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Course name
Ancient Mediterranean and Southwest Asia
Institution
Northern Arizona University
Instructor
Jeremy LaBuff
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ancient History
Course dates
2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


Course will cover the history of ancient Egypt, Mespotomia, the Levant, Anatolia, and Mediterranean societies from the Neolithic period to roughly the first century BC. Students will choose a topic within this range to expand on a Wikipedia article.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Djd348 Mohenjo-daro
Jb3746 Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt
Sbehr22 Late Bronze Age collapse
Amb2453 Minoan civilization
Crc437 Biblical judges
Peasant revolts Muwatalli II
Madelinesnoke Tiglath-Pileser I
IsabelYoung11 Helladic chronology
Emz2418 Legal rights of women in history
History LaBuff History of ancient Israel and Judah
ClaireMarr Slavery in ancient Egypt
Gd.camacho94 Minoan art
Tgholland Minoan chronology
L.anny.C Linear A
Rolls42 Late Bronze Age collapse
Allyemreads Atenism
Mackdaw11 Legal rights of women in history
Ghostman955 Third Dynasty of Ur
Madrut16 Legal rights of women in history
AaNo9901 Mycenean Greece
MossbergBoyG19 Military history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
ColeS777 Troy
Hotdog.exe Artaxerxes II of Persia
Cultofjunior History of ancient Israel and Judah

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 March 2019   |   Friday, 8 March 2019
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:

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019   |   Friday, 15 March 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 2019
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.)

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Friday, 5 April 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019   |   Friday, 12 April 2019

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 2019   |   Friday, 19 April 2019
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


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

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019   |   Friday, 26 April 2019
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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 29 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 1 May 2019   |   Friday, 3 May 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 16

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.