Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Louisiana State University/English 1001 (Fall 2015)

The purpose of this course is to advance the students' writing and communication skills, with an emphasis on informative genres and the use of sources.

The students will spend roughly one month working on several brief Wikipedia assignments. First, they will copyedit an article, improving at least two sentences. Second, they will add at least four new sources, with corresponding citations, to a poorly researched article. Finally, they will write a lead for an article that's missing one.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Josefhoracek	Puppy
Farzan Ikhlas	Alienware, Biological engineering, Psychology of education, Tourism in Balochistan, Pakistan
Cdunc2015	Accession of Macedonia to the European Union, Australian hip-hop, History of Oaxaca
Erinhufft	Death of aaliyah, Hemodialysis, History of the New Orleans Pelicans
Carlettarachelle	Louis armstrong, Presidency of Fidel Castro, Sports law
Kwhite15	Epidemiology of periodontal diseases, Maternal bond, Social control theory
Meyermadeline	History of Prague, Prevalence Effect, Self-agency
Rentorawr	Light art, List of songs featured in Shrek, Trans man
Akrame4	Dirtbox (cell phone), John P. Moon, Water fasting
Klpoi5	80th division (united states), Light art, The Crazy Man
Swong97	Appserver.io, Hong Kong Civil Service, Software quality management
Eshire1	2-XL, Ben 10, Geography of Montreal
Brook597	Death rates in the 20th century, Greek sea gods, Republicanism in the united states
Hosselote	2005-06 Plymouth Argyle F.C. Season, 2016 LSU Tigers gymnastics season, League of legends, Sat-7, Sport in Europe
Princessti	Christian fraternity, Murder By Magic, Sexual abuse cases in Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora diocese
Bryson jones	Gairi rajputon ki, Neus catala	Education in Norway, History of the New Orleans Pelicans
Blakenyguen	3d printing, Charles XIV John of Sweden, Combai, History of Baku, Wildlife of the democratic republic of congo
Peterdrennan6	Energy in Chile, History of theology
Alouisville7	Afro-Mexicans in the Mexican War of Independence, Confederate Arizona, Disability in Canada, Great depression, Health in Ecuador, List of beauty contests, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Tdao 1	62nd Medical Brigade (United States), Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro, Count of flanders
Jerome1919	Basketball at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, Bet hip hop awards, Legality of cannabis
Samantha O'Donnell	Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, Freedom city, LGBT history in Iraq
DefenderV	Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro, DC Universe, German tanks in World War II, Talk:ghost rider (danny ketch)
Isaiah Henry	Barbecue	High king
Gjone34	Anamoly( lecrae album), Battleships, Forum Snowboarding
Ssledd1	History of Oaxaca, HIV/AIDS in the Philippines, Sleep surgery, Surrey county cricket club
Laursren	1996 in lgbt rights, Gabrielle aplin	LGBT history in Hawaii
Curtiswarren49x	Ben 10, Samsung Galaxy E7, Wheelchair basketball
AleksandarTomic22	Health in Ecuador, History of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kingdom of nepal
Smithalberto32	Australian hip hop	Australian hip hop
Marlena Holmes	Felicity Jones (naturist), Interstellar travel, Sza (singer)
Oscarortiz1	Landscape Photography, Triple j, Water fasting, Yves Matton	Triple j
KDH26326HD	Ben 10, European Peace Marches, Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
MasaSasaki
Evig12	1994 Atlanta Braves season, 53rd army (soviet union)
Courtneyreeder	Death of aaliyah, Louis armstrong	1994 Atlanta Braves season
Jwall97	1965 Philadelphia Eagles season, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father, Hluhluwe

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Friday, 9 October 2015

Assignment - Create your account and learn the basics

Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Be prepared for a quiz on October 12.

Resources: Online Training for Students

Week 2

Course meetings

Monday, 12 October 2015 | Wednesday, 14 October 2015 | Friday, 16 October 2015

Assignment - Copyedit an article

Choose one article and identify ways in which you can improve and correct its language and grammar. You can find a list of articles in need of copyediting here.
Add your chosen article to the course page (next to your user name), and make the appropriate changes. Edit a minimum of two sentences. You do not need to alter the article's content.
Use the article talk page to briefly explain your changes.
Additional advice on copyediting Wikipedia articles is available here.

Week 3

Course meetings

Monday, 19 October 2015 | Wednesday, 21 October 2015 | Friday, 23 October 2015

Assignment - Add sources to an article

Find an article in need of better or additional sources and citations. Use this link to look up suitable articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articlesneedingadditional_references.
Add the article next to your name in the course page.
Find 4 sources using electronic databases or other LSU library resources. Post a list of citations in your sandbox.
Add the sources to the article.
Here's a very good help page for all your questions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Referencingforbeginners.

Week 4

Course meetings

Monday, 26 October 2015 | Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Assignment - Add a lead to an article

Find an article with a missing or insufficient lead section. Use this link to look up suitable articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pagesmissinglead_section.
Add the article next to your name in the course page.
Draft a new lead and post it in your sandbox for review. I will leave suggestions in your sandbox talk page.
Once your lead is approved, add it to the article. Congratulations! You're done with our Wikipedia class project.