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This course examines the history of modern Brazil, focusing on the negotiation of race, gender, and class in a heterogeneous society. Our readings and discussion will focus on cultural production including novels, films, soap operas, music, and food as a window to Brazilian identity. Themes include Brazilian slavery and the transition to free labor; immigration and the construction of national identity; populism and the cooptation of the Brazilian working classes; state projects for modernization and the construction of Brasilia; the persistence of racial prejudices in a racial democracy; authoritarianism, tropicalísmo, and the return to civilian rule; and economic growth and development in a highly stratified society.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for History 217 Modern Brazil. 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:
Pick your choice of one of these articles about Brazilian history: "
Afro-Brazilians," "
Race & Ethnicity in Brazil," or "
Indigenous Peoples in Brazil"
After you read, write a 3-5 paragraph blog post that consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account, join our course page, and set up their talk page.
On your assigned entry's talk page, outline your group's plans for expanding the article. What reliable sources will you use as evidence? What information do you need to include in the lead, synopsis, publication information, reception, and outside sources? Sign your work with Shalor (Wiki Ed) ( talk) 21:06, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
Following the guidelines for Wikiproject: Books, we'll improve these four articles to include a detailed lead (introduction) to the book, a short synopsis of its contents, information about the author, information about the historical context, and a balanced analysis regarding its reception (abiding by neutral point of view).
This week, you'll focus on your primary source essay.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
Write a blog post proposing a potential article that you can tackle for your Wikipedia Article assignment. What content gaps do you see? Why is this article important for improving the coverage of Brazilian history and culture? What reputable sources exist to back up your added content? For your proposed article, check the Talk page to see what other Wikipedians might be doing. Tag your post "Wikipedia."
Everyone has begun working on their research and plans for improvement.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
You have some feedback from other students, your professor, and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to wrap up your work reading sources and taking careful notes.
Resources:
Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9. Review the Plagiarism training (below) and make sure you understand the requirements for acknowledging all sources of information.
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to start your edits on the article mainspace. While your full rough draft isn't due until the week we return from Spring Break week (Thursday, March 29), you can start working this week.
Handout: "Did You Know" submissions
Peer review your assigned classmates' drafts. Use your best judgement: depending on the kind of change you're proposing, you can either leave suggestions on on the Talk page of the article, or 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?
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
Join us in the Andrews library CoRE from 11 to 1 to complete your final edits, and highlight our contributions to improving coverage of underrepresented topics on Wikipedia!
We'll celebrate with brownies!
It's the final week to develop your article.
Write a reflective essay (500-750 words) on your Wikipedia contributions and upload it to Moodle by 4pm on Friday, April 13.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contactwikiedu.org |
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 course examines the history of modern Brazil, focusing on the negotiation of race, gender, and class in a heterogeneous society. Our readings and discussion will focus on cultural production including novels, films, soap operas, music, and food as a window to Brazilian identity. Themes include Brazilian slavery and the transition to free labor; immigration and the construction of national identity; populism and the cooptation of the Brazilian working classes; state projects for modernization and the construction of Brasilia; the persistence of racial prejudices in a racial democracy; authoritarianism, tropicalísmo, and the return to civilian rule; and economic growth and development in a highly stratified society.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for History 217 Modern Brazil. 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:
Pick your choice of one of these articles about Brazilian history: "
Afro-Brazilians," "
Race & Ethnicity in Brazil," or "
Indigenous Peoples in Brazil"
After you read, write a 3-5 paragraph blog post that consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account, join our course page, and set up their talk page.
On your assigned entry's talk page, outline your group's plans for expanding the article. What reliable sources will you use as evidence? What information do you need to include in the lead, synopsis, publication information, reception, and outside sources? Sign your work with Shalor (Wiki Ed) ( talk) 21:06, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
Following the guidelines for Wikiproject: Books, we'll improve these four articles to include a detailed lead (introduction) to the book, a short synopsis of its contents, information about the author, information about the historical context, and a balanced analysis regarding its reception (abiding by neutral point of view).
This week, you'll focus on your primary source essay.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
Write a blog post proposing a potential article that you can tackle for your Wikipedia Article assignment. What content gaps do you see? Why is this article important for improving the coverage of Brazilian history and culture? What reputable sources exist to back up your added content? For your proposed article, check the Talk page to see what other Wikipedians might be doing. Tag your post "Wikipedia."
Everyone has begun working on their research and plans for improvement.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
You have some feedback from other students, your professor, and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to wrap up your work reading sources and taking careful notes.
Resources:
Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9. Review the Plagiarism training (below) and make sure you understand the requirements for acknowledging all sources of information.
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to start your edits on the article mainspace. While your full rough draft isn't due until the week we return from Spring Break week (Thursday, March 29), you can start working this week.
Handout: "Did You Know" submissions
Peer review your assigned classmates' drafts. Use your best judgement: depending on the kind of change you're proposing, you can either leave suggestions on on the Talk page of the article, or 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?
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
Join us in the Andrews library CoRE from 11 to 1 to complete your final edits, and highlight our contributions to improving coverage of underrepresented topics on Wikipedia!
We'll celebrate with brownies!
It's the final week to develop your article.
Write a reflective essay (500-750 words) on your Wikipedia contributions and upload it to Moodle by 4pm on Friday, April 13.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment: