Wikipedia talk:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Courses/Grassroots Politics and Public Policy fall 2010

Course description
This is a very short description of the course, intended to give Wikipedians an idea of where your class is coming from and what the broader context for your assignment is.

Assignment overview
This describes the assignment. It is intended for both students and Wikipedians, to explain in broad strokes what the students will be doing on Wikipedia, and what related assignment activities will happen outside of Wikipedia.

Assignment timeline
This is a summary of the key due dates and the expected timeline for the assignment. For example:
 * 9 September (week 1) - Create account, create a user page, and add your name to this page
 * 14 September (week 2) - Request a mentor who will be available to offer advice and assistance as you start editing. List 3-5 articles you will consider working on as your main project.
 * 16 September (week 2) - Review an existing article.
 * 21 September (week 3) - List the article you will work on. Begin compiling a bibliography and studying the sources.
 * 28 September (week 4) - Bibliography draft due.
 * 5 October (week 5) - Outline draft due. Begin writing 3-4 paragraph summary version of your article (with citations).
 * 7 October (week 5) - Seek feedback from mentor on whether your summary article meets Wikipedia's requirements
 * 12 October (week 6) - Move your summary article into main space, compose one-sentence "hook", and nominate it for Did you know.
 * 26 October (week 8) - Initial version of complete article due. Offer feedback and suggestions to classmates, request peer review.
 * 2 November (week 9) - Recommended deadline to nominate articles for Good Article status.
 * 16 November (week 11) - In-class presentations about project.
 * 2 December (week 13) - Final version due.

Students
This is a list of students and their articles, which students will sign up for at the appropriate time.
 * - Noise pollution in the United States
 * - Pesticide regulation in the United States