Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Massachusetts-Lowell/Ancient Greece (Spring 2023)

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Course name
Ancient Greece
Institution
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Instructor
Jane Sancinito
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-04-28 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This survey course covers the history of Ancient Greece from the Paleolithic era through to the Hellenistic period. Students will be editing pages on Greek literature.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Test Stu Theages On Colors
Jon D1234567
Ejohnson0118 Women of Trachis Samia, Hecuba (play)
Sarah3707 Lycophron Children of Heracles, The Knights
Cjmaher The Knights
DeclanDean23
Channmoon Pindar's First Pythian Ode On Ancient Medicine
Rileygehan Against Androtion
Wartracjunior Olynthiacs Against Leptines, Third Philippic
Elsaskinner Against Leptines Hecuba (play), On Colors
Tanisha.alam On a Wound by Premeditation
Hunterlariv9 Pindar's First Olympian Ode
Nokomisb Hecuba (play)
Anderson Nouv Anabasis (Xenophon)
Jack Oppen On Colors Meteorology (Aristotle), Women of Trachis
SwimBois Samia Lycophron, On Ancient Medicine
Mylesrychlik Callimachus (sculptor)
CAPerry2001 Xenophon of Ephesus
Jonathan D12 Third Philippic First Philippic, Meteorology (Aristotle)
QueenVika2001 First Philippic Theages
Cpowers20 Cyropaedia Women of Trachis, Pindar's First Pythian Ode
TomasGriff Batrachomyomachia
Emilyjoanna Ephesian Tale
Pkourk On the Murder of Eratosthenes
Bautiwindhausen Children of Heracles
HoCL1 On Ancient Medicine On Colors, Ephesian Tale
Wayne1002 Hecuba (play)
Ohebert19 Meteorology (Aristotle) Children of Heracles, Women of Trachis

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 January 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2023
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 February 2023   |   Tuesday, 21 February 2023
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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 27 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 29 March 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 5 April 2023

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 10 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 12 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
Wednesday, 19 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!
Milestones

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

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 24 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 26 April 2023