Art and Ritual

  • Week 1 (01/28 - 02/03)

    Meetings: Monday (01/29), Wednesday (01/31)

    • Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

      In Class

      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:

    • Get started on Wikipedia

      Assignment

      Training

      Wikipedia policiesStart
      Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlistsStart

      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.)

    • Everyone has a Wikipedia account

      Milestone
      This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

  • Week 2 (02/04 - 02/10)

    Meetings: Monday (02/05), Wednesday (02/07)

    • Choose your article

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-02-04

      Choose your article from a listDue on Feb 4thView

    • Evaluate Wikipedia

      Assignment

      Training

      Evaluating articles and sourcesStart
      How to edit: Wikicode vs Visual EditorStart

      Exercise

      Evaluate WikipediaDue on Feb 10thView

    • Discussion

      In Class
      Thinking about sources and plagiarismView

  • Week 3 (02/11 - 02/17)

    Meetings: Monday (02/12), Wednesday (02/14)

  • Week 4 (02/18 - 02/24)

    Meetings: Monday (02/19), Wednesday (02/21)

    • Make a small edit

      Assignment

      Training

      Adding citationsStart

      Exercise

      Make a small editDue on Feb 24thView

    • Write Bibliography

      In Class

      On separate document - to submit in Canvas

    • Copyedit an article

      Assignment
      Copyedit an articleDue on Feb 24thView

  • Week 5 (02/25 - 03/02)

    Meetings: Monday (02/26), Wednesday (02/28)

    • Bibliography Due

      In Class

      Submit bibliography on Canvas - due February 25

  • Week 6 (03/03 - 03/09)

    Meetings: Monday (03/04), Wednesday (03/06)

    • Everyone has started writing

      Milestone

      Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

    • Thinking about Wikipedia

      In Class
      Thinking about WikipediaView

    • Start drafting your contributions

      Assignment

      Training

      PlagiarismStart
      Drafting in the sandboxStart

      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

  • Week 7 (03/10 - 03/16)

    Meetings: Monday (03/11), Wednesday (03/13)

    • Write your article

      Milestone

      Write your article and include sources and footnotes

  • Week 8 (03/17 - 03/23)

    Meetings: Monday (03/18), Wednesday (03/20)

    • Continue Improving your Article

      Assignment

  • Week 9 (03/24 - 03/30)

    Meetings: Monday (03/25), Wednesday (03/27)

    • Continue improving your article

      Assignment

      Training

      Contributing images and media filesStart

      Exercise

      Continue improving your articleDue on Mar 30thView

      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.

    • Polish your work

      Assignment

      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!

    • Rough Draft Due

      Milestone

      Due March 30

  • Week 10 (03/31 - 04/06)

    Meetings: Monday (04/01), Wednesday (04/03)

    • SPRING BREAK

      In Class

  • Week 11 (04/07 - 04/13)

    Meetings: Monday (04/08), Wednesday (04/10)

  • Week 12 (04/14 - 04/20)

    Meetings: Monday (04/15), Wednesday (04/17)

    • Complete Peer Review

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-04-21

      Peer reviewStart

    • Respond to your peer review

      Assignment

      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 (04/21 - 04/27)

    Meetings: Monday (04/22), Wednesday (04/24)

    • Finalize article

      Assignment

      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 14 (04/28 - 05/04)

    Meetings: Monday (04/29), Wednesday (05/01)

    • Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-05-05

      Moving work out of the sandboxStart

      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

  • Week 15 (05/05 - 05/11)

    Meetings: Monday (05/06), Wednesday (05/08)

    • Maintain your article in the mainspace - correcting any flags

      In Class

  • Week 16 (05/12 - 05/18)

    Meetings: Monday (05/13), Wednesday (05/15)

    • You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!

      Milestone

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

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