Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Georgia State University/Atlanta in Contemporary Culture (Summer 2020)
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- Course name
- Atlanta in Contemporary Culture
- Institution
- Georgia State University
- Instructor
- Matthew Dischinger
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Books
- Course dates
- 2020-06-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-08-04 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
This is the home base for our Wikipedia Project this summer. The goal of this project is that we connect our work in ENGL 4202 to digital communities interested in Atlanta. This project will require you to edit a Wikipedia page for one of our course texts: James Baldwin's THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN, Tayari Jones's LEAVING ATLANTA, Hannah Palmer's FLIGHT PATH: A SEARCH FOR ROOTS BENEATH THE WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT, or Donald Glover's ATLANTA.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 17 June 2020
- 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
- Best Practices for Editing Wikipedia Articles about Books
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 24 June 2020
- Assignment - Exercise
You will choose an article for one of our course texts:
- James Baldwin's The Evidence of Things Not Seen
- Tayari Jones's Leaving Atlanta
- Hannah Palmer's Flight Path: A Search for Roots Beneath the World's Busiest Airport
- Donald Glover's Atlanta (FX)
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 1 July 2020
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 8 July 2020
- Assignment - Add to an article
- 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 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 15 July 2020
- 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.
- 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
- 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 July 2020
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.