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Course name
Author-Canon-Archive
Institution
Johns Hopkins University
Instructor
Gabrielle Dean
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
American literature, archival studies, canon formation
Course dates
2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


We are studying three key scenes in American literary history where significant voices are missing from the traditional canon--and we are also investigating how this traditional canon relates to the archive. Our three key scenes are: 1) indigenous perspectives on the colonial encounter, especially as it was revisited in the nineteenth century; 2) women's literature in the early twentieth century, especially in relation to World War I and suffrage; and 3) Black American writers use of folk tales in the New Negro Renaissance, especially the controversial use of vernacular. The Wikipedia assignment allows us to enrich the archive that can support an expanded American literary canon.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Kkim131 Ethel Whitehead Paris: A Poem
Alongle1 PrW Sketches of the Ancient History of the Six Nations Buffalo Bird Woman
Iperone1 Are Women People? The Conjure Woman
Joh29 Paris: A Poem Ethel Whitehead
Carlacy3 The Literary Voyager, or, Muzzeniegun Emma Langdon Roche
Egustav1 Trench Magazine Paris: A Poem
AriellaShua Buffalo Bird Woman Sketches of the Ancient History of the Six Nations
SBLinton The Conjure Woman Are Women People?
Hwilli50

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
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.)

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
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 - 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.


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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
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.