Writing and Publishing in Digital Environments, Spring 2020/Schedule/2
CRN 26149 | nmac 5108.01 | online | Spring 2020 |
Before beginning your work each week, read through the whole lesson so you know what to expect and understand what’s expected. Each tab corresponds to a week of study. All assignments are contained therein. Any questions should be posted to the class help page.
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01/16–03/22: Evaluate, Research, Cite
This week, Carroll discusses strategies for writing and editing, and training addresses evaluating Wikipedia articles and making your first edits.
Read
- Mailer, “The Faith of Graffiti”;
- Carroll, chs. 3 and 4;
- review Evaluating Wikipedia;
- Goeke, “How to Edit Your Writing in Three Passes.”
Do
Wikipedia Training: Evaluating Articles and Sources and How to Edit. Evaluate the entry for Norris Church Mailer.
Go through Wikipedia’s Referencing Tutorial and begin research on “Graffiti” by finding five reliable sources.
Write
First log posts. Edit your user page and write a short bio. Post your initial log entry on your own talk page. Make a correction or two to the Norris Church Mailer article you evaluated.
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