Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Maryland/Shakespeare and His Contemporaries (Spring 2019)

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Course name
Shakespeare and His Contemporaries
Institution
University of Maryland
Instructor
Scott Trudell
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Renaissance drama
Course dates
2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


This course places Shakespeare alongside the other dramatists of his era, exploring connections between early modern plays and contextualizing them in their historical moment. Our Wikipedia assignment will focus on updating and improving the page for Thomas Middleton's play A Game at Chess.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jwwhsu27
Willee1938
Iammarie1234566 A Game at Chess
MatthewLangsdale
Destinyandarc
Jazminsl
Dionne Croons
Ivyeon
DanxLay
Michelle18c
Abbey298
Rayn00
LukeMahaney
Gregdu
Abigailo15037
KatieLeim305
Broc.steph
Rachelad
Jbennett45
Daniellelm
Nali12
AdleeUni
Fossit300
Bgleaton8 Their Eyes Were Watching God
Daniella098
Ajadmcb

Timeline

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019
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.)

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Books

Films

History


Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Milestones

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


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.


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


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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 29 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 1 May 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!


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!

Week 15

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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