Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Wisconsin/Music and Literature (2020)
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- Course name
- Music and Literature
- Institution
- University of Wisconsin
- Instructor
- Dr. Christy Talbott
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Music Appreciation
- Course dates
- 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-31 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 75
You will become familiar with composers, compositional styles, and artistic trends through the ages. You will learn about a variety of instruments and will listen to many combinations of instrumental groupings.
This competency set will assess your knowledge of Western art music (i.e. “classical” music) from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Pop, rock, and country are not styles that are included in 20th century Western art music. Insert the part about students with band or choir.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 1 January 2020 | Thursday, 2 January 2020 | Friday, 3 January 2020 | Saturday, 4 January 2020
- Work in D2L / Brightspace
For the first week, we recommend you focus on the work in D2L / Brightspace. However, if you prefer to get started with your Wikipedia assignments right away, that's okay too -just skip to "Week 2" and get started!
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 5 January 2020 | Monday, 6 January 2020 | Tuesday, 7 January 2020 | Wednesday, 8 January 2020 | Thursday, 9 January 2020
- Assignment - Read "Editing Wikipedia"
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 Helpbutton at the top of this page.
To get started, please read pages 1-5 of the following handout:
- Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
- Assignment - Create a Wikipedia account and join the MUS173 Dashboard
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 12 January 2020 | Monday, 13 January 2020 | Tuesday, 14 January 2020 | Wednesday, 15 January 2020 | Thursday, 16 January 2020
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Here, you'll find the first set of trainings you'll need to take.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 19 January 2020 | Monday, 20 January 2020 | Tuesday, 21 January 2020 | Wednesday, 22 January 2020 | Thursday, 23 January 2020
- Assignment - Training
- Evaluating Wikipedia
This week, you'll begin to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
To help you get started, complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training.
- Optional: Review the resource: Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Exercise
- Evaluate an article
Complete this Exercise: Evaluate an article
- Submit your Wikipedia article evaluation as a Microsoft Word document to the D2L/Brightspace dropbox "Evaluating a Wikipedia Article."
- Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Capklutz (talk) 03:16, 3 April 2021 (UTC).
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 26 January 2020 | Monday, 27 January 2020 | Tuesday, 28 January 2020 | Wednesday, 29 January 2020 | Thursday, 30 January 2020
- Assignment - Training & exercise
- Choose possible topics
- Complete this Exercise: Choose a topic
- Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 2 February 2020 | Monday, 3 February 2020 | Tuesday, 4 February 2020 | Wednesday, 5 February 2020 | Thursday, 6 February 2020
- Assignment - Exercise
- finalize your topic
Complete this exercise: Finalize your topic / Find your sources
- Assignment - Training
- 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.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
You have begun writing your article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 9 February 2020 | Monday, 10 February 2020 | Tuesday, 11 February 2020 | Wednesday, 12 February 2020 | Thursday, 13 February 2020
- Assignment - Training & exercise
- 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.
Complete the Exercise: Add links to your article
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 16 February 2020 | Monday, 17 February 2020 | Tuesday, 18 February 2020 | Wednesday, 19 February 2020 | Thursday, 20 February 2020
- Assignment - Expand your draft
Now is the time to have a Wikipedia Expert review your draft! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.
- Assignment - Revise and 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 23 February 2020 | Monday, 24 February 2020 | Tuesday, 25 February 2020 | Wednesday, 26 February 2020 | Thursday, 27 February 2020
- Assignment - Training
- 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."
Resources: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
- 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!
- When you're ready for the instructor to review your Wikipedia article, submit a Microsoft Word document to the D2L dropbox simply stating your name and that your content is ready for review.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 1 March 2020 | Monday, 2 March 2020 | Tuesday, 3 March 2020 | Wednesday, 4 March 2020 | Thursday, 5 March 2020
- Assignment - Revise if needed
If needed, revise your article based on your instructor's feedback.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 8 March 2020 | Monday, 9 March 2020 | Tuesday, 10 March 2020 | Wednesday, 11 March 2020 | Thursday, 12 March 2020
- Assignment - Revise if needed
If needed, revise your article based on your instructor's feedback.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 15 March 2020 | Monday, 16 March 2020 | Tuesday, 17 March 2020 | Wednesday, 18 March 2020 | Thursday, 19 March 2020
- Milestones
You should have finished all of the work you'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.