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Course name
English 1020 Honors
Institution
University of Memphis
Instructor
Courtney Miller Santo
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


Welcome to honors English 1020. This semester we will focus on the city of Memphis. You will be expected to write or expand an article about an individual connected to Memphis, or a historical event or location that has connections to Memphis.

Student Assigned Reviewing
AmarraD. Ascension Missionary Baptist Church Mud Island, Memphis, Mason Temple
Vebrown Miss Gay Memphis, Mid-South Pride The Memphis Horns, The Arcade Restaurant
The.Jeremiah02 Booker Little Mid-South Pride, Moneybagg Yo
AlexisRosendahl Mud Island, Memphis Memphis Zoo, Memphis College of Art
Thouston7 Mason Temple Sonic Boom of the South, Ascension Missionary Baptist Church
Emmalauren19 National Civil Rights Museum Melanie Smith (equestrian), Memphis soul
0diego0 The Memphis Horns National Civil Rights Museum, Miss Gay Memphis
Ainsleymacdougal Memphis soul New Daisy Theatre, Gibson's donuts
MargoK1309 Mason Temple, The Memphis Horns
HabeshaKid Christ Community Health Services The Arcade Restaurant, Mid-South Pride
Deb316 Gibson's donuts Moneybagg Yo, Memphis Zoo
Court.pow2 Memphis College of Art Sonic Boom of the South, Ascension Missionary Baptist Church
Katien13 Moneybagg Yo Memphis College of Art, Melanie Smith (equestrian)
Zynxo Memphis Zoo Memphis soul, National Civil Rights Museum
Emilyseatvet New Daisy Theatre Miss Gay Memphis, Gibson's donuts
MaSoKiPo New Daisy Theatre, Christ Community Health Services
Deep sea coral Melanie Smith (equestrian) Mud Island, Memphis, Mason Temple

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 21 January 2021
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.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 28 January 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 February 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 18 February 2021
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

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Films

History

Linguistics

Political Science

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 25 February 2021
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Continue Drafting Your Contributions

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 March 2021
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
Thursday, 11 March 2021
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
Thursday, 18 March 2021
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
Thursday, 25 March 2021
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
Thursday, 1 April 2021
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
Thursday, 8 April 2021
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!
Milestones

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