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This course provides a thematic approach to the history of Latin America since the wars of independence. Themes include the consolidation of political rule after independence; the negotiation of abolition and the persistence of racial inequalities; Latin America’s integration into the world economy; populism and mass political mobilization; authoritarianism and human rights; changing patterns of social and gender relations; and international migration and the re-construction of national identity. The majority of the readings will be drawn from primary sources. We’ll emphasize how historians practice historical empathy through the analysis of multiple, often contradictory viewpoints to build an understanding of the past.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for History 216 Modern Latin American. This schedule is *not* a replacement for our class syllabus on Moodle, 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 joined our online course.
[[../../../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:
Add your travelogue synopsis to the Travelogues of Latin America page.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
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
A full draft of your Wikipedia work will be due on Friday, April 1.
Tips for starting your Wikipedia improvements:
Everyone has identified high-quality sources and begun writing their article drafts.
Peer review your assigned classmates' drafts.
You will share your critique and suggestions in two ways:
As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
It's the final week to develop your article (due before class on Friday, April 15).
Write a reflective project memo (500-750 words, about 2 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions and upload it to Moodle before class on Friday, April 15.
This 2-page memo should devote a paragraph to each of the following six questions:
This Course
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Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
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![]() | 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 provides a thematic approach to the history of Latin America since the wars of independence. Themes include the consolidation of political rule after independence; the negotiation of abolition and the persistence of racial inequalities; Latin America’s integration into the world economy; populism and mass political mobilization; authoritarianism and human rights; changing patterns of social and gender relations; and international migration and the re-construction of national identity. The majority of the readings will be drawn from primary sources. We’ll emphasize how historians practice historical empathy through the analysis of multiple, often contradictory viewpoints to build an understanding of the past.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for History 216 Modern Latin American. This schedule is *not* a replacement for our class syllabus on Moodle, 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 joined our online course.
[[../../../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:
Add your travelogue synopsis to the Travelogues of Latin America page.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
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
A full draft of your Wikipedia work will be due on Friday, April 1.
Tips for starting your Wikipedia improvements:
Everyone has identified high-quality sources and begun writing their article drafts.
Peer review your assigned classmates' drafts.
You will share your critique and suggestions in two ways:
As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
It's the final week to develop your article (due before class on Friday, April 15).
Write a reflective project memo (500-750 words, about 2 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions and upload it to Moodle before class on Friday, April 15.
This 2-page memo should devote a paragraph to each of the following six questions: