- what did you enjoy?
- did anything surprise you?
- what was frustrating?
- would you describe the research that you had to do for the article as similar to or different from the research that you have done in the past? how so? in what ways?
- what did you learn?
- One might revise either the Wikipedia Debate or the Wikipedia Feature Article Analysis essay for the Persuasive Analytical essay IF the revision meets the guidelines (primarily the new, extended 1250-word limit)
- Remember: the new persuasive position articulated in the thesis should be nuanced (not over-simplified)
- You can also develop a new essay, as long as it focuses on Wikipedia and meets the assignment's requirements
- We strongly recommend that whatever you write addresses your experience as a Wikipedian. This can be either the focus of the final essay or a smaller section.
- In the final essay, a higher quality standard will be applied to various writing items such as thesis statements (with sub-claims); body paragraph development (claim-evidence-explanation-closing); the accurate and effective use of sources (introducing the source, using signal phrases, formatting the direct quote correctly, using accurate in-text citations, and signalling the use of summaries and paraphrases where necessary), MLA Works Cited accuracy, and overall quality of the writing.
Some questions that might lead to a more nuanced approach:
- In your experience working with Wikipedia in this class, what were some of your most frustrating moments? Why were these moments frustrating? How did they affect your thinking about Wikipedia or its use?
- In your experience working with Wikipedia in this class, what were some of your most rewarding or fun moments? Why were these moments rewarding or fun? How did they affect your thinking about Wikipedia or its use?
- If you had to tell someone what you like about this class, what would it be? Why?
- If you had to tell someone what you don't like about this class, what would it be? Why?
- How has learning more about Wikipedia changed the way you think about it?
- How has learning more about Wikipedia changed the way you use it?
- If there were one thing you could change about Wikipedia, what would it be?
- If there were one thing you would never change about Wikipedia what would it be?
Discuss
Given your understanding of the assignment, revise or draft your working thesis statement Share this one other person: as readers of your peer's working thesis statement, ask yourselves these questions:
- is the thesis nuanced (not over-simplified)?
- is the thesis arguable?
- can you predict what the structure of the essay will be based on the thesis statement?
Once you have consulted with a peer, received feedback, and made the necessary revisions, please write your working thesis on the whiteboard.
Review working thesis statements
Organizing the Persuasive Analytical essay (30)
Based on the working thesis statement, create a list of potential sub-claims.
Scrap Paper Evidence activity(based on one sub-claim)
Writer identifies a claim in need of (better) evidence
--your name
--the name of the Wikipedia article you are discussing
--the claim for which you need better evidence
Instructor gathers and re-distributes to students working in pairs
Partners must then find evidence for the claim
When complete, partners return scrap - with evidence - to the original writer-- and discuss
Once the scrap paper has been returned, develop a working outline of your essay:
- include the introduction (working thesis, plus brainstorm ideas for a lead)
- include all of the sub-claims (plus supporting evidence, if available)
- include the conclusion (tentative offerings acceptable)
Drafting an accurate Works Cited page for the final essay (15)
- See "Preparing the list of works cited" at the bottom of MLA Manuscript Format
- MLA List of Works Cited - Hacker's Documentation Page
- Questions about Works Cited
Volunteers for Norming?
Drafting time (35)
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