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Wikipedia Assignment: Create (or contribute significant
editing to) a wikipedia entry on a subject relevant to writing for
cyberspace. To complete this assignment you will need to: 1) become familiar with the structure and purpose of Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki 2) understand practices for adding text, images, links, references, etc to pages on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki 3) gather a body of information + references suitable for constructing an entry 4) post your entry Dates and directions for turning in
your work: March 5: In-class
presentation on assignment - familiarize yourself with processes for
contributing to Wikipedia March 10: (Due at the
beginning of class) Blog 7: exploratory writing on your wikipedia
entry to include: focus, sources for your entry; draft writing; any
questions you have about the posting process March 10: In class:
feedback to classmates' Blogs; answer questions about posting process Click on "edit" to see the html for the following layouts: Sample entry with a contents box +
headings:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki Sample entry with embedded,
gallery & sidebar illustrations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki March 12: Network with
classmates: make sure you have all the information you need to finish your
entry over Spring Break March 24: Due: Blog 8:
to include a link to your completed Wikipedia entry along with your user
name and a reflection of what you learned about online communities & online
writing The length of you entry for Wikipedia
should be appropriate to your topic. If you include illustrations - make
sure to comply with copyright requirements. General assurance and encouragement:
It is not really possible to give complete, upfront directions for this
assignment. You will need to use the Wikipedia site to find directions for
posting your entry and you will need to practice in the sandbox. You will
probably get at least one message about what you need to do to make your entry
comply with Wikipedia requirements and your work will probably be removed.
Make sure to communicate with the other editors to find out why - then try
again. You can't 'break" the site - so just try it out. I strongly
suggest that once you have written your text +developed a design - you just get
in there and give it a try. Good luck! |
