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This writing intensive history seminar explores the history of the intimate but often conflictual relationship between the US and Latin America from the early 19th century to the present. Rather than having any pretensions at exhaustive coverage, we will focus on case studies primarily drawn from U.S. relations with Cuba, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, as well as emphasizing the evolving cultural, political, and economic roles of Latinx communities within the United States.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for History 201 Latin American & the United States. This schedule is *not* a replacement for our
class syllabus, but to provide you more detailed structure for the Wikipedia assignments.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account & has completed basic editing training.
In Class
[[../../../training/students/add-to-article-exercise|Add a citation]]Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. For this assignment, you'll write a blog post and share it on our course blog before class on Friday. Considering the questions below, evaluate your choice of any Wikipedia article related to our course themes.
Due before class on Friday:
Evaluate your chosen Wikipedia Entry. How is this aspect of Latin American history represented? Do you see any biases? What kinds of sources are used? How might you improve the article to meet Wikipedia's standards and show your skills of historical research and analysis? Tag your post "Wikipedia"
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
Once you've made improvements to your article outline based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace." While your full rough draft isn't due until the week after Spring Break (Friday, March 27), you can start working this week.
Everyone has identified high-quality sources and begun writing their article drafts.
Add links to your articleNow'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.
Peer review your assigned classmates' drafts. Use your best judgement: depending on the kind of change you're proposing, you can leave suggestions using the "peer review" form the article AND make direct edits to the article itself (posting explanations of your changes). Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
[[../../../training/students/did-you-know-exercise/nominating|Nominating your article for Did You Know]]Optional: For new articles or qualifying expansions of stubs, compose a one-sentence “hook,” nominate it for “Did you know,” (see the DYK instructions handout) and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors. Wiki Education staff can provide support for this process.
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!
It's the final week to develop your article (due before class on Friday).
Write a reflective essay (500-750 words, about 3 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions and upload it to Moodle before class on Friday, April 10.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contact |
![]() | This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
This writing intensive history seminar explores the history of the intimate but often conflictual relationship between the US and Latin America from the early 19th century to the present. Rather than having any pretensions at exhaustive coverage, we will focus on case studies primarily drawn from U.S. relations with Cuba, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, as well as emphasizing the evolving cultural, political, and economic roles of Latinx communities within the United States.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for History 201 Latin American & the United States. This schedule is *not* a replacement for our
class syllabus, but to provide you more detailed structure for the Wikipedia assignments.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account & has completed basic editing training.
In Class
[[../../../training/students/add-to-article-exercise|Add a citation]]Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. For this assignment, you'll write a blog post and share it on our course blog before class on Friday. Considering the questions below, evaluate your choice of any Wikipedia article related to our course themes.
Due before class on Friday:
Evaluate your chosen Wikipedia Entry. How is this aspect of Latin American history represented? Do you see any biases? What kinds of sources are used? How might you improve the article to meet Wikipedia's standards and show your skills of historical research and analysis? Tag your post "Wikipedia"
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
Once you've made improvements to your article outline based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace." While your full rough draft isn't due until the week after Spring Break (Friday, March 27), you can start working this week.
Everyone has identified high-quality sources and begun writing their article drafts.
Add links to your articleNow'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.
Peer review your assigned classmates' drafts. Use your best judgement: depending on the kind of change you're proposing, you can leave suggestions using the "peer review" form the article AND make direct edits to the article itself (posting explanations of your changes). Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
[[../../../training/students/did-you-know-exercise/nominating|Nominating your article for Did You Know]]Optional: For new articles or qualifying expansions of stubs, compose a one-sentence “hook,” nominate it for “Did you know,” (see the DYK instructions handout) and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors. Wiki Education staff can provide support for this process.
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!
It's the final week to develop your article (due before class on Friday).
Write a reflective essay (500-750 words, about 3 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions and upload it to Moodle before class on Friday, April 10.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.