Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Everett Community College/English Composition II (Winter)

English Composition II is an extension of skillsets introduced in English Composition, including encyclopedic writing, research argumentation, and creative writing. Students working on Wikipedia in groups will substantially improve an existing article, or start a new article.

Week 1
Please read the following two foundational resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Exercise
Evaluate an article

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Week 2
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

What's a content gap?

Week 3
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 4
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

Exercise
Add links to 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.

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!

Week 5
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!

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