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Course name
Writing 3225F 2021
Institution
Western University
Instructor
Dr. Christopher Lee
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing for the Web
Course dates
2021-09-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Students will be doing the training, editing stubs or Wikipedia articles listed as in need of edits, then creating a new Wikipedia article or making substantial contributions to an existing one. They will not be following the full WEP course schedule.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Samanthawong33
MegaRoc MegaRoc/Al Oeming's Alberta Game Park
Nross45uwo
RM.Fawcett Solar deity, North Barrière Lake
AWB2021 Bastille discography, COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, Kathryn Mockler
Emilymed
Jakesversky
Chloeessery Claudia Sulewski
Rbhusari Maya cave sites
Abaggs
Jennakaufman
MadisonMesquita Jewish women in the Holocaust Censorship in Iran
CameronRailton XinFin, Canada moments mural (Aurora)
Asafdar4
BuffaloSpirit
Wikilenn List of first generation home video game consoles
Sabrinacaramico Kaposvár
Ggerskup
Sadvanii Old age and driving, After You (novel), Nihilism (Supernatural)
Kierandrover Mafia Wars
Mstew27 Disability flag, Squishmallows
Kenriqu
Alyssathulmann
Mpate328uwo Durgadas (novel), Weird Years, The Free Library Movement
Bdelance

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 September 2021   |   Thursday, 9 September 2021   |   Friday, 10 September 2021   |   Saturday, 11 September 2021
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

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:

Assignment - Get started on 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 12 September 2021   |   Monday, 13 September 2021   |   Tuesday, 14 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 15 September 2021   |   Thursday, 16 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 19 September 2021   |   Monday, 20 September 2021   |   Tuesday, 21 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 22 September 2021   |   Thursday, 23 September 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 26 September 2021   |   Monday, 27 September 2021   |   Tuesday, 28 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 29 September 2021   |   Thursday, 30 September 2021
Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 3 October 2021   |   Monday, 4 October 2021   |   Tuesday, 5 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 6 October 2021   |   Thursday, 7 October 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 10 October 2021   |   Monday, 11 October 2021   |   Tuesday, 12 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 13 October 2021   |   Thursday, 14 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 17 October 2021   |   Monday, 18 October 2021   |   Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 20 October 2021   |   Thursday, 21 October 2021
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

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 8

Course meetings
Sunday, 24 October 2021   |   Monday, 25 October 2021   |   Tuesday, 26 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 October 2021   |   Thursday, 28 October 2021

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 31 October 2021   |   Monday, 1 November 2021   |   Tuesday, 2 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 November 2021   |   Thursday, 4 November 2021
Assignment - Continue improving your article

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.

Assignment - Polish your work

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 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 7 November 2021   |   Monday, 8 November 2021   |   Tuesday, 9 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 November 2021   |   Thursday, 11 November 2021
Assignment - Final article

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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 14 November 2021   |   Monday, 15 November 2021   |   Tuesday, 16 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 November 2021   |   Thursday, 18 November 2021
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.