Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/New York University/Writing Workshop (Fall 2022)

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Course name: Writing Workshop

Institution: New York University

Instructor: David Cregar

Wikipedia Expert: Ian (Wiki Ed)

Subject: Research, Rhetoric, and Composition

Course dates: 2022-09-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-21 23:59:59 UTC

Approximate number of student editors: 15

Through hands-on work writing and editing in Wikipedia, students will engage key issues in rhetoric and composition, considering genre, audience, style, structure and organization, and more. Students will also investigate key issues in research methods: identifying gaps in existing knowledge, locating and accessing public records and archival materials, and the assessing and attributing of sources.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
全瑕五百出	China Eastern Airlines	Chinchilla
Xiannvzah	Hot pot	Football in China, China Eastern Airlines
Kongjing111	The Three-Body Problem (novel)
Chicagooo	Hot pot	The Three-Body Problem (novel)
1jsjs0q77	Football in China	Yangtze Delta
Max Vestappen	Chinchilla	China Eastern Airlines
Soft Sweets R	Double skin milk	Yangtze Delta
新乡职业技术学院王哥	China Eastern Airlines	Football in China, Hot pot
Mr.wiredancer		Chinchilla, Double skin milk
Asassdaw	Football in China	China Eastern Airlines, Hot pot
Neruall4	Yangtze Delta	Double skin milk
Jiguguji	Chinchilla	Double skin milk, Hot pot
Sh7039	Chinese paddlefish, Yangtze Delta	Football in China
F98321	The Three-Body Problem (novel)	Hot pot

Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings

Thursday, 13 October 2022

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.)

Week 8

Course meetings

Tuesday, 18 October 2022 | Thursday, 20 October 2022

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Assignment - Choose possible topics

In class - Exercise

Week 9

Course meetings

Tuesday, 25 October 2022 | Thursday, 27 October 2022

Assignment - Finalizing your topic and finding sources

In class - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - 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 10

Course meetings

Tuesday, 1 November 2022 | Thursday, 3 November 2022

Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Week 11

Course meetings

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 | Thursday, 10 November 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!

In class - In-class presentation

Assignment - Reflective essay