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Course name
English Composition 2
Institution
Miami Dade College
Instructor
Tiffany Walker
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2023-01-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-04-29 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


The course is an honors level ENC1102 course. Librarian Tiffany Walker and Professor Carmen Bucher will work collaboratively to guide students through the process of the Wikipedia assignment.

ENC1102 is the second required general education core course in college-level writing. Students will learn the conventions of standard edited American English. Students will compose informative and persuasive essays, write responses to a variety of literary genres, and/or non-fiction, and produce a documented paper based on research. Topics and readings in the course are themed around pop-culture.

For the Wikipedia assignment students will locate a Wikipedia article about a pop-culture item, person, or event with identified gaps in knowledge. Student will utilize library research databases to conduct research and provide updated information about the pop-culture topic of their choice.

Student Assigned Reviewing
ProfCBucher Frankenstein in popular culture
Slepykong Dream interpretation
SummerJesNathaL Sustainable fashion
Evangelizerec Paula White
Applegirl1234 Shadow play African-American dance, Iron Gwazi
Leyla2023 Protective hairstyle
ENCPROJ. Tennis ball Accessible tourism, Environmental engineering
BrazzyB Accessible tourism
Chanel.Young001 Popular music
Lorenavazq18 Variety show
English.pr Japanese popular culture
LoremIpsum0101 Like button
Tedamala012 African-American dance Environmental health, Shadow Play
Mojena Environmental engineering
Gcgxrvtj Iron Gwazi
VaZque20. Environmental health
Mikefromthewiki Waste hierarchy
NelPurple22 Nail art

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 January 2023   |   Friday, 13 January 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:

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 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 January 2023   |   Friday, 20 January 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 25 January 2023   |   Friday, 27 January 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 February 2023   |   Friday, 3 February 2023

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2023   |   Friday, 10 February 2023

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2023   |   Friday, 17 February 2023

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 February 2023   |   Friday, 24 February 2023

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2023   |   Friday, 3 March 2023

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023   |   Friday, 10 March 2023

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 March 2023   |   Friday, 17 March 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Copyedit an article
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 March 2023   |   Friday, 24 March 2023
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.

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.

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 27 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 29 March 2023   |   Friday, 31 March 2023
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.
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 - 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 - 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 - 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.