Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Northern Arizona University/WGS 300w Feminist Theories (Fall 2019)

WGS 300W: &quot;Foundational overviews of the history of feminist theory. Also addresses contemporary ethnic minority and international theorists&quot;

Week 1
Download and review the complete project guidelines from our BB Learn page

Student expectations and skills:


 * build junior level academic research skills by finding verifiable, peer-reviewed sources.
 * practice organizing research in a professional manner through composing annotated bibliographies and an appropriately formatted works referenced page.
 * critically apply expert knowledge to the comprehensive and holistic assessment of a Wikipedia article.
 * Add at least a large paragraph’s worth of writing to the article in the “objective and unbiased” writing tone required by Wikipedia, making sure additions and changes reflect the field as it is and not your own opinion of what the field should be, and are substantive/important (i.e. not just grammar fixes).
 * Add and fix in-text and footnote/endnote citations in the complete format requested by Wikipedia.
 * Complete this project, which means ensuring that all work is “live” (i.e. is public); rate the page; check and respond to editor changes; complete changes requested by me.

Grading: your grade is based on the extent of your scholarly research and holistic comprehension of the field as shown in your annotated bibliographies and works referenced page; the quality and breadth of your holistic evaluation of the page in relation to the field; the addition of new material, new citations, and the fixing of incomplete links, citations, and information; and the quality of your interaction with and correction of issues as requested

Works referenced page and three annotated bibs          (8pts)

Wikipedia assessment, changes, and write up                 (10pts)

Follow-up                                                                                (1pts)

= 19 points total (19% of final grade)

Late Work Policy: Wikipedia projects can be turned in/finished up to one week late for 2/3 the credit of the earned grade. Follow up with email to me must be completed within 7 days of receiving project notes from me.

Week 2
Pick a field and confirm verbally or in writing with me that it is available before you sign up for it on Wikipedia. Fields are first-come-first-serve. If you are interested in a feminist field that is not on this list, by all means ask (make sure there is already a page for it first).

In the next three weeks:


 * create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link provided.
 * link yourself to your chosen feminist field (for help, complete the Finalize your topicexercise)
 * take the above online training modules to help you figure out how to edit, and what is expected for entries. These trainings are required for your course and wikipedia tracks your completion of them.
 * set up wikipedia visual editor

For extra explanation and resources, read this handout and the Women's Studies handout.

Week 3
Extensively research and read about your field. Find and read seven or more scholarly sources. This is the minimum rather than the average or ideal number of sources. You will need to find and read resources from each of these areas:

a) book reference materials

b) scholarly (peer reviewed) journal articles and periodicals

c) online materials (can be news articles, blogs, etc)

Use the research log and Zotero to help you keep track of all the information you find. You will turn in a complete works referenced page documenting the sources you used to become an expert. Standard reference format is required (MLA, APA, or Chicago). You will also turn in 3 annotated biblographies.

Week 4
Go to the Wikipedia page for your field and check the entire entry for:

a) how well it is holistically outlining the field you have researched

b) information you can confirm is accurate from your own research. Add a citation if there is none. Note where in your research you confirmed this on the copy you turn in to me.

c) information you can confirm is inaccurate. Fix this and add the citation that confirms where you found the correct information. Make sure this work clearly marked on the copy you turn in to me.

d) areas that need to be expanded on or are entirely absent (i.e. things that you found in your research that are not on the Wikipedia page, or are not discussed extensively enough).

Week 6
Write new text making sure you follow Wikipedia required tone for entries, and create full in-text and footnote citations (as per the citation tutorial you tool) that demonstrate where you found the information you are adding. I expect you to compose at least a paragraph’s worth of material throughout the entry in addition to edits.

Make sure that whatever you add or change is documented immediately (in case editors change your entry) and that you have a hard copy to turn in that clearly outlines what you checked and added. See sample in BB learn folder. Write a one paragraph assessment of the page that explains to me how the page stacks up in comparison to the field, and where the page and your understanding of the field diverge. Double check that your submission is “live” aka on the main public page and not waiting to be submitted or in the sandbox. This is part of the grade.


 * NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time. Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!

Week 7
Each student will briefly explain their field to the class and discuss what they did on their Wikipedia entry (5 minutes each). Consider these Guiding questions while preparing for your presentation. This is not graded, it’s just to tell the class about the field you chose and how the entry was/what you did.

Week 8
Over the next week, check:

a) the view history tab to see what has been changed about your work

b) your talk/messages to see if Wikipedia editors have given you direct feedback

c) your feedback from me

d) confirm or change the “rating” of your page (check how to do this here)

You must make the changes I request; consider the changes an editor asks you to make (perhaps by making the changes or by creating a discussion thread in the “talk” page of the article); fix the rating; and—if there are large deletions by an editor—consider what changes to tone or citations will ensure most of your work remains live.