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Course name
Composition I - Writing Wikipedia
Institution
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Instructor
Matthew Vetter
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing and rhetoric
Course dates
2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-01 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


Welcome to English 101: Composition I - Writing Wikipedia. This course takes an innovative approach for learning writing, rhetoric, and research in that the large majority of the work you do will revolve around reading, evaluating, and editing Wikipedia. As part of this work, you will each become familiar with goals, policies, and practices for understanding and contributing to the Wikipedia community. Through our discussions, readings, activities, and projects, you will also gain conceptual understanding about writing in three knowledge "domains": procedural knowledge, social knowledge, and rhetorical knowledge. To accomplish this learning, you will engage in course projects for analyzing Wikipedia articles, performing research, making edits to Wikipedia, and writing reflective and argumentative essays about the work that you're doing. By contributing to Wikipedia and improving specific articles, you'll also be working to improve this resource through meaningful and public writing.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Greenhorse0828 Wissahickon Creek Bob the Drag Queen
RangerRick104 Forensic Science Wissahickon Creek
ClairaJ Kota the Friend Linglestown, Pennsylvania
Squidneybean Bob the Drag Queen Pittsburgh Power
TravisNewell Lonesome Dove Series History of the Pittsburgh Steelers
AmyRincor Converse (lifestyle wear) Neonatal intensive care unit
Kay1017 Cambria County Jail African-American LGBT community
Baileybear1 Lake Norman Theo James
Rwaddell22 Black Power Revolution Lake Norman
Lbe20 Obstetrical nursing Thallium poisoning
Sandyo'brien Theo James Digital marketing
Isaiahjoe123 Pittsburgh Power Bath & Body Works
Lang11 Digital marketing Forensic science
Sadie.Eggleston Architectural lighting design Obstetrical nursing
YawnChick Linglestown, Pennsylvania Architectural lighting design
Momotones Thallium poisoning Converse (lifestyle wear)
Mmg0023 Emetophobia Rummy-nose tetra
Gbakes11 Rummy-nose tetra Cambria County Jail
Allyrun Bob's Burgers Lonesome Dove Series
"Stanley2025" Neonatal intensive care unit Bob's Burgers
Doyouwannaplayagame Grand Lake, Colorado Emetophobia
NigelForest Nelson, New Zealand Black Power Revolution
AG029 Clarinet Nelson, New Zealand
Bandoputt History of the Pittsburgh Steelers Clarinet
PE054 Bath & Body Works Grand Lake, Colorado

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 January 2023   |   Thursday, 19 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 January 2023   |   Thursday, 26 January 2023

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 January 2023   |   Thursday, 2 February 2023
In class - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 February 2023   |   Thursday, 9 February 2023
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2023   |   Thursday, 16 February 2023
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Add to an article
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2023   |   Thursday, 23 February 2023

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 February 2023   |   Thursday, 2 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

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2023   |   Thursday, 9 March 2023
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 March 2023   |   Thursday, 23 March 2023
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2023   |   Thursday, 30 March 2023
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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 April 2023   |   Thursday, 6 April 2023

Week 12

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.