Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Russell Sage College/American Literature Since 1865 (Spring 2017)

This course is a survey of American Literatures from the Civil War to the early 21st century,

Week 1
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the &quot;Get Help&quot; button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


 * Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
 * When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2
If you don't find one you want to work on, browse Wikipedia and present your alternate choice to your instructor for feedback. Once you have your topic selected, please head to the Students tab above and assign it to yourself.

It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.


 * Complete the &quot;Evaluating Articles and Sources&quot; training (linked below).
 * Review your article topic as it stands now. While you read, consider some questions (but don't feel limited to these):
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * Choose at least 1 questions relevant to the article you're evaluating. Leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Abbymarx (talk) 21:57, 26 April 2017 (UTC).

Week 3
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia.

1. Create an Annotated Bibliography of your research (see your course syllabus for specifics).

2. Add 2-4 sentences to your course-related article, and cite that statement to one or more reliable sources, as you learned in the online training. The content you add should meaningfully contribute to the overall entry.

3. Reflect on the significance of your work in a brief essay (see your course syllabus for specifics).

Week 4
Continue with your activities from the previous week.