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Course name
Public Writing Fall 2021
Institution
Boston University
Instructor
Marisa Milanese
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing
Course dates
2021-09-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
38


In this class, you will learn about the growing call for scholars to communicate their research to the public and, through course readings and regular short writing exercises, study and practice the genres that academic researchers and other serious thinkers use to shape public discourse. You will also have the opportunity to explore the immediate relevance of an academic research project you are passionate about and “translate” it to reach a public audience. You will read and write in several public genres, including contributing to a Wikipedia article.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Fencing1228 Bluebikes Shein, Beach House
Peach Sunscreen Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Community fridge, Neonatal sepsis
GeorgeCHerring Beach House Neonatal sepsis, Bluebikes
Saaadu18 Community fridge
Siposun Solo (Frank Ocean song) Community fridge, Florida Light and Power
NoCilantro Shein Valorant, Largan Precision
Zgi13 Atlantic goliath grouper Service animal, Standardized test
DevinMilesTorres Sweatpants
Bdot9 Valorant
Sandrapenelope Service animal Atlantic goliath grouper, Largan Precision
Granto47 Pokémon competitive play Conformity
Casperthelazyghost ArmaLite AR-18 Accelerationism
Hopeimrich Largan Precision Shein
FunnyGirl2000x She Used to Be Mine (Sara Bareilles song)
Emerson Winston Florida Light and Power Solo (Frank Ocean song)
JedBarlet Neonatal sepsis Beach House, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Jacques Bermon Webster II Standardized test
Jackdawgirl Conformity
DizzyLemur Accelerationism Pokémon competitive play, ArmaLite AR-18

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 September 2021   |   Friday, 24 September 2021
Assignment - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Sept. 22

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 - Evaluating articles and sources
Sept. 24
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Sept. 24
Assignment - Finding and choosing your article
Sept. 24

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

    • The "Choose your article" exercise will provide a link to your Article Selection page (you have to be logged in to Wikipedia to access it). Here, you will list three potential articles to work on along with the a few sources for each. It's absolutely fine if you use the same three articles from Wednesday's activity.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 27 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 29 September 2021   |   Friday, 1 October 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Sept. 27

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Assignment - Citations and images
Sept. 29

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 10-11

Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Oct. 1

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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 4 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 6 October 2021   |   Friday, 8 October 2021
Assignment - Polish and publish
Oct. 4

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.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 15