Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Simmons University/Roots of Feminism (Spring 19)

This class is an intermediate-level course that explores the historic roots of the demand for political, social, and economic justice for women and studies the development of feminist theory and activism through a comparative analysis of England and the United States—with some attention to the writings of French feminists—from the late seventeenth century to the 1970s.

The Wikipedia assignment is a research assignment designed to allow you to use your growing knowledge of the &quot;roots of feminism&quot; in a public platform and as a supplement to the material on the syllabus.

Week 3
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.)

You MUST have a Wikipedia account before the Wikipediathon. Don't wait until the last minute to complete this (easy) task!

Choose your topic / Find your sources

Week 4
Assignment: Write a short paragraph in your reading journal about the Wiki work you did this week.

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Week 5
Art History

Biographies

History

LGBT+ Studies

Medicine

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Exercise
Add a citation

Week 7
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

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8
Guiding framework

Week 9
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 10
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.

Week 11
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.

Week 13
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.


 * 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!

Guiding questions