Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Boston College/Nineteenth-Century Art (Fall 2020)
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- Course name
- Nineteenth-Century Art
- Institution
- Boston College
- Instructor
- Oliver Wunsch
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Art History
- Course dates
- 2020-08-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-21 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
This course provides an introduction to European and American art of the late eighteenth century to 1900. We will investigate the connections between art and historical events, from the Industrial Revolution to globalization. We will cover such artistic movements as Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism. Artists will include David, Goya, Turner, Monet, Van Gogh, and Rodin. We will look at their materials and techniques, and we will consider how they represented the issues animating their time: gender, race, class, technology, and power.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 September 2020 | Wednesday, 16 September 2020
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 September 2020 | Wednesday, 23 September 2020
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
See assignment details on Canvas. Submit assignment via file upload on Canvas.
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 September 2020 | Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Assignment - Choose your article
See the list of possible articles here. More details on Canvas.
- In class - Discussion
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 October 2020 | Wednesday, 7 October 2020
- In class - Add to an article
In this in-class exercise, you will find a scholarly source and use it to add a sentence to a Wikipedia article.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 October 2020 | Tuesday, 13 October 2020
- Assignment - Copy the existing Wikipedia article into your sandbox
Step-by-step instructions for copying your Wikipedia article will be reviewed in class.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 October 2020 | Wednesday, 21 October 2020
- In class - Discussion
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 October 2020 | Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Assignment - Annotated Bibliography
View details and submit your assignment on Canvas.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 November 2020 | Wednesday, 4 November 2020
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
If you have been drafting your text in "the sandbox", it's now time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 November 2020 | Wednesday, 11 November 2020
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 November 2020 | Wednesday, 18 November 2020
- Assignment - Polish your work
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 November 2020
- Assignment - Final article
It's the final week to develop your article.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 November 2020 | Wednesday, 2 December 2020
- Assignment - Reflection Paper
Submit your 1000-word reflection paper through Canvas.
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.