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Course name
ENGL 2000
Institution
Louisiana State University
Instructor
Josef Horacek
Wikipedia Expert
Adam (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English Composition
Course dates
2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-02-24 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
21


English 2000 is the second of two courses in LSU's Writing Program. Most of the students are in their second year of college. The purpose of the course is to enhance the students' writing skills, with an emphasis on research and argumentation.

The students will spend roughly one month working on several brief Wikipedia assignments. First, they will copyedit an article, improving at least two sentences. Second, they will add at least two new sources, with corresponding citations, to a poorly researched article. Finally, they will write a lead for an article that's missing one.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Vcanno1 I Am a Singer (season 3), Astrological sign, Swimming injuries
Awisbar Venice, 2016 Rugby League Four Nations squads, Road rage
Pndeleo International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, Battle of Brisbane, United States news media and the Vietnam War
Lvu13 List of Arrow characters, Foreign relations of South Africa during apartheid, Violence and intersectionality
Chandlerblack Arts and culture of Washington, D.C., Back pain, Brazilian Gold
Dragonborn126 Rogue One, Technology in Star Wars, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Bible translations into Greek
Klpoi5 Cork University Press, Battle of Cantigny, Robert Ball (naturalist)
Hgalbo Memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism (section), Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, Women and smoking, Memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism
Sbrou43 Magic (paranormal), Architecture of thailand, Geography of Lafayette, Louisiana
Richard Wi-Afedzi History of iPhone, Fifa world cup Fifa world cup, List of earthquakes in 2010, List of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air characters
Dgreeny21 Military history of Japan, NRG Stadium, Common injuries in cricket
Erinhufft Escalator, Bipolar I disorder, Mally Beauty
Kalemckean African art, Vista bridge, George M. Hendee
Jullappy SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1), Security hacker, Slurry pipeline
Madelinepolson South African wine, Blue Man Group, Corruption in Egypt
Tspott1 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, 1999 Gator Bowl
Brianatumminello History of Korean animation, Aztec cuisine, History of Italian Renaissance domes
HVD1998 List of Sailor Moon characters, Legality of cannabis, Cinematic techniques, China Immigration Inspection
Apot22 Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paul Avrich, Edward Burke (priest)
Chandlerlemoine Bluegrass music, Tulane Green Wave football, 1990–99
BCarmichael
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Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2017   |   Wednesday, 1 February 2017   |   Friday, 3 February 2017
Assignment - Create your account and learn the basics
  • Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
  • Be prepared to take a quiz in class.


Assignment - Copyedit an article
  • Choose an article that needs improvements in style and grammar. You can find a list of suitable articles here. Take some time finding a good article to work on, as this will save you time in the long run. For example, some articles have been written by non-native speakers and contain obvious grammatical errors, which should be easy to fix.
  • Add the article next to your name in the course page. Make sure no one else in the class has already claimed the same article.
  • Edit the article, improving at least two sentences. You do not need to change the article's content. In this assignment, you're focusing on style and grammar. Don't forget to briefly explain the changes in the edit summary.
  • Additional advice on copyediting Wikipedia articles is available here.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2017   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2017   |   Friday, 10 February 2017
Assignment - Add sources to an article
  • Find an article in need of better or additional sources and citations. Use this link to look up suitable articles: Articles needing additional references. Again, taking some time to choose a good article will make for easier work later on. The article should be well developed so that you have plenty of opportunities to add sources without having to add new content.
  • Add the article next to your name in the course page. Make sure no one else in the class has already claimed the same article.
  • Complete the two training modules below.
  • Find two sources using electronic databases or other LSU library resources. Post a list of citations in your sandbox. These must be properly formatted citations, not links. Keep in mind that links to database articles will not work for everyone.
  • Find the exact passages in your sources that support the uncited information in the WP article and copy those passages to your sandbox.
  • Integrate the sources in the article, and post on the article talk page briefly explaining your contribution.
  • Here's a very good help page for all your questions: References for beginners.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2017   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2017   |   Friday, 17 February 2017
Assignment - Add a lead to an article
  • Find an article with a missing or insufficient lead section. Use this link to look up suitable articles: Pages missing lede sections.
  • Add the article next to your name in the course page.
  • Draft a new lead and post it in your sandbox for review. I will leave suggestions in your sandbox talk page.
  • Once your lead is approved, add it to the article. Congratulations! You're done with our Wikipedia class project.
  • More information about the lead section can be found here. A one or two-paragraph lead is typically sufficient.