Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Mount Royal University/ENGL 3353 North American Indigenous Literatures (Winter)

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Course name
ENGL 3353 North American Indigenous Literatures
Institution
Mount Royal University
Instructor
Jessie Loyer
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2020-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-04-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


This course engages the works of Indigenous writers from Turtle Island, in what is currently called Canada and the United States. ENGL 3353 is a discussion-based course organized around several prominent genres of North American Indigenous literary production including oral traditions, poetry, the novel, nonfiction, theory, film, and stand-up comedy. We will listen to, witness, examine, and participate in the growth of Indigenous literatures in recent decades, focusing on Indigenous Storiers: Strength, Resilience and Resurgence. During the semester, we will cover: Indigenous being & presence, representation and the “burden of representation,” gender issues, intergenerational trauma, colonialism, decolonization, Indigenous futurity, and Indigenous literary nationalisms.

We'll be addressing gaps about Indigenous literature by editing and creating new pages.

Student Assigned Reviewing
BrodyKRS 2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests Cherie Dimaline
Medwa823 Cherie Dimaline Beth Piatote
Apryo574 Beth Piatote Sisters in Spirit
Mpitt803 Beverly Hungry Wolf Cherie Dimaline
Dduso531 Making Treaty 7 Beth Piatote
Aradl284 Cherie Dimaline Sisters in Spirit
LOC2020 Beth Piatote 2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests
Cbabiuk Sisters in Spirit Beth Piatote
Jkint568 Cherie Dimaline Beth Piatote
Jfox252 Sisters in Spirit Cherie Dimaline
HollandKatherine Sisters in Spirit Beth Piatote
Ashley-Rae.CW Beth Piatote Sisters in Spirit
EricaRPGriffith Beth Piatote Sisters in Spirit
Wikwem2020
Wiky2020

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 17 January 2020
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 2

Course meetings
Friday, 24 January 2020

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 31 January 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Intervention
add to Wikipedia
Milestones
Assignment - Choose your article
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 7 February 2020

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 14 February 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your article

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - In-class discussions
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 6

Course meetings
Friday, 28 February 2020

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 6 March 2020
Milestones

Every group has a substantial draft ready in their sandbox, ready for peer reviewers

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 13 March 2020
Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Friday, 20 March 2020
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

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 10

Course meetings
Friday, 27 March 2020

Week 11

Course meetings
Friday, 3 April 2020

Week 12

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.