Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Florida/African American Literature I (Fall 2020)
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- Course name
- African American Literature I
- Institution
- University of Florida
- Instructor
- Delia Steverson
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- English Literature
- Course dates
- 2020-08-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 35
This course is designed as an introductory survey of texts and discourses within the African American literary tradition. As we explore critical works within this tradition, from the earliest slavery to the Harlem Renaissance, we will frame our close textual readings and literary analyses within the context of critical movements and discourses in social, cultural, and literary history. We will be particularly engaged in examining the manner in which literary works and other forms of African American cultural production reveal and respond to social and cultural ideologies, especially those that impact constructions of difference and the formation of identity, subjectivity, and/or the notion of the self.
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 8 October 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020 | Thursday, 15 October 2020
- Assignment - Choose your article
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 October 2020 | Thursday, 22 October 2020
- In class - Discussion
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2020 | Thursday, 29 October 2020
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 November 2020 | Thursday, 5 November 2020
- Milestones
By Thursday, you should have made at least TWO substantive edits to your Wikipedia article.
- In class - Discussion
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 November 2020 | Thursday, 12 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.
- Assignment - Make at least two more substantial edits by Thursday
- 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!
- 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."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 November 2020 | Thursday, 19 November 2020
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 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!
- Don't forget to make sure all of your training modules and exercises are completed :-)
- Assignment - In-class presentation
Remember to turn in your final presentation via Canvas by 11:59pm tonight. We will NOT meet together but you can use the class time to film your presentation.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 December 2020 | Thursday, 3 December 2020
- Assignment - Reflective essay
You essay is due at 11:59pm tonight. Turn it in on Canvas.
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.