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Course name
English 1301
Institution
MHS
Instructor
Monica Prochnow
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2017-08-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
150


Composition I

Student Assigned Reviewing
Reese Zamora Alcoholism
Ks157852 Student athlete
Asvpxd Eligibility for the NBA draft
Tyreid1 Changing the Drinking Age
Isaiah.rubio Autonomous cars
Samah rahhal
Jordan817
Preston Dearden Baby Building, Ethicality of Baby Building
Joey McStalin
Kassidee999 Vaccine
Macie Rakaba Gender wage gap
Mp201651 Testing cosmetics on animals
Kileycox7 Testing cosmetics on animals
Jayleeclark
Kbillionaire
Alissapalushi Animal testing
Nolan williams Immigration to the United States
Nyrhtac7 Music education in the United States
Lexigreer33 Dance, History of dance Is dance a sport
Aaron.qc Piracy off the coast of Somalia Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Emilyyy le Gender pay gap Gender pay gap
Emilyyy le Gender pay gap Gender pay gap
Emilyyy le Gender pay gap Gender pay gap
Emilyyy le Gender pay gap Gender pay gap
Emilyyy le Gender pay gap Gender pay gap
Emilyle53
Kayleeshuck Testing cosmetics on animals
MoSchott
Sc157762 Tampon tax
Jordan.blackburn546 On-Court Coaching in Tennis
Noahbutlr Student loans in the United States
Ss156264 Racial discrimination
Peyton.jamson
Kent.albritton
Jn156249 Conditional cash transfer
Michellet82801 Universal health care Universal health care
Imayes01
NA155397
Jshahi10 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Ali.Ahmer
Sdanielle16
Jahir333 Socialism, Education Reform, School choice
Foxman159
Dillon.nguyen
Kara.gates Break (work)
Kristen.morazzano Open campus lunch School lunch
Chasekrieger
Nia.wil Psychiatric medication
MadisonDo Higher education Tertiary Education
Kirababinetz Gender Roles Gender Roles
Krystal.albritton Texting while driving
Megandesb
Dana.skaggs
Lindseydecker
Haywire11
Raegann101
Raymo1892
Loperkins985
NoahDaniels Net neutrality
Ml206873 Is homework beneficial to students?
Sbocaj5
Krystal C871
Haleykiper
Joshcowan17
Luke davis 08
Sh155169
Jordan.barnett
Madison.roberts Driver's licenses in the United States
ChinnaOjimadu Plastic Surgery
Peytonjameson
Kelloughs Flakes
Jones5211
Aumani.sansom
Rclinage12
Mikimotole12 Animal rights Seaworld
ChloeMilton01
Jameel Mashriqi Video game controversies Video game controversies
Elizabethshutt
JonahWhitlock3 College athletics in the United States College athletics in the United States
PraiseEze
Si193365 Islamaphobia
Emendez2
Lindsph Testing cosmetics on animals Animal testing
Taylorwillia077
Mf146808
PCherr3 Topfreedom Topfreedom
Marenaolger
Madisoncupples
Nyles05 Mobile Phone use in schools, Mobile phone use in schools
Ko202510
HayleeSayen Cheerleading
Maya Azam Child obesity
Therealdejag
Bs156551 Death With Dignity
Ariyana.smith
Parneetk Pit Bull, Breed-specific legislatio
Tman0620 Animal Testing Animal Testing
Chandler2110 Start school later movement, Start School Later movement
Nicolebarbeau Special education Special education
Jake.dobson
Marlieharris Seaworld captivity
Hannah.simpkins
Melissaaaa 32
Jc158162
Theethan715 Gun Control
Granthankins
Gdk2000 Police misconduct
Caleb719
Rieneld64
Jaidan Lanier
Mjcotty
KShoop66
Halepenyo Vegetarianism
Dd156821
Brianna.pacheco
Caseycull2

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 6 November 2017   |   Tuesday, 7 November 2017   |   Wednesday, 8 November 2017   |   Thursday, 9 November 2017
Introduction to the Wikipedia project

 Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well. 


 Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page. 

Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.) 
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade. 
  • Then, please review the following handouts: 
  • When you finish, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page. 

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 13 November 2017   |   Tuesday, 14 November 2017   |   Wednesday, 15 November 2017   |   Thursday, 16 November 2017
Assignment - Evaluate a Wikipedia article

 It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page. 


  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings. 
  • Choose an article on Wikipedia related to your research this semester. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these): 
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
    •  Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? 
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
    •  Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? 
    • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
    • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 27 November 2017   |   Tuesday, 28 November 2017   |   Wednesday, 29 November 2017   |   Thursday, 30 November 2017
Assignment - Add to your article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article related to your research. You can either update or create a new citation, or add 1-2 sentences to and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 4 December 2017   |   Tuesday, 5 December 2017   |   Wednesday, 6 December 2017   |   Thursday, 7 December 2017
Assignment - Copyedit your article

Read through your article again, or select another, related article to copyedit. As you read, think about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Then, make the appropriate changes. You don’t need to contribute new information to the article.