Writing for Digital Media, Summer 2019/Week 2: June 3
From Gerald R. Lucas
| 58774 & 59513 | NMAC 3108.01–.02 | Online | Summer, 2019 |
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 | Tip: Remember, you can always get assistance with anything — writing, wiki coding, etc. — on the class help page. |
This week, Carroll discusses strategies for writing and editing, and training addresses evaluating Wikipedia articles and making your first edits. Remember to use your journal writing to practice both your writing skills and wiki coding skills. You should be learning new ones every week.
Read
- Carroll, chapters 3 and 4.
- Niklas Göke, “How to Edit Your Writing in Three Passes.”[1]
Do
- Training: Evaluating Articles and Sources and How to edit: Wikicode vs Visual Editor
- Discussion: Thinking about sources and plagiarism
Write
- Your third journal post should evaluate a Wikipedia article. Go through the exercise on WikiEdu, but instead of leaving your evaluation on the article’s talk page, post it in your journal. Remember to link to the page you’re evaluating.
- Comment on at least one other classmate’s evaluation.
- Your fourth journal entry on a topic of your choosing.
- Comment on at least one other classmate’s post.
Notes
- ↑ Even though Göke suggests Skitch, you might consider using the Hemingway App for drafting and revising.
