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Course name
Ancient Greece
Institution
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Instructor
Jane Sancinito
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2020-09-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This survey course covers the history of Ancient Greece from the Paleolithic era through to the Hellenistic period. Students will be editing pages in Greek history, art, and culture, with emphasis on underrepresented groups and areas of the Greek world.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Perates Telesphorus (mythology)
ZoomStudentKevin Makhaira
Bporkola Ourea Hippolytus (son of Theseus), Mines of Laurion
Jazmyn Conrad Gorgo, Queen of Sparta Atropos, Hippolytus (play)
Caroline Tinlin Nephele
Haleymaclean Hippolytus (son of Theseus) Atropos, Moros
Jwing11 Atropos Agon, Agora
Savanna Fillmore Moros Comus, Oeconomicus
ElizabethNguyen1 Comus Oeconomicus, Berenice III of Egypt
DDugan2021 Oeconomicus Comus, Polites of Troy
SageP666 Berenice III of Egypt Mines of Laurion, Mental illness in ancient Greece, Telesphorus (mythology)
BDoe8 Mines of Laurion Ourea, Agora
Jasmine031502 Mental illness in ancient Greece
Ev1e.$anzo Harpe
ECjess96 Polites of Troy
Icehorse1111 Archidamia Ichor, Pleione (mythology)
Mathew Steele Ichor
Alexcondes Pleione (mythology)
Cody Ruest Ptolemaic army
HanSharma Halteres (ancient Greece) Attic talent, Auctions in ancient Greece
Georgina Hutchison Ancient Greek calendars Hippolytus (son of Theseus), Mental illness in ancient Greece
HoratiusCocles1 Rhadamanthus
Peter Eldredge Kallipateira Atropos, Mental illness in ancient Greece
Mvalok Phaedra (mythology) Pleione (mythology)
Lxzeroxl Hippolytus (play) Auctions in ancient Greece, Hippolytus (son of Theseus)
Volvowolf Seleucus IV Philopator Rhadamanthus, Telesphorus (mythology)
CharlesGDH Themistoclea
Sdavaiga Apollo of Piombino Ancient Greek calendars
Abhagat99 Agora Polites of Troy, Moros
SeantrottUML Auctions in ancient Greece Themistoclea, Nephele
Test Stu Agon
Atorres2020 Attic talent Phaedra (mythology), Hippolytus (son of Theseus)

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 September 2020   |   Friday, 4 September 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.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 9 September 2020   |   Friday, 11 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 14 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 September 2020   |   Friday, 18 September 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 21 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 23 September 2020   |   Friday, 25 September 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020   |   Friday, 2 October 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

History

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020   |   Friday, 9 October 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 14 October 2020   |   Friday, 16 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 13 October 2020
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020   |   Friday, 23 October 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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 26 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 28 October 2020   |   Friday, 30 October 2020

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 2 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 2020   |   Friday, 6 November 2020
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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 9 November 2020   |   Friday, 13 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 16 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 November 2020   |   Friday, 20 November 2020
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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 23 November 2020
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.

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 30 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 2 December 2020   |   Friday, 4 December 2020

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 7 December 2020   |   Wednesday, 9 December 2020
In class - In-class presentation