Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Duke University/Intro to Italian Culture (Fall )

Italian 301 is a high-intermediate/advanced language course designed for students who wish to expand their knowledge of Italian history, society and culture while practicing and advancing their language abilities. By exploring different textual genres and analyzing a large variety of cultural artifacts such as films, short stories, poems and pop songs, students will acquire a deeper understanding of cultural issues that characterize Italian society today.

To accomplish this task, students will be encouraged to read, analyze and also produce different types of texts (personal narratives, film reviews, letters, blog entries) that differ in purpose, style and length. As a final project, students will write a Wikipedia entry on a topic relevant to the class’s content. Through this assignment, students will hone their research skills by judiciously selecting and analyzing a variety of sources in Italian. They will act as public intellectuals, synthesizing and presenting complex information in a manner that is accessible to a general Italian-speaking audience.

Week 1
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:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Esercizio in classe:
Analisi di alcun pagine di utenti e lavoriamo al nostro profilo

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Exercise
Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Exercise
Add a citation

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Biographies

Books

Chemistry

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Films

Genes and Proteins

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Medicine

Political Science

Psychology

Science Communication

Sociology

Species

Women's Studies

Week 6
Guiding framework

Week 7
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
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Nominating your article for Did You Know

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.

Week 10
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 12
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.