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Course name
American Cinema
Institution
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Instructor
Leah Shafer
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Films
Course dates
2023-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


The course is a survey of American Cinema. The Wikipedia assignment will ask students to add to or create entries for the American films in our institution's library collection. I will be working with an upper-level student "writing colleague" for the class who will assist the students in developing writing, research and revision skills. I'm very interested in demonstrating the library's resources to the students, and feel that a material and public application of the resources would illuminate the value of both the library and their own ability to process and share its resources beyond our institution.

Student Assigned Reviewing
JohnWickMis Boyz n the Hood, The paperchase Moneyball (film)
Hobartsquash Boyz n the Hood Free Guy, Forrest Gump
Gracietippacanoe Forrest Gump
Bouley21
Brianwilson2720
Connormarshall
EllieTibis The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) The Last Song (2010 film), Freaky Friday (2003 film)
Jackson6clan Helvetica (film)
Betty1324 Free Guy Juno (film), The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
Hs0042
20renaangelina02 Forrest Gump, Stand by Me, Stand by Me (film) Cast Away
12TBGoat Young Frankenstein
Maceysplace The Last Song (2010 film) The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), She's the Man
Appletastic Juno (film) Freaky Friday (2003 film), Forrest Gump, Almost Famous, Boyz n the Hood, The Shining (film), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Shrek, Helvetica (film), Free Guy
Batman1009 Moneyball (film)
Alexcombs5 She's the Man
MaryKate Johnston Freaky Friday (2003 film) Almost Famous, Free Guy
PaulPisolino Guess Who's Coming to Dinner The Truman Show, Helvetica (film)
Thegoatofgeneva Jurassic Park (film)
UsernameUsername3737 The Shining, The Shining (film)
Maryverplank The Truman Show The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
Chazstenson
Olivia Ale
Andy13231 Star Trek Generations
Sjc0120 Almost Famous
Ryan-Sherman123 Slumdog Millionaire
Isabella.mitrow Shrek The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), She's the Man
Woodymarch
Harveyfolger14 Cast Away The Last Song (2010 film), Shrek
Anna01Rose

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 9 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 16 February 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 23 February 2023
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Films

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 2 March 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 9 March 2023
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 16 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

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
Thursday, 30 March 2023
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
Thursday, 6 April 2023
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
Thursday, 13 April 2023
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.

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 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
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Milestones

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