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Course name
Popular Culture in America
Institution
Anne Arundel Community College
Instructor
Richard Otten
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Popular Culture Studies
Course dates
2019-07-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-08-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


This online course presents an intersectional approach to popular culture.

In this Wikipedia assignment, students will be adding critical commentary from academic sources to existing Wikipedia pages.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 8 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 9 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 July 2019   |   Thursday, 11 July 2019   |   Friday, 12 July 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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:

Week 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 14 July 2019   |   Monday, 15 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 16 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 July 2019   |   Thursday, 18 July 2019
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 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 21 July 2019   |   Monday, 22 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 23 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 July 2019   |   Thursday, 25 July 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Films

LGBT+ Studies


Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 28 July 2019   |   Monday, 29 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 30 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 31 July 2019   |   Thursday, 1 August 2019
Assignment - Annotated Bibliography

Week 5

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.


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 - 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 - 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 - 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!


Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Milestones

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