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Course name
American Cinema History
Institution
University of Alabama-Huntsville
Instructor
Joseph Watson
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Films
Course dates
2022-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
21


This course explores topics relevant to American cinema history. We cover major artists, industrial and technological developments, as well as cultural and social impacts within film history.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Rcs0024 Linwood G. Dunn
Tr0057 Cinematograph
Cmz0001 Samuel Rothafel
Tjh0019 William Cameron Menzies
RF0024 The Ocean Waif
Jar0065 Pearl Bowser
Jcm0063
Dc0135 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Chw0009
Kek0013 Moms' Night Out
Pgs0005
Ds0165 The Battle of Bull Run (film)
Tyler Fredrick
GolfKing2016 Cole Cubelic
Wrf0005
Mer0026 Focus puller
Jrn0022 Frank Perugini
Hcy0004 Dalton Trumbo
MicahSmith2022 Production sound mixer
Tef0005 Guinea Pig (film series), Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood, Hideshi Hino
MyaRosie The Sound of Music (film)

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 20 January 2022
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.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 January 2022   |   Thursday, 27 January 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 February 2022   |   Thursday, 3 February 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 February 2022   |   Thursday, 10 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 February 2022   |   Thursday, 17 February 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 February 2022   |   Thursday, 24 February 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 March 2022   |   Thursday, 3 March 2022
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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 March 2022   |   Thursday, 10 March 2022
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, 22 March 2022   |   Thursday, 24 March 2022
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
Tuesday, 29 March 2022   |   Thursday, 31 March 2022
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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 April 2022   |   Thursday, 7 April 2022
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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 April 2022   |   Thursday, 14 April 2022
Milestones

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