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Course name
Classical Greece: State and Society
Institution
Acadia University
Instructor
Chelsea Gardner
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2019-09-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-28 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


A study of the social, economic and political institutions of late Archaic through Classical Greece (c. 700-330 BCE). Special attention will be paid to the cities of Athens and Sparta, and their political constitutions, the status of women and children, and their respective practices of slavery.

Student Assigned Reviewing
MaVipASta Mantineia Greek tragedy
RachelKWalsh Ancient Greek religion Marriage in ancient Greece
143737k Peisistratos Pausanias of Sparta
Acadiagirl21 Women in ancient Sparta Athenian festivals
Nealthane Greek tragedy Macedonian phalanx
Thegodofchaos Macedonian phalanx Nisaea
KortClifford 464 BC Sparta earthquake Lycurgus of Sparta
AncientWeapons
McLeanB23 Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia Women in Greece
Mattfudge1
BeckAnn B Athenian festivals Women in ancient Sparta
MetaFeta777 Lycurgus of Sparta Ephor
Mandafur Nisaea Plague of Athens
Heebeebeegee Ephor 464 BC Sparta earthquake
Justinian Sappadilli Plague of Athens Mantineia, 464 BC Sparta earthquake
Camsara99 Marriage in ancient Greece Ancient Greek religion
EAB2000 Women in Greece Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
Pattymac9 Battle of Aegina

Timeline

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Week 3

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Course meetings
Thursday, 19 September 2019
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 4

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Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

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Evaluate an article


Week 5

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Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Week 6

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Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

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Add a citation

Week 7

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Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

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Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019
Milestones

Article Drafts must be complete by the end of this week to allow for peer review over Fall Break


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Assignment - By the end of Fall Break
Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Week 9

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Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 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

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Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 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


Assignment - Optional Exercise

Nominating your article for Did You Know

Week 11

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Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

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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

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Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 November 2019   |   Thursday, 28 November 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

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Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 December 2019   |   Thursday, 5 December 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!
Milestones

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