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Course name
Sociology of Food and Agriculture
Institution
Howard University
Instructor
Tracy Perkins
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Food and Agriculture
Course dates
2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-22 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


Students will be adding content on Wikipedia related to sociological coverage of food and agriculture.

You will be guided through trainings on how to complete the assignments on a week-by-week basis. For reference, you can also find a list of all the training modules here: https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students

Student Assigned Reviewing
AMM1989 Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water
Has97060820 Pesticide drift
Socbluff Civic agriculture Columbian exchange
Mudbloodrevolutionary97 Homesteading
Peaceofmind18.19 Columbian exchange Civic agriculture
A.E.Douglas Food desert
SocietySloth Black land loss in the United States
Magneto9x Agricultural subsidy Agricultural subsidy
JaquelineW Convenience food
WaltzingwithWeasleys Labor history of the United States, National Labor Relations Act of 1935, United States labor law
MalachiteGuy1 Hunger strike
Olami1997 Farmworker Farmworker
Cheesesteaklover16 The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African American Culinary History in the Old South, Soul food
Joa 79 Community food security
ItsNailahhh Gentrification
1untouched Organic farming
MalachiteGuy123

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 August 2018   |   Thursday, 30 August 2018
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.)

Then do the two trainings above.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 September 2018   |   Thursday, 6 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Use the instructions below to evaluate TWO wikipedia articles. One should be the Sociology of Food article. The second should be an article of your choice related to food and agriculture. Use it as an opportunity to evaluate a page you might like to work on for your course assignment.

Evaluate an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 September 2018   |   Thursday, 13 September 2018
Assignment - Select your topic and begin finding sources

This semester, you have the option to select from a pre-determined list of topics OR to find your own topic and submit a proposal to your instructor for approval. 

To select from the predetermined list:

No need to take the "Finding your article" training - simply follow the exercise below to select your topic. 

Exercise

Choose your topic / Find your sources

To find your own topic:

Take the "Finding your article" training then complete the exercise here. 

Exercise

Choose a topic

Email your instructor with your final choice and one paragraph describing what you plan to contribute. Once you have your topic approved: 

Finalize your topic / Find your sources


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Sociology

 

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 September 2018   |   Thursday, 20 September 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 September 2018   |   Thursday, 27 September 2018

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 October 2018   |   Thursday, 4 October 2018
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

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 October 2018   |   Thursday, 11 October 2018
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 October 2018   |   Thursday, 18 October 2018
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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 October 2018   |   Thursday, 25 October 2018
Assignment - Move 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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 October 2018   |   Thursday, 1 November 2018
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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 November 2018   |   Thursday, 8 November 2018
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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 November 2018   |   Thursday, 15 November 2018
Assignment - In-class presentation

Guiding 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.
  • Review the assessment rubric and improve your article as needed.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions