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Course name
American Cinema
Institution
Goucher College
Instructor
Daniel Marcus
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Films
Course dates
2021-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


History of American film, including industry history and strategies, genres and styles, auteurs, and the politics of representation and access. For this assignment, students will revise or create topics, such as individual films, directors, writers or actors, or studio histories.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Moviebuff99
Hanataba
Cesco007 Safdie brothers
Eblazar World War 1 in Colour
Dacamman13 Heist Film Safdie brothers, Freedom Writers
MackenzieBarnes12 Demons (1971 Film) Cameo appearance, Friday
Gracekelly27 Freedom Writers Cameo appearance
Daniellablitz Cameo appearance Freedom Writers, Demons (1971 film)
Monicavaldez Cameo appearance Demons (1971 Film)
Ggopher33 Freedom Writers Cameo appearance
Erica.zm Santoalla, Santoalla (Film)
Nhopkinson Santoalla, Santoalla (Film)
Rygoat4 Stoner film
Linus Berggren
Bananfran Demons (1971 film)
Cwhite421 Friday
Mr.GMan237
Yaya.Diabagate World War 1 in Colour

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 September 2021   |   Thursday, 9 September 2021
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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 September 2021   |   Thursday, 16 September 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 September 2021   |   Thursday, 23 September 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Films

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 September 2021   |   Thursday, 30 September 2021
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021   |   Thursday, 7 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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.
Milestones

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

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

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 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 October 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 8

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
In class - In-class presentation

Due Oct 12

Milestones

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