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Course name
ENG290W Survey in Latinx Literature 1898-Present
Institution
Emory University
Instructor
Nicole M. Guidotti-Hernández
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Books
Course dates
2021-02-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


By 1898, the era of U.S. imperialism in the Caribbean and Pacific had come to fruition in the Spanish-American War. With annexation of Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States and Cuban independence from Spain and the abolition of slavery on the island nation, long established networks between the Caribbean and mainland U.S. became even stronger. Further, Mexican origin peoples within U.S. borders consolidated their presence in the U.S. as settler colonials and with new migration caused by the Mexican Revolution. With further U.S. military intervention in Central America, including construction of the Panama Canal, the nation saw an increase in migration from the region, that only intensified in the 1970s and 1980s. All of these political and social changes make for the themes and context of study for this second half of the Latinx Literature Survey 1898-Present. We will analyze novels, newspaper articles, short stories, poetry, and memoirs written by Latinx writers that reflect these political and demographic changes in the United States. We will use the lenses of gender, race, sexuality, disability and religion to interpret the literature

Student Assigned Reviewing
Gabyhanze Leonor Villegas de Magnón Carmen Maria Machado, Esmeralda Santiago
Mdcaron Isidoro Armijo Leonor Villegas de Magnón, Gregorio Cortez, Latnix owned Cigar factories in Florida
Anavasquez32502 Nuyorican Poets Café Carmen Maria Machado, Esta Noche (gay bar)
Ellfuentes María Talavera Broussé Jesús Colón, Latnix owned Cigar factories in Florida
Lindsey2478 Nicholasa Mohr Esta Noche (gay bar), Texas Folklore Society, Gregorio Cortez
Nsnoel Esmeralda Santiago Jovita González, Nuyorican Poets Café
Lhorne2024 Operation Bootstrap Texas Folklore Society, Gregorio Cortez
ZionMoore Carmen Maria Machado Nuyorican Poets Café, Gregorio Cortez
JacobChagoya Jesús Colón Operation Bootstrap, María Talavera Broussé
Annnnnawen With A Pistol in His Hand by Americo Paredes Jesús Colón, Nicholasa Mohr
Valeriebarajas Esta Noche (gay bar) Operation Bootstrap, Texas Folklore Society
ChujieQiu0614 With His Pistol in His Hand Jovita González, Leonor Villegas de Magnón
Zac.israel Jovita González Carmen Maria Machado, Gregorio Cortez
Shivamsaran Latinx owned Cigar Factories in Ybor City Jesús Colón, Operation Bootstrap
Ayrielmarie Texas Folklore Society Jovita González, Esmeralda Santiago

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 February 2021
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

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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 - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 February 2021   |   Thursday, 11 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


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Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
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, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021
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, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021
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, 20 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 2021
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

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Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
Milestones

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