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Students study classics in World Literature in translation within their cultural context and the humanistic issues presented in each text. Alongside, students learn to edit Wikipedia, considering examination of source reliability, concise and neutral writing style, and logical construction of information. Then they choose a novel that is notable and newly translated from any world language and create a new Wikipedia article.
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.
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
Monday, 8 February 2021 | Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
Week 4
Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2021 | Wednesday, 17 February 2021
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.
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.
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 10
Course meetings
Monday, 29 March 2021 | Wednesday, 31 March 2021
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!
In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay
Assignment - Original analytical paper
Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.
Week 11
Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021 | Wednesday, 7 April 2021
Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.