Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of South Florida/Intro to Literature (Fall 2015)

This course will introduce students to the literary art forms of prose, poetry, and drama. Students will read representative selections of these three genres by a wide range of authors from various historical periods and cultural contexts. They will develop the tools for reading and writing critically about literature through the application of close reading and various “schools” of literary criticism. They will develop an understanding of the creative processes involved in the production of literature. And they will develop an understanding of what it means to be human and humane through an appreciation of literature as an expression of the human spirit.

Throughout recorded history, communities have wielded retribution as a tool for obtaining justice in the face of perceived wrongs. In this diachronic survey, we will read, interpret, and synthesize texts from the 1st century to the 21st century and consider how different periods, narratives, and genres adapt, translate, and build on the theme of revenge and human experience with and in reaction to death and murder, justice and retributive justice, judgment, systems of power, corruption, and exoneration. As we examine how the theme of revenge manifests across not only different time periods but also different literary genres, including drama, poetry, the short story, and the novel, we will identify how revenge is adopted, translated, and modified while critically considering how these narratives of revenge and lex talionis problematize the concepts of justice and retribution. We will also mark the cultural and historical elements that may be responsible for motivating any changes across the differing literary representations of revenge. While the themes of revenge and justice remain foundational interpretive lenses for this course, our class discussions will not be limited to or by them.

Week 1

 * Overview of the course
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
 * Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.

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Handout: Editing Wikipedia


 * Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.

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Resources: Online Training for Students

Week 2

 * Review pages 4-7 of the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure. This will give you a good, brief overview of what to look for in other articles, and what other people will look for in your own.
 * Evaluate an existing Wikipedia article related to the class, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's talk page.
 * A few questions to consider (don't feel limited to these):
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

Update your group's Canvas wiki page with what your group did this week.

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Resources: Evaluating Wikipedia,

Week 3

 * Each group member should add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class. Each group member should update the article's talk page with the added info and justification for adding it. Update your group's Canvas wiki page with what your group did this week.

Week 4

 * For your group's article, identify ways in which you can improve and correct its language and grammar and make the appropriate changes. Each group member should update the article's talk page with the added info and justification for adding it. Update your group's Canvas wiki page with what your group did this week.

Week 5
During this last week * Each group member can continue to add information to the article and/or copyedit the article ''Each group member should update the article's talk page with the added info and/or copyediting and justification for those things. ''Update your group's Canvas wiki page with what your group did this week.