Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Cornell University/Writing about Poetry on Wikipedia (Fall 2022)

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Course name: Writing about Poetry on Wikipedia

Institution: Cornell University

Instructor: Nancy Pollak

Wikipedia Expert: Ian (Wiki Ed)

Subject: Books

Course dates: 2022-08-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-09 23:59:59 UTC

Approximate number of student editors: 6

The main work of the course is writing about poetry in the medium of the digital encyclopedia. What kind of writing is suitable for Wikipedia? What poets and poems should be represented, and what information should be given? How is Wikipedia different from pre-digital encyclopedias? The course covers the core principles and the stylistic specifications of Wikipedia writing. It also covers basics of verse analysis, useful for reading poetry and assessing sources. Analytical assignments support and contrast with encyclopedia writing. Other topics include the history of encyclopedias and their function in the digital age. Among the goals of the course are writing with a broad audience in mind and contributing to the world’s body of knowledge about poetry.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 | Friday, 2 September 2022

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:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 2

Course meetings

Wednesday, 7 September 2022 | Friday, 9 September 2022

In class - Evaluate Wikipedia (continued)

In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings

Monday, 12 September 2022 | Wednesday, 14 September 2022 | Friday, 16 September 2022

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings

Monday, 19 September 2022 | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 | Friday, 23 September 2022

Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Assignment - Make a small edit

In class - Class presentation (1)

dates to be assigned

Week 5

Course meetings

Monday, 26 September 2022 | Wednesday, 28 September 2022 | Friday, 30 September 2022

Assignment - Start drafting your contribution

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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Books

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings

Monday, 3 October 2022 | Wednesday, 5 October 2022 | Friday, 7 October 2022

Assignment - Continue drafting

In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings

Wednesday, 12 October 2022 | Friday, 14 October 2022

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings

Monday, 17 October 2022 | Wednesday, 19 October 2022 | Friday, 21 October 2022

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 9

Course meetings

Monday, 24 October 2022 | Wednesday, 26 October 2022 | Friday, 28 October 2022

Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

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

Week 10

Course meetings

Monday, 31 October 2022 | Wednesday, 2 November 2022 | Friday, 4 November 2022

Assignment - Continue improving 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.

Week 11

Course meetings

Monday, 7 November 2022 | Wednesday, 9 November 2022

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 12

Course meetings

Monday, 14 November 2022 | Wednesday, 16 November 2022 | Friday, 18 November 2022

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 13

Course meetings

Monday, 21 November 2022

Milestones

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

Week 14

Course meetings

Monday, 28 November 2022 | Wednesday, 30 November 2022 | Friday, 2 December 2022

In class - Class presentation (2)

dates to be assigned

Week 15

Course meetings

Monday, 5 December 2022

Assignment - Analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Assignment - Reflective essay