Writing Assignment

Writing Assignment Groups

==Important Dates==

*Friday, February 13, 2009–Wikipedia assignment given during lecture
*Monday, February 23 – Friday, February 27, 2009–Make an appointment for proposal approval
*Monday, March 23, 2009–Article due on Wikipedia site
*Friday, April 17, 2009–Final project folder due to me at the beginning of class

”’Please keep track of these dates!”’

If you do not get the materials to me, or do not upload your article by the due date, you will lose 10 points per day (yes, including weekend days). If you and your group have an issue, please come to me as soon as possible to resolve it. If you come to me for help one day before the assignment is due, I may not be able to work something out. Come see me!

==Grading==

The project is worth 200 points total, and will be graded in parts:

*Part 1: Proposal–20 points
As long as you get to me during the first two weeks of February, you will receive the points. If you do not get your subject approved, you will not get credit for ”’any”’ of the assignment.

*Part 2: Written Article–150 points
I will grade your article according to a rubric. I will grade the final, peer reviewed article unless you tell me differently. (If, as a result of review, the Wikipedia community decides your article is not unique, or should not be a stand alone piece, just let me know and I’ll grade your initial article.)

*Part 3: Peer Review–30 points
Print out the pages showing your comments on other articles (these must be articles written by students in Ento 431) and include them in your final project folder. You will receive 10 points per adequate comment, for a maximum of 30 points. If you are worried that a comment is not “adequate,” make sure you comment on multiple articles, just to cover your bases.

*Group Percentages: Percent of final grade you get
Since you are working in groups, I need a way to know how well you worked together, and if you all contributed equally to the project. When you turn in your final folder, you will each hand into me a “group percentage” paper, telling me the percentage of work each group member lent to the project. I have an example below on how this works, just in case you’re confused.

Ways to lose points

As mentioned above, if you are late turning in any portion of the assignment, you will lose 10 points per day (including weekend and holidays) late. I will try and remind you of due dates, but turning things in on time is ultimately up to you and your group. This rule applies to every single important date, including the article upload date, and the topic choice date.

If there is any evidence of plagiarism, you will loose points.

The article may only contain 2 direct quotes. Any more than that, and you will lose 10 points per extra quote. Once again, this is one of those things where other students ruined it for the rest of you. Blame them!

Ways to win points

If your article is chosen as a featured article for the Wikipedia site, you will get 50 points extra credit. I’ve got an idea–do that! Read the guidelines for a featured article before you start writing for the best chance at this status.

Group Percentages

Example:

Group members: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck

Donald grades his group members:

Group member: Mickey Mouse    Percentage: 25%
Group member: Minnie Mouse    Percentage: 80%
Group member: Daisy Duck         Percentage: 100%

Mickey grades his group members:

Group member: Minnie    Percentage: 100%
Group member: Daisy      Percentage: 100%
Group member: Donald   Percentage: 100%

Minnie grades her group members:

Group member: Mickey    Percentage: 100%
Group member: Daisy      Percentage: 0%
Group member: Donald   Percentage: 100%

Daisy grades her group members:

Group member: Mickey   Percentage: 50%
Group member: Minnie   Percentage: 50%
Group member: Donald  Percentage: 100%

I take the average of the percentages, and then give you that percentage of the final grade (yes, I round up or down)

Mickey: Average=58%
Minnie: Average=77%
Donald: Average=100%
Daisy: Average=67%

The group earned 200/200 on their project. Since they each earn the percentage given by their group members, their final grades are:

Mickey: 58% of 200 = 116/200
Minnie: 77% of 150 = 154/200
Donald: 100% of 150 = 200/200
Daisy: 67% of 150 = 134/200

See?

==Groups==

Below are your writing assignment groups. Find your name before Friday, February 13th so you can meet your group members in class.

Group #1:

BAUMGARTNER, STACEY ANN

CHOATE, CHANCE ANDREW

WALLEK, KALI JEANNETTE

Group #2

ALANIZ, ALEJANDRO

DELLINGER, LINDE LEEANN

GRANT, WESLEY GARLAND

JENNINGS, MEAGAN NICHOLE

ROBERTSON, ZANE BRENT

Group #3

ALLEN, JULIANNA RUTH

FLEMING, SCOTT BRANDON

HELLER, JULIE ANN

HRANITZKY, LINDSEY MARIE

ZWIERCAN, HAILI BRINAE

Group #4

ANDERS, KELLY DIANE

HAN, HEEDEOK

HUDSON, JOHNATHAN D

KAMINSKI, JACOB CURTIS

KOTZOT, ALLAN DAVID

Group #5

ANSARI, MARYAM

JONES, SARAH GRACE

KELLY, TRENTON JAMES

MALDONADO, RICARDO D

ROTHERMEL, JAMES CHARLES

Group #6

ANZALDUA, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH

HOOD, EMILY MARIA

LOVEL, KATHERINE CHRISTINE

MARTIN, JESSICA ANN

PEVEY, CHRISTINA MARIE

Group #7

BARNES, JARED WAYNE

KLEIN, JOHN JACOB

MCCOLLOCH, ASHLEY LYNN

MEJIA, ALEJANDRO ENRIQUE

YOUSSEF, ALEXANDRIA

Group #8

BARR, STEPHANIE CHRISTINE

HONEYCUTT, TIMOTHY JACOB

MULLINS, PATRICIA LEE

NELMS, KENDALL SHAYNE

TURCHI, AMANDA RENEE

Group #9

BASKIN, KIMBERLY ANN

LALU, DEEPA

MONTES, CECILIA

PALACIOS, ARACELI

YADAV, SHIKHA

Group #10

CUMPTON, KATHERINE ALEXANDRA

GARZA, BRIANNA CLAUDIA

PADILLA, AMANDA

REITER, KATHRYN MARIE

WOODWORTH, DIANA ALEXANDRA

Group #11

BERNZEN, THERESA ELIZABETH

LANG, BENJAMIN JOSEPH

PARKS, KARA JEAN

SHULTS, PHILLIP THOMAS

THORNTON, JORDAN RYAN

Group #12

BLUNCK, ROBIN M

GOFORTH, BROOKE NIKOLE

NANCE, MICHAEL ALAN

REYES, NADIA EDNA

SIMONS, MELISSA JEAN

Group #13

BOOTH, LAURA AYRES

KRET, BRANDEN CHARLES

RUSSELL, CATHERINE LYNN

SRUBAR, MEGAN ANNE

TAMEZ, CARLOS

Group #14

BRALEY, ERIN COLLEEN

JONES, RYAN MITCHELL

REESE, ALAN CAMERON

SCHEFFLER, KELLY MARIE

THOMPSON, KIMBERLY ANNE

Group #15

BROCK, RYAN MATTHEW

HORNE, KARALIN

MILLER, BRIAN LEONARD

PURVIANCE, HEATHER RENEE

WILLIAMS, RACHEL NICOLE

Group #16

ATTAH, MICHELLE NANA YAA

BELTRAN, PAMELA BIANC ROVILLOS

BROOKS, KRISTEN MICHELLE

HOAG, BENJAMIN DONALD

Group #17

BOND, KIRSTEN ANNEKE

CATRON, KRISTIN NICOLE

HENSON, RANECA CHUTON

SAUCIER, JEREMY CLARK

Group #18

CHOUDHURY, RAKIN H

FOSTER, KATHERINE LEAH

MURPHY, SARAH KATHERINE

WILSON, MARKAY KRISTOF

Group #19

CONRAD, HALEY KATHERINE

HERRING, CHRISTOPHER CLAYTON

HEWITT, KENDRA ROCHELLE

LANGSTON, SETH JOSEPH

Group #20

COTTON, KELSEY MARIE

GARCIA, KAMRYN ALYSE

KARAOUNI, JASON LEE

MEDINA, DIKLA YZMARY

PENNIMAN, RACHEL MAY

Group #21

DAVIDSON, ANNA BELL

GOMEZ, CODY RYON

KNIGHT, ASHLEY A

VELASQUEZ, ANDREW EDWARD

Group #22

DREW, MATTHEW RYAN

HODGES, WILLIAM LLOYD

SITTON, JACQUELINE SOPHIA

WALKER, MARY GARRETT

Group #23

DRZYCIMSKI, LAUREN ALEXANDRA

KLEPPE, SCOTT KENNETH

ROSENTHAL, SHELIZA

VEGA, MATTHEW T

Group #24

EBELING, SLAYTON WILLIAM

JACKSON, JASMINE DARNELL

NAUMANN, SAVANNAH BLAIR

TO, ANNIE MYANH

Group #25

EHLERS, ASHTON LACIE

HAQ, SOPHIA

MAHAJAN, ANKITA

THOMAS, CHELSEA PAULETTE

Group #26

FINCH, JOSHUA WAYNE

HARTON, MEREDITH CLAIRE

LILES, RUSSELL ISAAC

REYES, CHRISTOPHER JAMES

TAYLOR, KACEY ANN

Group #27

FLORES, LAURA FEMALI

HUNTER, ROSS CARLTON

NGUYEN, GIA HIEU PHAM

SNELL, LAUREN ELLEN

Group #28

FOLEY, NEAL MATTHEW

HERMANCE, MEGHAN ELIZABETH

MARTIN, SHEALA AN

REGER, KELSEY ELISE AERTKER, JAMES RYAN

Group #29

GARRETT, AMY LEW

KRULL, VERONICA ELISE

MENASCO-DAVIS, LAUREN ALYSSE

PYLAND, AMY NICOLE

Group #30

GARZA, HANNAH ELYSSE

HICKS, JOSEPH TALMAGE

OWINGS, JACKLYN RENEE

SMITH, MALLORY DEANNE

Group #31

GARZA, RAYMOND PAUL

KIRK, KALEE LAUREN

MEIJ, HERMIEN

PATEL, SONAL SOMABHAI

Group #32

GONZALEZ, CASSANDRA LEE

LIU, MIKE

POUND, JOSHUA MICHAEL

SHAW, LAKEISHA MONIQUE