, 12 May 2020 | Wednesday, 13 May 2020 | Thursday, 14 May 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
- 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
- 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 - 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!
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.