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Course name
Food and Justice
Institution
Arizona State University
Instructor
Tracy Perkins
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2021-08-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


US food history, politics and activism, with a particular focus on social inequality, social justice and race and racism.

Student Assigned Reviewing
HandsomeSquidward311 Food Apartheid Internment of Japanese Americans, United Farm Workers
Jordanshie Free Breakfast for Children Internment of Japanese Americans, Food Apartheid
RandomSTAY Agriculture in the United States United Farm Workers, Free Breakfast for Children
Adr2018 United Farm Workers Food Apartheid, Oxnard strike of 1903
Petunialovescake1 Garcia v. Vilsak George Washington Carver, Oxnard strike of 1903
Papilio Charontis Internment of Japanese Americans Black Belt in the American South, Free Breakfast for Children
Saguaro123 Farmworker United Farm Workers, Free Breakfast for Children
OutskirtAZ Oxnard strike of 1903, Cotton pickers strike of 1891 United Farm Workers, Agriculture in the United States
Studentuser65210 Black Belt in the American South, George Washington Carver
Sparrow789120 United States Department of Agriculture

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 19 August 2021
No tasks this week

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 August 2021   |   Thursday, 26 August 2021
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.)

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 August 2021   |   Thursday, 2 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 September 2021   |   Thursday, 9 September 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 September 2021   |   Thursday, 16 September 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choosing your article

You can either choose an article from a list your instructor has provided, or you can find one on your own.

Choose from the list

Choose on your own

In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 September 2021   |   Thursday, 23 September 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 September 2021   |   Thursday, 30 September 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021   |   Thursday, 7 October 2021
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 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 14 October 2021
Continue Improving Your Article

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Thursday, 21 October 2021
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

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 2021   |   Thursday, 28 October 2021
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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021   |   Thursday, 4 November 2021
Continue Improving Your Article

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021
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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 November 2021   |   Thursday, 18 November 2021
Assignment - In-class presentations

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
In class - In-Class Presentations

Week 16

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 November 2021   |   Thursday, 2 December 2021
In class - In-Class Presentations
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

Week 17

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 December 2021   |   Thursday, 9 December 2021