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Course name
CORE 160-05
Institution
Fisk University
Instructor
Patrick C. Fleming
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Composition
Course dates
2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
27


This is the second half of a required first-year writing course. For one of their assignments (in February), students will choose and improve pages related to Black History Month.

Student Assigned Reviewing
EVO52500 Thomas Talley, St. Elmo Brady, Thomas W. Talley
Docinmaking Obstetrics and gynaecology St. Elmo Brady, Thomas W. Talley, The Varieties of Religious Experience
Mfarmer26 Black film, The Fire Next Time Kehinde Wiley, Politics of Brazil, Bratpack, Blackface in contemporary art, Harlem Renaissance
Jazmen-Nicole
BLTownsend02 Harlem Renaissance, Politics of Brazil Blackface in contemporary art, Kehinde Wiley
Gwilliams06 Cathy Hughes, Gladys West Angela Davis, Mary Ellan Pleasant, Janice Bryant Howroyd, Mary McLeod Bethune
Garrettelewis Howard University
KiraCurrie Mary Kenner
Aajones12 Floetry
Tecaldwell Maya (Ethiopia)
Rayhamsa Madam C. J. Walker, Mary Ellen Pleasant Cathy Hughes, Janice Bryant Howroyd
Asiaaw03 Nailah Blackman, Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin Maya (Ethiopia), Aruba, Racism in Puerto Rico
Anusha Neu Marie Van Brittan Brown, Alice H. Parker Mary Kenner, Dorothy Lavinia Brown, Ida Gray Nelson, Helen Octavia Dickens, Mildred Davidson
KPeprah112 Female genital mutilation
Clarkekent19 Alice Ball, William B. Purvis Mary Kenner
Kamari Bell Kehinde Wiley
Aejones2nd18 Bratpack, Blackface in contemporary art Black film, The Fire Next Time, Harlem Renaissance, Politics in Brazil, Kehendi Wiley
BMSmith01 The Varieties of Religious Experience
MentrellRoddy98 Mannie Fresh, Real Big, Move Around (B.G), Do That, In My Life (Juvenile) Avelino Munoz
Savierr Dorothy Lavinia Brown, Ida Gray Nelson, Helen Octavia Dickens
JKinsey05 Nyzzy Nyce
Jesseniaortiz3157 Racism in Puerto Rico, Hurricane maria, Hurricane Maria
Keke Sis09
Samone sloan22
Amya18 Janice Bryant Howroyd, Mary McLeod Bethune
Samonesloan Languages of Aruba, Flag of Aruba, Papiamento
Iyanla Perkins Prairie View A&M University, Tennessee State University

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 21 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 January 2019   |   Friday, 25 January 2019
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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 January 2019   |   Friday, 1 February 2019
In class - Discussion
Who Writes Wikipedia?
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 February 2019   |   Friday, 8 February 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019   |   Friday, 15 February 2019
In class - Discussion
Clear Writing
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019   |   Friday, 22 February 2019
Assignment - Training Modules

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Books

History

LGBT+ Studies

Political Science

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 February 2019   |   Friday, 1 March 2019
Assignment - Finding and Adding Sources

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13


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
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019   |   Friday, 15 March 2019
Milestones

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


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.


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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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