Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Barstow Community College/The US in the 20th Century (Fall 2021)

Students will survey and assess the economic, political, and social problems faced by the United States in the twentieth century. In their studies, students will infer the historic causes of these challenges, and hypothesize draw inferences about the future trends of various issues the U.S. faces in the twenty-first century.

Week 2
Welcome to your Wikipedia timeline. This page guides you through each week's Wikipedia activity.

First steps:


 * 1) Use the enrollment link your instructor sent you to create an account and join this course page. (If you receive an error message, try again off-campus or the next day.)
 * 2) Follow these links for an overview of editing and evaluating Wikipedia:
 * 3) * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5 (we'll read additional pages later)
 * 4) * Evaluating Wikipedia
 * 5) Complete the training below.

Click the START arrow next to the training above. Then, look for green NEXT buttons at the bottom of each page.

Week 3
Click the START or VIEW arrow next to the item above.

Week 4
Click the VIEW arrow to open the assignment. This is required.

History

Week 5
Click the START or VIEW arrow next to each item above. These are required.

Resource:   Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Need help? Use the   Get Help   button at the top of this page.

Week 6
Guiding framework

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.

Week 7
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 8
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;
 * format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards.

Week 9
It's the final week to develop your article.

'''NOTE: Due date is FRIDAY the 17th. '''


 * 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!

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