Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Bronx Community College of the City University of NY/19th Century American Literature (spring 2020)

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Course name
19th Century American Literature
Institution
Bronx Community College of the City University of NY
Instructor
Susan Amper
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Edgar A. Poe
Course dates
2020-01-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-22 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
45


Students are studying 19th century American Literature, and their research focus is on Edgar A. Poe and investigating Wikipedia for evaluation of research and writing and/or adding information and citations to existing pages.

Student Assigned Reviewing
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Jesse9999
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BrandonP069
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Angel22rivera
TMMeighn
Alecia7575
Yeraldin Paulino
Nicole.holbrook
Magiinemagiine
Tajanalee29
SmileySmiles27
Katherine2294
Jessix02
Rashaunabaker

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 17 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 March 2020   |   Thursday, 19 March 2020   |   Friday, 20 March 2020
Assignment - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment--Complete each for a GRADE

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.)

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 22 March 2020   |   Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 24 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020   |   Thursday, 26 March 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 29 March 2020   |   Monday, 30 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 31 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020   |   Thursday, 2 April 2020
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Week 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 5 April 2020   |   Monday, 6 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 7 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 8 April 2020   |   Thursday, 9 April 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 12 April 2020   |   Monday, 13 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 14 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 April 2020   |   Thursday, 16 April 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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 13

Course meetings
Sunday, 19 April 2020   |   Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 21 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 April 2020   |   Thursday, 23 April 2020
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 14

Course meetings
Sunday, 26 April 2020   |   Monday, 27 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 28 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 April 2020   |   Thursday, 30 April 2020
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 - Exercise

Week 15

Course meetings
Sunday, 3 May 2020   |   Monday, 4 May 2020   |   Tuesday, 5 May 2020   |   Wednesday, 6 May 2020   |   Thursday, 7 May 2020
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 16

Course meetings
Sunday, 10 May 2020   |   Monday, 11 May 2020   |   Tuesday, 12 May 2020   |   Wednesday, 13 May 2020   |   Thursday, 14 May 2020
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

Week 17

Course meetings
Sunday, 17 May 2020   |   Monday, 18 May 2020   |   Tuesday, 19 May 2020   |   Wednesday, 20 May 2020   |   Thursday, 21 May 2020
Milestones

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