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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rutgers University Newark/Latinx Literature and Culture (Spring 2023)

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Course name
Latinx Literature and Culture
Institution
Rutgers University Newark
Instructor
Laura Lomas
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Literature
Course dates
2023-01-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Latinx Literature and Culture introduces students to canonical and noncanonical literary texts, representative genres, and a range of critical approaches in Latinx literature and culture studies. Students learn to research and cite sources to disseminate existing knowledge and to generate original interpretations through analysis of Latinx literary texts, films, other media and criticism about them

Student Assigned Reviewing
Yeya123 Racism in Cuba
M476A Judith Ortiz Cofer, Javier Zamora, Marjane Satrapi
Ataxualpa Nicomedes Santa Cruz
632G2N3i4 Black Hispanic and Latino Americans
DavidaTamay Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White
ER705 Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White
Many-Faced One Lourdes Casal
Writer1218 Los Vendidos
Miray2020
BemoreBrian Piri Thomas
Comills3478 Down These Mean Streets
Miray98 Drown (short story collection)

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 January 2023   |   Thursday, 2 February 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.)

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 February 2023   |   Thursday, 9 February 2023
Assignment - Choose your article
Assignment - Reflecting about your Wikipedia assignment in Discussion Board Posts

Reflect upon your experiences while engaged in the Wikipedia Assignment. You may include a question or comment  on the discussion board from time to time about the Wikipedia Assignment.  Possible questions at the link above. Your questions on the Packback discussion board can be a space for asking classmates or instructors for help with your entries, to reflect philosophically on the possibility of "neutral" representations of received knowledge, or to discuss the research and writing process. There is no minimum required number of reflections; rather this is an option for an alternative or supplementary packpack post (but not every week).  Be prepared to discuss these kinds of questions in your oral presentation.

In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Films

Women's Studies

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2023   |   Thursday, 16 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2023   |   Thursday, 23 February 2023
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 February 2023   |   Thursday, 2 March 2023
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2023   |   Thursday, 9 March 2023

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 March 2023   |   Thursday, 23 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2023   |   Thursday, 30 March 2023
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.
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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 April 2023   |   Thursday, 13 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!

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
Thursday, 20 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!
In class - In-class presentation

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 April 2023   |   Thursday, 27 April 2023
Milestones

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