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Course name
Foundations of Literary Study
Institution
Rutgers University Newark
Instructor
Laura Lomas
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Literature
Course dates
2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Foundations introduces students to canonical and marginal literary texts, representative genres, and a range of critical approaches in literary studies. Students learn to research and cite sources to disseminate existing knowledge and to generate original interpretations through analysis of literary texts and criticism.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Glorenzo99
Chicken-n-beans Caliban, Benito Cereno, Adrienne Kennedy
MaySamIAm Miranda (The Tempest)
Acj.acj Macunaíma (novel)
Gcalcave123 Medea (play)
M476A Une Tempête
Sammydeltoro Haiku The Ohio State Murders
Freespacegurl Luis Alfaro, Ohio State Murders, Adrienne Kennedy Caliban, Miranda (The Tempest)
Arl 67 Une Tempête, Muiraquitã
Laurenasuzano Miranda (The Tempest)
Sereneve Ohio State Murders
Marisamasanchan Persepolis (comics)
ER705 Benito Cereno Luis Alfaro
Delisangarcia Luis Alfaro, Macunaíma (novel)
Liljojo95
The hash-slingin slasher Ohio State Murders, Une Tempête
That's-on-history Racism in Columbus, Ohio Adrienne Kennedy

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 2 February 2023
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:

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.)

Assignment - Reflections on Wikipedia assignment

Use our packback discussion board as a space to reflect on your experiences. You can use discussion questions to ask classmates and instructors for help on your entries, reflect on philosophical questions such as whether "neutral" informative writing is possible, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one question each week on packback during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 February 2023   |   Thursday, 9 February 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2023   |   Thursday, 16 February 2023
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Films

Women's Studies

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2023   |   Thursday, 23 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 February 2023   |   Thursday, 2 March 2023
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2023   |   Thursday, 9 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 March 2023   |   Thursday, 23 March 2023
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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2023   |   Thursday, 30 March 2023
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

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 April 2023   |   Thursday, 13 April 2023
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 13

Course meetings
Thursday, 20 April 2023
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!
In class - In-class presentation

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 April 2023   |   Thursday, 27 April 2023
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia. As part of your "elevator speech" about your final essay/project, each student will present to the class for a few minutes about what you did on wikipedia. If you worked with a partner, you can do this presentation as a pair.