Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Simmons University/History of Women and Gender in the United States before 1890 (fall 2018)

This course studies the many historical transformations in American women's lives and roles from pre-Columbian times through the colonial period, the era of the Revolution, and the nineteenth century. We will examine women's diverse experiences as they re-envisioned their place within their families and communities, entered wage work and the professions, struggled for equal rights and social justice, and represented their own perspectives through writing and the visual arts. We will emphasize how gender has intersected with women's racial, class, ethnic, sexual, regional, and other identities as ideals of femininity and masculinity changed over time.

Week 8
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)



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).
 * Read the Wikipedia articles on &quot;Lowell mill girls,&quot; &quot;Sarah Bagley,&quot; &quot;Lowell Offering,&quot; and &quot;Voice of Industry.&quot; 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 2 questions relevant to the article you're evaluating. During class time, you will leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Helaine (Wiki Ed) (talk) 00:49, 30 January 2019 (UTC).

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 9
Thinking about sources and plagiarism

History

Women's Studies

Choose your topic / Find your sources

In  your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to an existing article.


 * Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add to this article? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page.
 * Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.

Week 10
What's a content gap?

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 11
Thinking about Wikipedia

Submit the list of articles you are writing on and a working bibliography, using Chicago style citations, of the sources you are using. With regard to your new article in particular, your bibliography must include at least 3 scholarly sources. At least one of those three must be a book written by an academic historian and published by an academic press. The other scholarly sources for your new article may also be academic books or they may be articles published in peer-reviewed journals. None of your sources may be other Wikipedia articles. (If you refer to other Wikipedia articles within your article, those should be links, not citations.) Choose all your sources carefully to make sure they are authoritative. See handout for other instructions.

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.

Week 12
Guiding framework

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 13
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.

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 14


It's the final week to develop your article. Remember your work must total at least 1000 words -- a new article at least 500 words long, and at least 500 words edited in other articles.


 * 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 Content Expert at any time!

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 15
Nominating your article for Did You Know