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This assignment spans Week 3 to Week 6 of the Writing Wikipedia Articles course. This constitutes the main coursework; you should plan to put several hours into this project in the coming weeks. You have a choice of whether you would like to work on an existing Wikipedia article, or start a new one; in either case, your contributions to the article should represent a clear advancement to a higher level on Wikipedia's quality assessment scale.
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You may be interested in an example of how a Wikipedia article evolves. This page provides an overview: [[outreach:Evolution of an article (Celilo Falls)|Evolution of an article]]
== Choosing an article
You may choose any article on Wikipedia to improve (unless it is already a Featured Article, of course!) You may also choose to create a brand new article. Several considerations may go into your decision. The concepts outlined below may be helpful as you decide.
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* '''B class article or higher''': After B class, article ratings become more formal. Choosing a B class article is a very ambitious step, and will require substantially more effort. If you do choose such an article, your task will be to bring it to [[WP:GA|Good Article]] status or higher (i.e., A class or [[WP:FA]].) The formal processes for these reviews typically take a month or more, so you may find that you submit for your badge after the conclusion of the course. This is not a problem, but you should be prepared to continue your work after the class ends. An alternative is to submit the article for a [[WP:PR|formal peer review]]. If you do so, and get feedback and input that results in agreement from another Wikipedian(s) that the article is ready to be submitted for GA or higher, this may be sufficient to earn the WIKISOO Burba Badge, and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
== How to claim your article
Once you have decided what article you will work on for your final project, please enter it in our [[Education Program:School of Open/WIKISOO (February 2014)|list of student projects]] (found at the bottom of the page next to each username - read on)! At minimum, you should list your final project; if there are other articles you plan to work on, feel free to list more than one.
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Next to your name, you'll see a field to "add an article." Enter the '''exact title''' of the article here. This will create a link to the article, and allow the instructors and your fellow students to easily see edits to the article. (If you're working on an article in another language, just enter the full URL to the article. This won't create a live link, but that's OK!)
== Working on your article
If you choose to write a brand new article, we advise that you begin working in your sandbox ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WMuXQgcwV4 instructional video]), and seek a little feedback from other students and/or course instructors prior to moving the article to its permanent home on Wikipedia. You may want to consult this page: '''[[WP:Starting an article]]''' However, for the purposes of this class we do not advise using the [[WP:AFC|articles for creation]] (AFC) process, which you will see mentioned on that page; AFC is a process geared toward people figuring out Wikipedia without any guidance, and will make you jump through more hoops than you need to. You're learning a lot about Wikipedia, and the point of this class is to help you edit like an old pro, not a "newbie"!
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== Apply to earn a badge ==
When you complete the course work, you should apply for a badge, which you can display (on your Wikipedia user page or another web site) to demonstrate your successful completion of the course. See [[Wikipedia:WIKISOO badges]] for more information and detailed instructions about this process.
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