Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Massachusetts Boston/Composition II (Summer 2019)

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Course name
Composition II
Institution
University of Massachusetts Boston
Instructor
Dan Messier
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2019-07-16 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-08-22 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


Composition II is a course in inquiry-based research writing. It is designed to prepare students for their upper level courses by introducing principles of research and tactics for effective communication in academia. Students will create or revise a Wikipedia article of their choosing to learn about genre, research, citation requirements, revision, and collaboration in writing.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Clevinger413 Beef
Marina20019 Tilikum (killer whale) Drug courts, Supervised injection sites
Ian.Ozer001
Etp00 Supervised injection sites Drug courts, Tilikum (killer whale)
Tiax22x Death of Marilyn Monroe 2015 FIFA corruption case, 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut
Jcallahan2019 Drug courts in the United States Tilikum (killer whale), Supervised injection sites
Patrick.hunter001 War on Drugs Coral bleaching, Perfectionism (psychology)
Edixon426 Great white shark, Shark attack Coral bleaching, Perfectionism (psychology)
Ihiggins090 MBTA Redline derailment Relationship between child pornography and child sexual abuse, Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck
Riven1726 2015 FIFA corruption case Death of Marilyn Monroe, 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut
Fmega Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck
BenN57 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut Death of Marilyn Monroe, 2015 FIFA corruption case
Ieatchurros Perfectionism (psychology) Great white shark, Shark attack, War on Drugs
Trask00 Coral bleaching War on Drugs, Great white shark
Naperry Relationship between child pornography and child sexual abuse
Naperry1 Relationship between child pornography and child sexual abuse MBTA Redline derailment, Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck
Fmega2 Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 July 2019   |   Thursday, 18 July 2019

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 July 2019   |   Thursday, 25 July 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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:

In class - Get started on Wikipedia
Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Create a Google Doc in your shared class Google Drive folder called "Wikipedia Blog." Use that document to begin a blog about your experiences. I'll prompt you to write in this blog at some points, but you can also add entries to it at any point to note questions, frustrations, joys, or concerns about this process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 July 2019   |   Thursday, 1 August 2019
In class - Assign Yourself Your Article

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

In class - Adding Citations

Exercise

Add a citation

In class - 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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 August 2019   |   Thursday, 8 August 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 August 2019   |   Thursday, 15 August 2019
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!

Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 - 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

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 August 2019   |   Thursday, 22 August 2019
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

Guiding questions

Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Milestones

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