Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Stanford University/CALIFORNIA DREAMING, THE GOLDEN STATE'S RHETORICAL APPEALS (Winter)
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- Course name
- CALIFORNIA DREAMING, THE GOLDEN STATE'S RHETORICAL APPEALS
- Institution
- Stanford University
- Instructor
- Nissa Cannon
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Writing
- Course dates
- 2023-02-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-03-24 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 27
In this writing & public speaking course, students will spend the quarter researching and writing about a topic of their choice, related to the course's theme of "California." They will writing research papers that present original arguments about their topics, and present that information for new audiences via oral presentations and, hopefully, Wikipedia contributions.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 8 February 2023
- 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:
- 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 - Make a Small Edit and Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 February 2023 | Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 February 2023
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 February 2023 | Wednesday, 1 March 2023
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
- 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
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 March 2023 | Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 March 2023 | Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- In class - Finalizing your Wikipedia contribution
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 - 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!