Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Massachusetts Boston/Composition 102 (Summer 2020)
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- Course name
- Composition 102
- Institution
- University of Massachusetts Boston
- Instructor
- Brittany Peterson
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2020-07-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-08-22 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 16
Composition II is an introductory course on writing theory and practice that reinforces and extends the foundational knowledge and practices introduced in Composition I. While students in Composition I focus primarily on writing to make meaning, students in Composition II learn how writing produces knowledge. Students come to understand writing as a knowledge-producing activity through carefully sequenced and scaffolded assignments that encourage them to develop, sustain, and reflect on their own academic inquiry and research processes. Assignments ask students to develop original research questions, locate and evaluate primary and secondary sources, select evidence from multiple complex texts, synthesize evidence-based arguments that use sources to address their inquiry, and reflect on their own learning and development. In conjunction with Composition I, students in Composition II continue to develop the ability to generate and articulate their own claims in dialogue with texts and to develop rhetorical awareness and knowledge of academic discourse conventions. The flexible, adaptable writing knowledge and practices developed across Composition I and Composition II are designed to facilitate students’ ability to write self-reflectively in other contexts, which includes intermediate seminars, upper-level courses, and the Writing Proficiency Requirement. Note: this course satisfies the second half of the General Education Verbal Reasoning & Expression requirement.
Timeline
Week 1
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- Tuesday, 14 July 2020 | Thursday, 16 July 2020
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. Your instructor will support you in completing the trainings.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- 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.)
- For Your Reference
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 July 2020 | Thursday, 23 July 2020
- In class - Preparing to add to your article
Week 3
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- Tuesday, 28 July 2020 | Thursday, 30 July 2020
- Assignment - Getting Ready to Go Live!
- In class - Going Live!
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 August 2020 | Thursday, 6 August 2020
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 August 2020 | Thursday, 13 August 2020
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 August 2020 | Thursday, 20 August 2020