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Timeline
The assignment is broken into 4 gates to help you keep track of the process and to ensure that you have enough time to become familiar with Wikipedia. Though grading will be focused on the final product of a Wikipedia article. Here are some deadlines for finishing the individual gates:
 * March 11 – Select poem for Assignment
 * Gate 1 – March 22 – Introduction to Wikipedia
 * Gate 2 	- March 27 – Begin researching your topic
 * Gate 3 – April 1/2 – Early version of the article and a meeting with Alex Stinson
 * Gate 4 – Due Date – 10 April 2015 = the final day of the assignment due date

If you would like to see some examples of the kinds of contributions, check out the following Wikipedia articles: This gate is designed to get you familiar with Wikipedia: you will gain the necessary pieces of information to ensure that you understand the basics of Wikipedia: Gate two is designed to get you started with the assignment, to start we want to make sure you have sources to write the Wikipedia article. Gate three is designed to help you get feedback from the Wikipedia academic community. In this gate, you will be expected to start a draft of your article, meet with Alex Stinson to discuss the article's quality. Before scheduling a meeting, make sure that you have at least 1500 characters of text (or about 300-400 words) written of the article. If the draft is particularly well written he will help you move it to a live article and help you nominate for the front page of Wikipedia in the "Did You Know" section.
 * “A Supermarket in California”
 * The Dream Songs
 * "Lucy Gray”
 * "The Tyger"
 * "Night (Blake)"
 * Gate 1
 * 1) The first step for this assignment will be to create a Wikipedia account. To do this, go to the top right of any page on English Wikipedia and click on the “Sign Up” link. Fill out the form and make sure that you keep track of the user name that you choose.
 * 2) Next you will need to join the course page for our class. You can find the class page by typing “Education Program:Kansas State University/ENGL 362 (Spring 2015)” into the search bar for English Wikipedia. Join the class by clicking the “Enroll” button in the top left corner. The enrollment token is on your paper version of the assignment. This page helps us keep track of the various activities you do on Wikipedia and will be a source of information as you progress throughout the semester.
 * 3) Take the Interactive Training under the “Resources” tab at the top of the page. Make sure that you complete all of the activities that it asks you do in your sandbox. These will provide you with a basic understanding of how to contribute to Wikipedia.
 * Gate 2
 * 1) The first step is to find academic and scholarly sources to help write the article. Remember Wikipedia articles are about organizing and summarizing major academic opinions on the subject. For scholarship about poetry, some of the best sources will be discoverable through academic databases like MLA bibliography, JSTOR, MUSE and Google Scholar, all of which you have access through the library.
 * 2) Create a bulleted list of the sources you found on the sandbox assigned to you. Make sure that you use proper academic citations. Wikipedia doesn't have a standard citation style, but whichever style you choose (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) be consistent. If you want, a tool similar to RefWorks, is available in the editing window called “Cite”.
 * 3) Begin an outline of your Wikipedia article in the sandbox, emphasizing the development of individual sections for the article. Common sections for poetry articles include a “Summary” section, a section discussing themes, and a section discussing academic reception. Other sections likely will develop around different areas in scholarship.
 * Gate 3

Gate four will be the final due date. Pay attention to feedback that you receive from Wikipedians and Alex Stinson on your article's talk page, continue to develop the article to the best of your ability. Make sure that you are developing the article for a public audience, explaining the information you find in sources as thoroughly and as clearly as possible. Also, remember, more sources does not necessarily make a better article. Make sure that you are explaining thoroughly the information that you find in those sources.
 * Gate 4