Kindred Spirits

  • Week 2 (02/02 - 02/08)

    No scheduled meetings this week

  • Week 3 (02/09 - 02/15)

    Meetings: Wednesday (02/12)

    • Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

      In Class

      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:

    • Get started on Wikipedia

      Assignment -

      Due: 2020-02-05

      Training

      Wikipedia policiesStart
      Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlistsStart

      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.)

    • Everyone has a Wikipedia account

      Milestone
      This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

  • Week 4 (02/16 - 02/22)

    Meetings: Wednesday (02/19)

    • Week 5 (02/23 - 02/29)

      Meetings: Wednesday (02/26)

      • Evaluate Wikipedia

        Assignment -

        Due: 2020-02-19

        Training

        Evaluating articles and sourcesStart
        How to edit: Wikicode vs Visual EditorStart

        Exercise

        Evaluate WikipediaDue on Feb 19thView

      • Discussion

        In Class
        Thinking about sources and plagiarismView

    • Week 6 (03/01 - 03/07)

      Meetings: Wednesday (03/04)

      • Choose possible topics

        Assignment -

        Due: 2020-02-26

        Training

        Finding your articleStart

        Exercise

        Find potential articlesDue on Feb 26thView

        Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

      • Discussion

        In Class
        What's a content gap?View

    • Week 7 (03/08 - 03/14)

      Meetings: Wednesday (03/11)

      • Add to an article

        Assignment -

        Due: 2020-03-04

        Training

        Adding citationsStart

        Exercise

        Make a small editDue on Mar 4thView

      • Exercise

        Assignment -

        Due: 2020-03-04

        Copyedit an articleDue on Mar 4thView

    • Week 8 (03/15 - 03/21)

      No scheduled meetings this week

    • Week 9 (03/22 - 03/28)

      Meetings: Wednesday (03/25)

      • Exercise

        Assignment -

        Due: 2020-03-11

        Building your bibliographyDue on Mar 11thView

      • Discussion

        In Class
        Thinking about WikipediaView

    • Week 10 (03/29 - 04/04)

      Meetings: Wednesday (04/01)

      • Week 11 (04/05 - 04/11)

        Meetings: Wednesday (04/08)

        • Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

          Biographies

          Books

          History

          LGBT+ Studies

          Women's Studies

        • Start drafting your contributions

          Assignment -

          Due: 2020-04-01

          Training

          PlagiarismStart
          Drafting in the sandboxStart

          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

        • Everyone has started writing

          Milestone

          Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

      • Week 12 (04/12 - 04/18)

        Meetings: Wednesday (04/15)

        • Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

          Assignment -

          Due: 2020-04-08

          Moving work out of the sandboxStart

          It's time to move your work live...to the "mainspace."

          Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

        • Continue improving your article

          Assignment -

          Due: 2020-04-08

          Training

          Contributing images and media filesStart

          Exercise

          Continue improving your articleDue on Apr 8thView

          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 13 (04/19 - 04/25)

        Meetings: Wednesday (04/22)

        • Polish your work

          Assignment

          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 14 (04/26 - 05/02)

        Meetings: Wednesday (04/29)

        • Final article

          Assignment -

          Due: 2020-04-22

          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!

      • Week 15 (05/03 - 05/06)

        Meetings: Wednesday (05/06)

        • You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!

          Milestone

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

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