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.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Bojosh Healthcare in South Korea
Sheida.karamnejad Diabetes
Arh200 CBD
Aimeesuzette Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags
Evnunez COVID-19 pandemic in California
Amasciarelli57
Ophelia9985 Power Yoga, Yoga as therapy
Holyroller1
Salmaeldifrawy
Hussainrmali5 Youth smoking
Bs41395
Msanchex
Uriely2k
Gunnarrull Hunting season
Minkim7
Msancheese Moral psychology, Criminal psychology
Cocada2011 Undocumented youth in the United States
Rahmatullah.mehmood Abortion in the United States
Onehutet12

Timeline

Week 15

Course meetings
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.


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
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.