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Course name
Writing 2
Institution
UC Santa Barbara
Instructor
jennifer k. johnson
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2023-04-03 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-06-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


Students are typically asked to translate a scholarly article into a new genre and also to identify a scholarly conversation about a topic pertaining to writing studies and write that up as a conversation. The conversation assignment lends itself to a wikipedia assignment because it is heavily referenced and because it should be written in an unbiased manner.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ciarrba
Valeriaserrano2 Pace (narrative) Writing
Roxyrenteria Writing Code-switching, Peer review
Julianatejada Code-switching Writing Therapy, Writer's block
Miaisa5224 Peer review Writing assessment, Code-switching
Gaucho221 Code-switching Peer review, Writer's block
Cbmlou Reading disability Life writing, Writer's block
Bryceucsb Writing assessment, Writing Assessment First Generation College Writing, Reading disability
Mari.h1875 Writer's block Writing
A.staleto Writing Therapy Code-switching, Writer's block
Maritzagmz Code-switching Writer's block
Emnica20 First Generation College Writing
Alyssancor Writer's block Writing Therapy, Code-switching
Emilyac4 Writer's block Writing Assessment
Brianhucsb Writer's block
Ravila.1 Homework
Jaasxmin Life writing Busy work, Code-switching

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 8 May 2023   |   Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 15 May 2023   |   Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 22 May 2023   |   Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 29 May 2023   |   Wednesday, 31 May 2023
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

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.

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, 5 June 2023   |   Wednesday, 7 June 2023
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
Milestones

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