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Course name
American Government
Institution
Chattanooga State Community College
Instructor
Liz Norell
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2019-05-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-08-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


The course itself is a basic introduction to American government -- institutions and processes. For the project, students will be working to add or expand pages for local and state elected officials in Tennessee. In assigning students the task of finding information about state and local representatives in semesters past, what we've learned is that many city council and county commissions in our state have absolutely no information available online. The students will be adding this, to aide future students and the citizens of the state research their elected officials before elections.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Robtcooke9
Zsburnette Patsy Hazlewood Steven Henry, Steve Henry
Mslolley123 Steven Henry Ron Travis, Patsy Hazlewood
ErinHerston7 Johnny Isakson Bo Watson
Cicadasounds Yusuf Hakeem
Averyland Ron Travis
Agodfrey1212 Martin Daniel Patsy Hazlewood
Emilybethhale Sabrena Smedley
Jenncheye Bo Watson
Egneely18 Chester Bankston
Kdanderson5
FirstNewFederalist
Tlajas Ken Yager Ken Yager
Annaniicole.19
Kidasay Demetrus Coonrod Bo Watson, Ken Yager
Sarahbeth7780
Tkgoins5 Mike Bell (politician) Ron Travis
Matthew7798 Ken Yager
Demarquis1 Janice Bowling
Congenialityjones Yusef Hakeem
BayleighZ Erskine Oglesby Jr. Demetrus Coonrod, Janice Bowling

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 3 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 4 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 5 June 2019   |   Thursday, 6 June 2019   |   Friday, 7 June 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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 10 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 11 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 12 June 2019   |   Thursday, 13 June 2019   |   Friday, 14 June 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 17 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 18 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 19 June 2019   |   Thursday, 20 June 2019   |   Friday, 21 June 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 24 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 25 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 26 June 2019   |   Thursday, 27 June 2019   |   Friday, 28 June 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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

Political Science

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 1 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 2 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 July 2019   |   Friday, 5 July 2019
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 8 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 9 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 July 2019   |   Thursday, 11 July 2019   |   Friday, 12 July 2019
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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 15 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 16 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 July 2019   |   Thursday, 18 July 2019   |   Friday, 19 July 2019
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 - 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

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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 22 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 23 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 July 2019   |   Thursday, 25 July 2019   |   Friday, 26 July 2019
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!


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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 29 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 30 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 31 July 2019   |   Thursday, 1 August 2019
Milestones

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