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| | Teenagers are welcome as students, and advanced college students and adults are welcome as teachers. The primary instructor is [[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]], who has taught over 10 courses, including one as an adjunct professor at a major law school. | | Teenagers are welcome as students, and advanced college students and adults are welcome as teachers. The primary instructor is [[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]], who has taught over 10 courses, including one as an adjunct professor at a major law school. |
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| | + | == Homework and Contest == |
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| | + | This course will have weekly homework that will use the following point system. To earn credit, the entries should relate to government in some way. |
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| | + | *'''Add new entries for the [[:Category:United States Government]]''' |
| | + | **Examples include terms found in lectures, brightly colored links, government agencies or departments, clauses in the [[U.S. Constitution]] and special laws. |
| | + | **Quality new entry: '''10 points''' |
| | + | ***A "quality new entry" includes at least two full-length paragraphs, three relevant citations, several links to other entries, some in-depth content and designations of category. Partial credit is awarded. |
| | + | **Any new entry: '''6 points''' |
| | + | **An additional bonus of '''3 points''' is awarded for adding a new entry on the "most-wanted" list, [[Special:Wantedpages]] |
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| | + | *'''Improvements of existing entries in the [[:Category:United States Government]]''' |
| | + | **Quality edit of an existing entry: '''4 points''' |
| | + | ***A "quality edit" to an existing article includes at least two extra sentences, an additional reference, and the inclusion of an important or relevant fact. |
| | + | **Minor edit, such as a correction, of an existing entry: '''2 points''' |
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| | + | *'''Adding a working link within [[American Government Lectures]]: 2 points''' |
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| | + | *'''Adding a working link within any entry in [[:Category:United States Government]]: 1 point''' |
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| | + | *'''An additional bonus of 1 point is awarded for adding a link to an entry on the [[Special:Deadendpages]], and thereby removing that entry from that list''' |
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| | + | Each week each student must achieve a total score of at least 25 points. Top-scoring students will be recognized each week. |
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| | + | During the course we will also have several weekly team contests, with recognition for teams and individuals scoring the most points. |
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| | == Enroll here: == | | == Enroll here: == |
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| | : You're both in. Welcome!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:13, 29 August 2007 (EDT) | | : You're both in. Welcome!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:13, 29 August 2007 (EDT) |
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| − | *'''Improvements of existing entries in the [[:Category:United States Government]]'''
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| − | ***A "quality edit" to an existing article includes at least two extra sentences, an additional reference, and the inclusion of an important or relevant fact.
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| − | **Minor edit, such as a correction, of an existing entry: '''2 points'''
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| − | *'''Adding a working link within [[American Government Lectures]]: 2 points'''
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| − | *'''Adding a working link within any entry in [[:Category:United States Government]]: 1 point'''
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| − | *'''An additional bonus of 1 point is awarded for adding a link to an entry on the [[Special:Deadendpages]], and thereby removing that entry from that list'''
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| | == Syllabus == | | == Syllabus == |