Editing Interpersonal Media (Winter 2020)/Wiki Task 3
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# Decide on an article to work on if you haven't yet. Remember, we '''highly''' recommend that this article be of the "stub class". The expectation is that you raise the article's quality by two classes (e.g. stub to C, start to B). | # Decide on an article to work on if you haven't yet. Remember, we '''highly''' recommend that this article be of the "stub class". The expectation is that you raise the article's quality by two classes (e.g. stub to C, start to B). | ||
# Let us know which article you have selected: | # Let us know which article you have selected: | ||
## goto the WikiEdu course homepage | ## goto the WikiEdu course homepage | ||
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## click on "Assign myself an article" | ## click on "Assign myself an article" | ||
## enter the article title as shown in Wikipedia and click Assign | ## enter the article title as shown in Wikipedia and click Assign | ||
# Once you have selected an article to work on, the "My Articles" section will show you a number of steps and links. The two links to focus on right now are the bibliography and article sandbox. | # Once you have selected an article to work on, the "My Articles" section will show you a number of steps and links. The two links to focus on right now are the bibliography and article sandbox. | ||
# Add the sources that you've found to the bibliography page which will be created when you click on the link. As a reminder, while academic sources are the "gold standard", match your citations with the content. If your article is about a movie star, you will likely be citing interviews that were published in magazines or on the radio. Try to vary the types of sources and select the more notable ones. Additionally, if you are having difficulty finding sources, reach out to a reference librarian (https://www.lib.washington.edu/about/contact), they are a great resource! | # Add the sources that you've found to the bibliography page which will be created when you click on the link. As a reminder, while academic sources are the "gold standard", match your citations with the content. If your article is about a movie star, you will likely be citing interviews that were published in magazines or on the radio. Try to vary the types of sources and select the more notable ones. Additionally, if you are having difficulty finding sources, reach out to a reference librarian (https://www.lib.washington.edu/about/contact), they are a great resource! | ||
# Create a clone of the current page in your sandbox: | # Create a clone of the current page in your sandbox: | ||
## open the article sandbox and the article itself in two separate tabs | ## open the article sandbox and the article itself in two separate tabs | ||
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## paste the cloned content | ## paste the cloned content | ||
## click "Publish page" | ## click "Publish page" | ||
# Begin editing, drafting, and generally improving the article sandbox page! | # Begin editing, drafting, and generally improving the article sandbox page! | ||
