Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/East Carolina University/FILM3900 (Fall 2018)

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Course name
FILM3900
Institution
East Carolina University
Instructor
Amanda Ann Klein
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
American & International Film History
Course dates
2018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course is a broad survey of the major films, genres, regulatory bodies and economic structures that defined cinema, both American and international, from its inception in the mid- 1890s through the onset of World War II. The course will address the social, industrial, and aesthetic history of these films, studying how they were made, sold, and exhibited in theaters. Students will begin the course by focusing on the technological and social changes that led to the development of the cinema and how later developments, such as the coming of sound and the development of various international studio systems, impacted the medium. While the major concern of this course is to understand these films in terms of their historical context, studies will also examine specific formal, narrative and rhetorical choices made by the individual films and filmmakers.

Student Assigned Reviewing
AlecJ567 French Films in the 1930s
Elderwolves
MerlynGuevara
Dubuquea16
NakiraBaxter
Dvillan Ying Yunwei
Nazirf17 Leopold Jessner
Kirdow99 Sentimental Tommy
GriffinB77
Kypear
Thompson3453
TomTom716
Sushedley
JBWynn
Dylanshea76
Jurbanski99
Lord-darlington1997
Jchojnowski
Ilyastheflyest
HenryFerguson
Kennedy Pagani

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 August 2018   |   Thursday, 23 August 2018
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 August 2018   |   Thursday, 30 August 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 September 2018   |   Thursday, 6 September 2018
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 September 2018   |   Thursday, 13 September 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 September 2018   |   Thursday, 20 September 2018
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Films

History

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 September 2018   |   Thursday, 27 September 2018
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 October 2018   |   Thursday, 4 October 2018
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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 October 2018   |   Thursday, 18 October 2018
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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 October 2018   |   Thursday, 25 October 2018
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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 October 2018   |   Thursday, 1 November 2018
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 November 2018   |   Thursday, 8 November 2018
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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 November 2018   |   Thursday, 15 November 2018
Milestones

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