Since we do not have any new information to go over this week, I thought I would give you an opportunity to do some extra credit. This assignment will be potentially worth 2 percentage points added onto your final grade (those points could really help out some students). Assignments will be due by Sunday the 25th at 11:59pm.
Assignment
Since this is a web-based course, I figured we could participate in a very web-centric assignment. Students will have the opportunity to contribute three new elements to an existing article on Wikipedia.
First, create a wiki account. Some web sites require you to be a registered user for 4 days before you are allowed to edit. (Also, make sure that your account name resembles your real name so that I know that it is actually you contributing to the article.)
Now, pick a subject that we have addressed this semester in class. It can be a filmmaker, film, political activist, a theory or philosophy, a historical event, or current issue. As long as it has a clear connection to our studies, it is fine.
Next, visit the wiki article for your subject. Read it carefully. Then, do a little research using credible, published sources (a book or an article from an academic journal or reputable news source) on the subject. Find three facts, details, or issues that are not currently included in the wiki article.
Students will then edit the wiki article, adding these 3 new bits of information. For detailed instructions on how to edit a wiki article visit wikipedia's introduction or editing how-to pages.
Assignment
Since this is a web-based course, I figured we could participate in a very web-centric assignment. Students will have the opportunity to contribute three new elements to an existing article on Wikipedia.
First, create a wiki account. Some web sites require you to be a registered user for 4 days before you are allowed to edit. (Also, make sure that your account name resembles your real name so that I know that it is actually you contributing to the article.)
Now, pick a subject that we have addressed this semester in class. It can be a filmmaker, film, political activist, a theory or philosophy, a historical event, or current issue. As long as it has a clear connection to our studies, it is fine.
Next, visit the wiki article for your subject. Read it carefully. Then, do a little research using credible, published sources (a book or an article from an academic journal or reputable news source) on the subject. Find three facts, details, or issues that are not currently included in the wiki article.
Students will then edit the wiki article, adding these 3 new bits of information. For detailed instructions on how to edit a wiki article visit wikipedia's introduction or editing how-to pages.
Be sure to provide a reference (on the wiki page) of the source from which you got your information. For detailed instructions on how create a citation on a wiki article, visit wikipedia's citing sources how-to.
Finally, after you have made your edits (including providing references), you will make a post on our class blog. The post should include 1) your subject and 2) a hotlink to the "history" page of your wiki article (the "history" tab is located at the top of each article page next to "edit" and "discussion"). This history page should have recorded your edits, so that I can visit the page and see the information (and citation) that you added to the article.
If you have any questions about the assignment, let me know soon (I'll be kind of busy later in the week). Good luck!
Finally, after you have made your edits (including providing references), you will make a post on our class blog. The post should include 1) your subject and 2) a hotlink to the "history" page of your wiki article (the "history" tab is located at the top of each article page next to "edit" and "discussion"). This history page should have recorded your edits, so that I can visit the page and see the information (and citation) that you added to the article.
If you have any questions about the assignment, let me know soon (I'll be kind of busy later in the week). Good luck!
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"Malcolm X"
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malcolm_X_%28film%29&action=history
Samie Hatim
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