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- Course name
- Successful Writing
- Institution
- Auburn University at Montgomery
- Instructor
- Amy Locklear
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- ENG3050
- Course dates
- 2019-08-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-02 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 28
ENG3050 explores the practice & theory of expository writing. The focus of this course will be both exploratory and practical application, with an emphasis on the nature of knowledge and the role of rhetoric. Attention will be given to practical applications, including research writing and writing for special rhetorical situations: Wikipedia. We will use the Wikipedia Education site as the central hub for our critical thinking and writing
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 4 September 2019
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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
Using our Blackboard Course Blog space, begin your weekly blog with an entry about your previous experiences with Wikipedia as a source for knowlede building. (You will add at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 September 2019 | Wednesday, 11 September 2019
- In class - Discussion
- In class - Sandbox
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 September 2019 | Wednesday, 18 September 2019
- In class - Discussion
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 September 2019 | Wednesday, 25 September 2019
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 September 2019 | Wednesday, 2 October 2019
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 October 2019 | Wednesday, 9 October 2019
- Assignment - Peer review one article
- Milestones
We'll do this in class in a few weeks.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 October 2019 | Wednesday, 16 October 2019
- Assignment - Group Editing - Citations & Building A Reference Page
Collaboratively deciding upon gaps and revisions to an article can help reveal the types of information and credibility support desired by readers of Wikipedia. Use this week's collaborative exercise in "finding and filling the gaps" as a way to practice the type of editing and resourcing you'll be doing in your individual article creations. Consider your peers' suggestions, and together discuss ways you would edit your group draft to make those changes. No need to actually make the changes - your goal this week is to explore and find resources based on your discussion of "gaps."
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 6-8
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- Templates: Evaluate Article & Template: Bibliography
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 October 2019 | Wednesday, 23 October 2019
- Continue Editing Focusing on Adding Citations (Bibliography Work)
These are for review and to help you work on your article sources this week
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 October 2019 | Wednesday, 30 October 2019
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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
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- Monday, 4 November 2019 | Wednesday, 6 November 2019
- In class - Peer Review One Classmates' Article Draft
Review one classmate's article draft and provide feedback in the Sandbox's Talk Page. Prior to doing so, review the material below and then use this as your Peer Review checklist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org_peer_review
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 November 2019 | Wednesday, 13 November 2019
- In class - Multimodality
Refer to our Writer/Designer text readings to add / edit appropriate multimodal elements. Citation is important!
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 November 2019 | Wednesday, 20 November 2019
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the preliminary work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for revising the final drafts for grading.
- Assignment - Final article
We are down to the final weeks 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