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Course name
Gender Welfare and Poverty
Institution
The George Washington University
Instructor
E Strader
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2022-08-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


How the causes and consequences of poverty differ for women and men; how race, class, and gender shape policy responses to poverty. The history of family assistance policy in the United States and the impact of various welfare reform efforts.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Sallyfried Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act Real ID Act, Red tape
ENorth3 Red tape Real ID Act, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
Plantl0v3r Gender pay gap Maternal wall, Child care
Ansan500 Child care Gender pay gap, Maternal wall
Emarsh375 Unemployment in the United States Gender inequality in the United States, Gender Role
Sshack2 Gender script Effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Machismo
RBondy Gender Role Gender inequality in the United States, Unemployment in the United States
IonaMink Maternal wall Gender pay gap, Child care
Msociallyaware17 Real ID Act Red Tape, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
Latterrior Effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico Machismo, Gender script
Myspecialusername Gender inequality in the United States Unemployment in the United States, Gender Role
Feminista del Caribe 22 Machismo Effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Gender script
Littlemissfeminist War on poverty Child poverty, Poverty in the United States
ZBron22 Child poverty Poverty in the United States, War on poverty
Sgcoggin Poverty in the United States Child poverty, War on poverty

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
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:

In class - 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

LGBT+ Studies

Sociology

Women's Studies

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

Per in-class conversation, I've added one extra week for you to start drafting your contributions. BUT please let me know if you don't think you can finish preparing your draft before Week 7 for the peer review. 

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Assignment - Discussion with your Wikipedia group
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
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

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 November 2022
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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
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.

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