User:MrX/Adoption school
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Adoption school for ____
This is the centralized page for mentoring ____ in the processes, policies, guidelines and practices of Wikipedia.
____ goals
Program goals
By the end of the mentoring program, the subject should have a working understanding of...
- Core policies
- Wiki formatting, layout and style
- How to create new articles
- How to effectively use talk pages
- Where to look, or who to turn to, for help
You should feel free to continue editing, and contributing to Wikipedia in other ways, during this program.
Lessons
Each lesson should be completed by reading the recommended background material, asking questions, and completing the assignments which will consist of answering questions and completing various activities. The lessons can be worded on sequentially or concurrently.
Lesson 1 - Core policies
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AssignmentRead the following and ask any questions below. Then answer the question at the bottom of the lesson.
Your questions?Assignment questions (open book)1. What is Wikipedia's main purpose? 2. Who's in charge of Wikipedia? 3. Is Wikipedia a good place to publish press releases? 4. How are decisions made at Wikipedia? 5. What is original research? 6. Is it ever OK not to follow a policy? (cite the policy that supports your answer) 7. Give three ways to ensure that we are editing neutrally?
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Lesson 2 - Basic editing
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This lesson will help you become familiar with the technical aspects of editing. It is important to take the time to read all of the material at least once. The lab exercise will give you the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned and receive feedback. AssignmentRead the following and ask any questions below. Complete the lab exercises and answer the question at the bottom of the lesson.
Lab exercise
Please ping when you start this exercise and also when you end it so that I can review your edits. Your questions?Feedback |
Lesson 3 - Identifying and citing sources
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This lesson will help you to identify reliable sources and add citations to articles. AssignmentRead the following and ask any questions below. Complete the lab exercises and answer the question at the bottom of the lesson. How to find sourcesLab exercise
Your questions?Assignment questions1. Is an internet forums a reliable sources? 2.Identify the error in this citation: <ref>{{cite web|url=money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/pf/1103/gallery.biggest_cities/index.html|title=America's 5 biggest cities|author=Blake Ellis|publisher=CNN|date=March 25, 2011|accessdate=2013-03-16}}</ref> |
Lesson 4 - Effective talk page interaction
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Lesson 5 - Creating new articles
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Lesson 6 - Everything else
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Open discussion
Here we can have ongoing discussion in lieu of using the talk page.
Resources
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