Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oregon State University/Women in the United States (Spring)

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Course name
Women in the United States
Institution
Oregon State University
Instructor
Marisa Chappell
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-06-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


This class offers students the opportunity to explore the history of women, gender, and sexuality in the twentieth and twenty-first century United States. Citizenship, broadly speaking, will serve as our central theme. How has citizenship been gendered in the United States? How has gender intersected with other axes of difference (race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, ability, and immigration status) to shape women’s citizenship status over time? How have different groups of women seen themselves as women and as citizens, and how have they defined those categories?

The course is arranged chronologically and thematically, with particular attention to themes of economic citizenship (labor, caregiving, and economic opportunity and survival), political citizenship (democratic rights and participation), and sexual citizenship (sexual autonomy and control, sexuality, and reproductive politics).

Student Assigned Reviewing
Osu.archivist.tem Marianne Mayfield, Katherine Manion
Kjhdsfihntijksdnf Manche Irene Langley
Sohasheikh Marianne Mayfield
Lucaswilson36 Julia Ruuttila
Davidbohlake Mujeres Luchadoras Progresistas
Alishavanvlack Willie Mae Young Hart
Fischeel Agnes Sengstacken
LonniI Eleanor Baldwin
Stelorsto Frances Judy Storrs
Wiltrouj
2000mcermad Maria Luisa Alanis Ruiz
Moenp Gracie Hansen
Macyjelliott
Melaniemccue2000

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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
Monday, 3 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 5 May 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 10 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 12 May 2021
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

Women's Studies

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 17 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 24 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
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 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
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 - 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 7 June 2021   |   Wednesday, 9 June 2021
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
Milestones

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