Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Georgetown University/ENGL 273 - Children's Literature (Spring 2022)

This course will examine works written intentionally for a young audience, and we will consider how the texts imagine the child as both subject and reader. We’ll immerse ourselves in a variety of genres -- including board books, picture books, fairytales, poetry, chapter books, and novels -- to think about what’s distinctive about books written specifically for children. We’ll read canonical works as well as lesser known works. Although we will focus mainly on US children’s literature, we will begin by surveying the origins and development of children’s literature. We’ll think about the historic lack of diversity in children’s literature in terms of representation and how that may be changing. Together, we’ll explore the cultural work children’s literature performs, tying our investigation into larger discussions about whose stories get told and why that matters.

Week 4
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

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.)  This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 9
Each training is worth 10 points towards your Wikipedia Preparation grade.

Please complete in class on 3/16. Worth 10 points each.

Week 11
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 12
Art History

Books

Cultural Anthropology

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 14
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 15
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

Guiding framework

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

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 16
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.

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

Week 17
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!



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!





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