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Course name
History of Ancient Greece
Institution
Western Washington University
Instructor
Christine Johnston
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-06-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


HIST 312 offers a general introduction to the political and cultural history of Ancient Greece from the Early Bronze Age until the conquest of Greece by Rome. This course will examine the development of ancient Greece and its institutions on the mainland and around the neighboring Aegean Sea through both the textual sources and the archaeological remains. Topics addressed will include the emergence of social hierarchy and the establishment of urban society, the development of art and architecture, literature and drama, myth and religion, and philosophy and democracy. Throughout the course we will also highlight the connectivity between Greece and the rest of the Mediterranean, as well as the mythologized role of Hellenism in the development of “Western Culture.” Although this course is about Ancient Greece, students are encouraged to consider the ways that the past can inform on the present, as well as the role of modern agendas in the exploration and appropriation of the past.

The Wiki assignment will be the major research assignment of the quarter. Students will be expected to add/review/reorganize content on one of the available articles, as well as add images or graphics if possible. Topics selected will focus on individuals of the ancient world (artists, politicians, historical figures, religious or military leaders), as well as other important aspects of life in the ancient world (laws, festivals, aspects of daily life). Students will also participate in peer-review of their colleagues’ contributions (each student will review two contributions). At the end of the project students will also be responsible for submitting a short reflection on the exercise, as well as a research question, hypothesis, and short outline of a research project related to the Wikipedia topic.

Student Assigned Reviewing
MinervaNix Isocrates Ostracism, Hippias (tyrant)
Kswizzy42 Arrhephoria
Floccinaucinihilipilification1 Hippias (tyrant) Obol (coin), Ostracism
Random2187 Agamemnon Damocles, Thyrsus
SiegalSchwall70 Alcmaeonidae Damocles, Peisistratos
Annika.Nicholas Athena Promachos Argo, Hestia
LieutenantKennedy17 Philip II of Macedon Agamemnon, Peisistratos
KlicketyKlack Damocles Philip II of Macedon, Thyrsus
Studiesin... Cult of Artemis at Brauron Gorgon, Lethe
AnonymousSingularFolk Atalanta
Whatifidontwannabe Lethe Cult of Artemis at Brauron, Hygieia
Sailing to Byzantium 2021 Thyrsus Argo, Alcmaeonidae
JLW546 Hestia Agamemnon, Athena Promachos
Eurydice07 Erinyes
TheOliveGreen1234567 Hygieia Gorgon, Lethe
PimpDaddyPeaches Pausanias (general) Demaratus, Lycurgus of Sparta
ZuesChill Demaratus Helots, Lycurgus of Sparta
Yautja199 Helots Demaratus, Pausanias (general)
MagpieMeadows Argo Athena Promachos, Hestia
Daboom148 Croesus Isocrates, Obol (coin)
S17d8Forest Themis
JumpOffsides Peisistratos Alcmaeonidae, Philip II of Macedon
FishMan312 Lycurgus of Sparta Helots, Pausanias (general)
Areleah Obol (coin) Agoge, Croesus
Steeldanguy788 Ostracism Agoge, Hippias (tyrant)
Secotuff Gorgon Cult of Artemis at Brauron, Hygieia
IvanTheVegan Agoge Croesus, Isocrates
Shemumbles Daedalus
Istanbulnotconstantinople212 Aristippus

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 29 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 31 March 2021
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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 2021
Assignment - Training
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 - Training
Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

For more information on Plagiarism: How Plagiarism is Different on Wikipedia 

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 12 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Milestones

Everyone will have chosen their Wikipedia article.

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 19 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Article Research!

Try searching your topic in these online databases of primary sources:

Here are some other helpful secondary source links:

  • don't forget to look at related Wikipedia articles that may have good resources or images
    • Harvard has a great overview of image copyright that includes links to popular databases of Public Domain and Creative Common's images (including Wikimedia Commons and Flickr—especially Dan Diffendale's Flickr page). The Metropolitan Museum, for example, has many images that are Open Access. You can find more collections links listed in the "Ancient Life in Objects" assignment on Canvas (be sure to check the copyright on any collection you look at!).

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 26 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Article Research!

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 3 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 5 May 2021
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

For more information on Plagiarism: How Plagiarism is Different on Wikipedia 

In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 10 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 12 May 2021
Assignment - Finish Drafting Contribution

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 17 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Assignment - Article Draft Ready for Peer Review

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 24 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
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.
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.

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!

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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 7 June 2021   |   Wednesday, 9 June 2021
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.