Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Tidewater Community College/English 112 - Freshman Composition (two)

Research Skills Development The students will learn research skills using, both, common search engines as well as academic databases and scholarly journals to edit current existing weak Wikipedia articles on composition writing OR other topics--like previously completed I Search research paper-- that lack inclusive information as well as various neutral writing styles common to young adults today. YOU WILL PEER REVIEW ONE ASSIGNED ARTICLE

Week 2
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.)

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment using Flip

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

In-class assignments on plagiarism

Week 3
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Flip video blog #2 discussion response; in-class assignments

Week 4
In-class practice editing articles - Make a small edit to assigned article on five paragraph essay

Create three annotated bibliographies for your sources and submit in Canvas

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

About Essays.

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5
Guiding framework

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

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 6
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

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 7
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.