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Course name
Baroque Art
Institution
California State University Sacramento
Instructor
Rachel Miller
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Baroque art
Course dates
2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-24 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


In this assignment, students will choose a Wikipedia article that is in need of improvement, edit and expand the article using reliable academic sources, and actually publish their improvements on Wikipedia. Student should select articles that are related to the themes and topics of the course, but are rather short, poorly researched, and/or contain incomplete/incorrect information. There will be several stages to this project, including the completion of tutorials on Wikipedia best editing practices and Wikipedia’s editing interface. We will start this project early during the semester and work on it steadily through the entire course. Small assignments will be due on a weekly basis. After publishing their articles, students will also turn in a reflective essay about the experience.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Melisa103 Lucretia (Rembrandt, 1666)
Kenzie665 The Oyster Eater
SStevens97 Self-portrait with a sunflower
PatWiki749 Miracles of St. Francis Xavier (Rubens)
Thornberrye The Adoration of the Golden Calf
SpartanMD Equestrian Statue of King Louis XIV (Bernini)
CherryBlossom101 Medusa (Caravaggio)
Arianaemb Self-portrait by Judith Leyster
CC Aria The Young Beggar
Cheche1993 Judith Slaying Holofernes (Artemisia Gentileschi, Florence)
JanelleDeseree Plague of Ashdod (Poussin)
Melissahumphreys Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi, Pommersfelden)
Iamberry1 The Elevation of the Cross (Rubens)
Barrrl Albert Eckhout
AloGamora Judith and Her Maidservant (Detroit)
C0k38irl The Last Drop (Leyster)
Heathers09 The Last Communion of Saint Jerome (Domenichino)
Hrd24 Archery contest of diana and her nymphs
Travistheartwizard The Physician's Visit
Morgantayler15 The Waterseller of Seville
Tyrandm "As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young" (Jan Steen)
VitoBroleone Woman at her Toilet (Steen)
Gojasmin2015 Magdalene with the Smoking Flame
Rosedalton Monument to Philip IV of Spain
Npollmeyer The Surrender of Breda
Hannahbird96 The Guitar Player (Vermeer)
Baroqueart Prometheus Bound (Rubens)
Thottdisick Bacchus (Caravaggio)
Karlacio6 Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
DSysteel Susanna and the Elders (Rembrandt)
Bckyfern Amor Vincit Omnia (Caravaggio)
Zeroni95 Portrait of Sebastián de Morra

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 February 2019   |   Thursday, 7 February 2019
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:

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

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 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 February 2019   |   Thursday, 21 February 2019
Assignment - How to Edit Wikipedia
In class - Add to an article

Exercise

We will go to the library today and work on adding content to Wikipedia. 

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Assignment - Exercise

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 2019
Assignment - Copy the existing Wikipedia article into your sandbox

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Assignment - Meet with you instructor sometime between Weeks 7 and 14

Email your instructor to set up at least one meeting between Weeks 7 and 14!

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 March 2019   |   Thursday, 14 March 2019
Milestones

Spend this week reading the sources you found, finding more sources, and beginning to edit. If you want some help, please attend the Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon at Sac State on March 15! More info here

Assignment - Outline and Resources

Edit the article in your sandbox so that it has headings for all the sections and subsections that you plan to organize the information into. In addition, add five sources (books, journal articles, etc) to the Sources/Resources/Further Reading section of the article in your sandbox. If your article doesn't already have a Sources/Resources/Further Reading section, add one and make sure it has at least five sources. 

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019
Assignment - Continue editing and expanding your article

By this point, you should be accomplishing basic tasks like checking and correcting the existing facts in your article, adding citations to uncited facts, fixing the grammar and organization of the article. You must have added about 3000 characters (about 500 words) of new content to your article by this point. 

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 2019
In class - Keep working!

This week, you have nothing specific to do on Wikipedia. If you are behind, use this as an opportunity to catch up. If not, use this time to make sure you meet next week's goal of 1000 words and getting close to a polished article!

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 April 2019   |   Thursday, 18 April 2019
Assignment - Continue to expand and edit your article and respond to peer feedback

By this point, you will be continuing to add new content to your article. You must have added at least 6000 characters (about 1000 words) of new content to your article by this point. Respond to feedback from your peers at this stage. Other tasks to work on include doing more research and finding missing information, rewriting the lead section to represent all major points, reorganizing the text to communicate the information better, adding images and other media.

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 April 2019   |   Thursday, 25 April 2019
Milestones
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace." You must get approval from your instructor via email before moving your work from your sandbox to the Wikipedia article. 

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 April 2019   |   Thursday, 2 May 2019
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.
  • Proofread carefully for grammar, typos, and formatting errors. Because this is work that will available to the public,  your grade depends heavily on producing a polished final product. 
  • Respond to any last feedback from Wikipedia editors and from your instructor. 
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.