Talk:The Shawnee Trail

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HI NOAH - THIS IS SOME FEEDBACK FROM ANNE HYDE. MY COMMENTS ARE IN CAPS. SOLID START ON THIS WITH A BIG CHUNK OF MATERIAL IN YOUR SANDBOX. YOU MADE GOOD PROGRESS WITH PULLING TOGETHER BASIC MATERIAL. ADDING TO THE ARTICLE. I THINK STICKING TO THE FORMAT THAT WAS ALREADY THERE IS JUST FINE.

BE CAREFUL WITH THAT OPENING SENTENCE. IT IS TRICKY AND YOU HAVE TO GET A LOT OF INFORMATION IN A FEW WORDS. SO IF YOU ARE SETTING THIS UP AS THE PREAMBLE TO THE TEXAS CATTLE TRADE, YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY SAY WHY THIS ROAD MATTERS. YOU'VE ADDED A LOT OF GREAT CLEAR MATERIAL TO NARRATE WHAT HAPPENED. BECAUSE YOUR READERS ARE LOOKING FOR BASIC INFORMATION AND DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE TOPIC, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE A BIT MORE. YOU CAN ALSO USE LINKS TO OTHER WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES TO PROVIDE MORE BACKGROUND. I SEE YOU STARTED DOING THAT. TO LET READERS KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS SIEGE IS THINK ABOUT WHERE THE STORY SHOULD END - THE END OF THE SIEGE OR WHAT HAPPENS LATER.

KEEP YOUR SENTENCES SIMPLE AND GET SOMEONE TO READ IT WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE TOPIC - THEY WILL HAVE USEFUL ADVICE ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE EXPLAINED.

KEEP ADDING MATERIAL, BUT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR THE NEXT DRAFT IS ADDING CITATIONS. LOOK AT SOME OTHER HISTORY ARTICLES THAT DESCRIBE BATTLES AND YOU'LL SEE THAT REALLY GOOD ONES HAVE A CITATION FOR ALMOST EVERY SENTENCE. YOU CAN FIND MORE MATERIAL ON THE OU LIBRARY WEBSITE BY SEARCHING FOR THE NAMES OF SOME OF THE OTHER ROADS, BUT ALSO STUFF ON THE EARLY CATTLE TRADE. A LOT OF THAT MATERIAL WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE - ESPECIALLY ARTICLES, SO DEPEND ON THOSE MORE THAN BOOKS, GIVEN THAT WE CAN'T CHECK BOOKS OUT JUST NOW!! OLDER STUFF IS DIGITIZED BUT NEWER BOOKS AREN'T AS MUCH.

THINK ABOUT ADDING SOME MAPS AND OTHER THINGS TO INTEREST YOUR READER.

HERE IS A CHECK SHEET YOU CAN USE TO THINK THROUGH NEXT STEPS AND HOW TO REVISE THE ARTICLE FOR A STRONGER, FINAL VERSION.

GOOD WORK GETTING STARTED. . .AND KEEP GOING. ANNE HYDE

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Afh1858 (talk) 20:47, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 13 January 2020 and 8 May 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Noah.H97.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 18:30, 18 January 2022 (UTC)