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Course name
Spark 1 Prison Literacy
Institution
University of California Merced
Instructor
Sara Davidson Squibb
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing
Course dates
2022-01-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


For this project, students will contribute to a Wikipedia article about the Merced Assembly Center.

Outcomes: -- Increase the diversity of Wikipedia contributors and content. -- Co-create knowledge with a community of volunteer editors. -- Reflect on a source’s credibility based on knowledge of how a source is created.

Student Assigned Reviewing
PurpleCheesecake
Breadwater03
SolidM
Fishbowl2003
Divigohe
Aed36
Purpleraccoon835
Kdnp33
Suriphobia
The.mushroom.maiden
Sun1777
Crispypastry
Trackstarplayer500
Juliaarussell
Lhonorato21
Skittlesss101
Cward03
HarinRajesh
Cosmic1214
Cking30
DICioniA
Prettyyybutterfly

Timeline

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 6 April 2022
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.

Assignment - Copyedit an article
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 13 April 2022
In class - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Cultural Anthropology

History

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Assignment - Choose your article
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 25 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 27 April 2022
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.

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 - 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

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 16

Course meetings
Monday, 2 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 4 May 2022
In class - Wrap Up
Assignment - Reflective essay