Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Chapman University/3,000 Years of Jewish History (Spring 2016)

Who are the Jews? When did their history begin? Through this course you will learn about Jewish history from antiquity to the present day. Every week we will look at a select period or event in Jewish history. We’ll roam the globe, from the Mediterranean to Eastern Europe, from Iran to France.

Week 1
NOTE: this should be a Wikipedia-generated footnote &amp; reference list, following the instructions in the Editing training module.
 * 1) If you haven't already, create a User Account made up of your first name and some numbers. (E.g. stacy1212). If you followed the link on Blackboard, you already created a user account.
 * 2) If you haven't already, once you are logged in, enroll in our course. If you followed the link on Blackboard, you are already enrolled; if not, you can enroll through the Students tab or through the Overview tab, using the password: ksaubpjr.
 * 3) Complete the training modules for this assignment (Wikipedia Essentials and Editing Basics), links below.
 * 4) When you are logged in, leave a message on the Talk page of a classmate. How? Click on a username from enrolled students list; on upper left corner of their user page, just under the title &quot;User Contributions,&quot; select Talk tab. On upper right, select Edit tab. Add your sentence at the bottom of editable box. Keep it anonymous and neutral (e.g. “Hi, I’m a new Wikipedia user”). At the end of your sentence, add 4 tildes Chapmansh (talk) 18:31, 7 May 2016 (UTC). That ties the contribution to your username, like a signature.
 * 5) When you are signed in, go to “Sandbox” in upper right corner. Experiment in your Sandbox, with the help of the Editing training module you just completed. In your Sandbox, write:
 * 6) * One regular sentence (anything you want, but nothing personal or offensive)
 * 7) * One heading
 * 8) * One sub-heading
 * 9) * A link to another Wikipedia page (any page)
 * 10) * Words in bold and italics
 * 11) * A list of references in which you have at least one footnote containing a reference (you can use a book we’re reading in class)

Week 2
Note: if the article you choose is very long, you should only commit to working on a section of it, and clarify what that section is. Don’t commit to working on an entire article if it is long [e.g. “Bible”], because you will be overwhelmed by the task.
 * 1) Complete the training module for this assignment (Evaluating Articles and Sources), link below.
 * 2) Hunt around Wikipedia for a topic related to our course material which you, with the help of a secondary source from the syllabus, can improve. This could be an article that is lacking key information, an article that is biased, simplistic, or wrong, or an article that lacks references.
 * 1) Come to class prepared to give a very short presentation – 1 minute long – on:
 * 2) * Why that article is problematic.
 * 3) * Which secondary source from our course you will use to solve some of the problems. What you will do to make the article better. Will you correct content? Add content? Insert &quot;citation needed&quot; tags? All of the above?

Aim for an addition / correction of between 100 and 300 words, not including references.

''Remember: Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a place for primary-source analysis or primary research. ''

Week 3
After sharing your idea in class, you may have chosen to do the assignment with a classmate (up to 2 students per assignment). You may have changed your plan following my feedback or after hearing other students. You may have met with me to get help with planning your edits. All of these are fine.

In this assignment, write a short essay (1-2 pages) answering the same questions as above: * Which article you chose. * Why that article is problematic. * Which secondary source from our course you will use to solve some of the problems. What you will do to make the article better. Will you correct content? Add content? Insert &quot;citation needed&quot; tags? All of the above?

Aim for an addition / correction of between 100 and 300 words, not including references.

Week 4

 * 1) Complete the training module for this assignment (Sources and Citations), link below.
 * 2) By now you have received substantive feedback from me and have a clear idea of what you will edit. The next stage is to inform the Wikipedia community of your plans.

In the article’s Talk Page, write 2-3 sentences on what you intend to do. End your plan with an invitation to other Wiki editors to weigh in on your changes, e.g. “If anyone wants to comment on these changes, please let me know on this Talk Page or on my Talk Page.” Make sure you do this while you’re logged in, and sign after your post (Chapmansh (talk) 18:31, 7 May 2016 (UTC)).

Week 5

 * 1) Complete the training module for this assignment (Sandboxes and Mainspace), link below.
 * 2) Improve the Wikipedia article you chose. It’s recommended to use your Sandbox first, preview what you’ve done, and then copy and paste from Sandbox into the article.
 * 3) If you are expanding an existing article, copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article.
 * 4) If you are creating a new article, write the article in your Sandbox, and follow these instructions on how to move it out of your Sandbox: Moving out of Your Sandbox

Grading Rubric:

Improvement (20 points)

____ I have incorporated all of the instructor’s comments on my previous Wiki assignments

Use of Evidence (20 points)

____ I have used a secondary source assigned in class

____ When drawing on secondary source, I have paraphrased, i.e. I’ve used my own words

____ I have footnoted everything I paraphrased (no need to footnote each sentence, 1 per parag is fine)

Substantive Contribution (20 points)

____ I made a real difference by correcting misinformation and/or adding crucial information

____ My contribution ranges between 100 and 300 words

Relevant Argumentation (20 points) ____ All the information I pull out of my secondary sources is directly relevant to the Wikipedia article

____ I connect that information to the article, and don’t leave it to the reader to connect the dots

____ I stick to objective narrative and avoid judging or editorializing (“Unfortunately” /“It was horrible…”)

____ I stick to what I can prove and avoid generalizing (“All Jews did XYZ…”)

Style (20 points) ____ I avoid quotes or minimize them to very short extracts. Quotes never stand alone.

____ In the section I chose to edit, I corrected all sloppy writing, typos, grammar mistakes, run-on sentences, and tense confusions, even those that had been made by previous Wikipedians.

____ I have entirely avoided slang (“kids,” “totally scary”)

Week 6
Write a 1-3 page reflection paper. Some questions to think about: * What did you learn from this project? * What surprised you about this project? * Did your Wikipedia submission differ from your initial plans? Why? * Did other Wikipedia users edit your submission? Did you agree with those edits? Were you happy or upset at those edits? * If you had to give advice to someone about to take this class, what tips would you give them about the Wikipedia assignment?