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Course name
History of Film
Institution
Northwestern University in Qatar
Instructor
Pamela Krayenbuhl
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
International film history
Course dates
2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


Though an upper level undergraduate seminar, this course gives a fairly broad overview of the history of film all over the world. Students will be learning about key cinematic movements in France, Germany, Italy, the Arab World, Japan, the former Soviet Union/Russia, etc. We are at a branch campus on the Persian Gulf so many students will have their own special expertise in Arab cinema. Students will be contributing new articles or expanding snippet articles on film directors, stars, and important individual films from all over the world between the late 1800s and today.

Student Assigned Reviewing
MariamFarid98 Women's Cinema Cinema of the Middle East, Portrayal of Arabs in film
AmalAlMuftah Cinema of qatar Cinema of the Middle East, Youssef Chahine
Nalthani Cinema of Europe
Balkees Al-Jaafari Entertainment industry during World War II
Wadha Al Musallam Cinema of qatar Cinema of Kuwait
TonyElGhazal Cinema of the Middle East
Amna-alh Women's Cinema Portrayal of Arabs in film, Cinema of qatar
MariamKamal2021 Women's Cinema
HemyanAlHardan Cinema of qatar
Nooraalkhalifa Arab cinema Cinema of the Middle East, Cinema of qatar
MaryamAl-Suwaidi Arab cinema Cinema of qatar, Youssef Chahine
Shaikha19 Cinema of qatar
SarahAlMarri Cinema of Kuwait
Maryamal-khalifa Cinema of Europe
Alanoudalattiya Cinema of Europe Entertainment Industry During WWII, Portrayal of Arabs in film
Nooranalthani Portrayal of Arabs in film
Nour AlMannaei Arab cinema, Women's cinema
Ralkhayat Call Her Savage
Abdulazizjalthani Entertainment industry during World War II Cinema of Europe, Call Her Savage
Sara buhadoud Cinema of Kuwait
MahaThAl Entertainment industry during World War II
Aisha Hamad Al Thani Portrayal of Arabs in film
Mennaazzam Youssef Chahine
YassineNUQ Cinema of the Middle East
MariamFarid1998 Women's Cinema

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
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 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 27 January 2019   |   Tuesday, 29 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 3 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 10 February 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 17 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 19 February 2019

Week 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 24 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 26 February 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Films

History


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Sunday, 10 March 2019   |   Tuesday, 12 March 2019
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Assignment - Full draft of article due
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 17 March 2019   |   Tuesday, 19 March 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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 24 March 2019   |   Tuesday, 26 March 2019
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 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 31 March 2019   |   Tuesday, 2 April 2019
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 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 7 April 2019   |   Tuesday, 9 April 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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Sunday, 14 April 2019   |   Tuesday, 16 April 2019
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 14

Course meetings
Sunday, 21 April 2019   |   Tuesday, 23 April 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

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