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Course name
Caribbean Literatures
Institution
University of Houston
Instructor
Kavita Singh
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2019-08-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-11-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This course offers an overview of literature from the Caribbean. Students will update Wikipedia pages on authors, texts, cultural practices, literary theories and movements, and historical events, as relevant to our class discussions.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Briannia Barfield Beryl Gilroy Maryse Conde, Mahadai Das
Ldkoen Calypso Rose Leon Damas, Indo-Caribbean music
NotSentimental Mayra Santos-Febres Rita Indiana, Maryse Conde
Dalrhoads Doubles (food) Mahadai Das, Chinese Caribbeans
Xramire Patrick Chamoiseau Creolization, Black Skin, White Masks
Aaranda13 Rita Indiana Mayra Santos-Febres, Dub poetry
Rmohamad979 Chinese Caribbeans Indo-Caribbean music, Beryl Gilroy
Dianecx Rita Indiana Beryl Gilroy, Mayra Santos-Febres
Joannavel22 Doubles (food) Calypso Rose, Creolization
Danielamvaldes Beryl Gilroy
Nitabeee Mahadai Das Chinese Caribbeans, Mayra Santos-Febres
Kenskin86 Maryse Conde Patrick Chamoiseau, Doubles (food)
Beau tx Leon Damas Mahadai Das, Calypso Rose
Lukedinkel Patrick Chamoiseau Creolization, Doubles (food)
Saabobak Calypso Rose Indo-Caribbean music, Beryl Gilroy
Mf1331 Black Skin, White Masks Creolization, Leon Damas
Gacuna16 Indo-Caribbean music Calypso Rose, Doubles (food)
Hjwalke2 Mayra Santos-Febres Maryse Conde, Patrick Chamoiseau
Dantmcclendon Creolization Black Skin, White Masks, Dub poetry
Bunker1776 Léon Damas Patrick Chamoiseau, Dub poetry
Asab99 Mahadai Das Beryl Gilroy, Chinese Caribbeans, Creolization
Tcamille Black Skin, White Masks Calypso Rose, Dub poetry
Jmontemayor12 Maryse Condé Mahadai Das, Rita Indiana
Aphonopelma Creolization Rita Indiana, Chinese Caribbeans
FIsaac.M Dub poetry Rita Indiana, Maryse Condé
Samantha Korenek Dub poetry Leon Damas, Beryl Gilroy
Korenek.S Dub poetry

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
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.)


Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019
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
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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
Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019
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
Monday, 18 November 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.
  • 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.

Week 14

Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic, reflecting on how the neutrality of wikipedia helped you hone your ideas, and what you learned from being forced to curtail your own ideas. 5-8 pages.