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Course name
Syntax
Institution
Temple University
Instructor
Jodi Reich
Wikipedia Expert
Adam (Wiki Ed)
Subject
syntax
Course dates
2016-01-11 – 2016-04-27
Approximate number of student editors
20


Student Assigned Reviewing
Longacre w
Wskollar
JanetLauyeung
Tuf75463
Tuf80688 Generative grammar, Minimalist program, Universal grammar, X bar theory
Lauriesara Syntax

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2016   |   Wednesday, 6 April 2016   |   Friday, 8 April 2016
In class - Wikipedia essentials
  • Overview of the course
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
  • Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.



Handout: Editing Wikipedia


Assignment - Learn the basics
  • Begin the training modules assigned for your course. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2016   |   Wednesday, 13 April 2016   |   Friday, 15 April 2016
Assignment - Critique an article
  • Review pages 4-7 of the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure. This will give you a good, brief overview of what to look for in other articles, and what other people will look for in your own.
  • Evaluate an existing Wikipedia article related to the class, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's talk page.
  • A few questions to consider (don't feel limited to these):
    • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?



Resources: Evaluating Wikipedia, Using Talk Pages

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2016   |   Wednesday, 20 April 2016   |   Friday, 22 April 2016
Assignment - Copyedit an article
  • Choose one article, identify ways in which you can improve and correct its language and grammar, and make the appropriate changes. (You do not need to alter the article's content.)