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Course name
Writ 2 - Academic Writing
Institution
UC Santa Barbara
Instructor
Nicole Warwick
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing
Course dates
2023-01-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-03-31 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
43


Writ 2 is a first-year composition course. We take a "writing about writing" approach. Students research topics within Writing Studies and learn about the concept of scholarly conversation. Students pick a topic within the field, find journal articles focused on their topic, and then create a conversation between their sources in a genre of their choice. We see the Wikipedia assignment working well with this assignment.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Caiversi25 Code-switching
Polly Zheng Writing in Childhood Writing in Childhood, Handwriting
Sujloz Draft document?action=edit
JJAlex22 Remedial education
AaliyahSanchez Emergent literacies
Bgodare Editing
Samhalasfaw African-American Vernacular English and education
MIKEH666 Content creation
Yingqididi Second language writing
Youdajuan4me Draft document
Lareinahuang Plagiarism
Castle921 Cognitive psychology
Sofiareboredo Writing Anxiety
Minteimoon Handwriting
Grohl2023 DALN
Fletcher hoz Writer's block
Morticiaaddams2 Writing in Childhood
Roach Jefferson Peer review
MistyDay01 Emergent literacies
Prideandpicklejuice Identity and language learning
Naat jk Annotation
Blueruz Prewriting
Ashleigh Howard Intersectionality
Jcnemo Dyslexia, Learning disability
Finnyku Teaching writing in the United States
Ephvex Code-switching
Camilathemx Multilingual Writers
Mebluedude Peer review
Seoksahi
Ninii.711 Reflective writing
Mellyyyj
LaShubbySheeks Code-switching
Plantmom13 Plagiarism
Mathildewritng2 Adult education
Rchante African-American Vernacular English, African-American Vernacular English and education
Olkxiver Code-switching
Mak2323 Revision (writing)
Yeahhidk Framework for success in post secondary writing
SolidBill Plagiarism
Benpppp Plagiarism detection, Plagiarism
Ginger567 Dyslexia
Raspberryonfrog Revision (writing)
Pinkpeaches67 Writer's block

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 January 2023

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
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 3

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2023
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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.
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

In class - Discussion

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 March 2023
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

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.

Assignment - Reflective essay
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!
Milestones

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