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Who are the Jews? When did their history begin? Through this course you will learn about Jewish history from antiquity to the present day. Every week we will look at a select period or event in Jewish history. We’ll roam the globe, from the Mediterranean to Eastern Europe, from Iran to France.
NOTE: this should be a Wikipedia-generated footnote & reference list, following the instructions in the Editing training module.
"Wiki 2" Wikipedia Assignment – Reading Summary
By now you have chosen a topic and identified a reading, with the instructor's help.
Submit a summary of 200-300 words of the reading you chose. Use proper citations using a citation system of your choice. Be comprehensive, summarizing the entire reading you chose, not just the first page or two. Focus on persuasive argumentation, crafting a cohesive narrative rather than stringing disconnected facts together. Aim for clean writing, as in your past two papers.
Finally, write down the URLs of one or more Wiki pages that you will be able to edit with the help of this secondary source. An example of a Wiki page is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_antisemitism.
Note: if the article you choose is very long (e.g. "Holocaust" or "Bible"), you should only commit to working on a section of it, and clarify in this assignment what that section is. Don’t commit to working on an entire article if it is long, because you will be overwhelmed by the task.
Sign up for that article by visiting the 'Students' tab of this website while logged in, and finding your name in the list of students.
In this assignment, use parentheses within the text to specify the page numbers from the secondary source you plan to use.
4. Attach your graded Wiki 2 to the Wiki 3 hardcopy.
Remember: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a place for primary-source analysis or primary research or new arguments. It is a place to summarize the findings of published works. On the rationale behind this rule, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research
Add links to your article
Grading Rubric:
Improvement (20 points)
____ I have incorporated all of the instructor’s comments on my previous Wiki assignments
Use of Evidence (20 points)
____ I have used a secondary source approved by the instructor, and provided a full reference to it
____ When drawing on secondary source, I have paraphrased, i.e. I’ve used my own words. Beware violations of academic integrity (copying, too-close paraphrasing, etc).
____ I have footnoted everything I paraphrased (no need to footnote each sentence, 1 per parag is fine)
Substantive Contribution (20 points)
____ I made a real difference by correcting misinformation and/or adding crucial information
____ If I didn't have enough crucial information to add to one article, I contributed to more than one article
____ My contribution is at least 200 words long (no maximum), not including footnotes
Relevant Argumentation (20 points)
____ All the information I pull out of my secondary sources is directly relevant to the Wikipedia article
____ I stick to what I can prove and avoid generalizing (“All Jews did XYZ…”) or judging ("Unfortunately...")
Style (20 points)
____ I avoid quotes or minimize them to very short extracts. Quotes never stand alone.
____ In the section I chose to edit, I corrected all sloppy writing, typos, grammar mistakes, run-on sentences, slang, repetitions, awkward phrases, and tense confusions, including those that had been made by previous Wikipedians.
Write a 2-3 page reflection paper. In it, first jot down
If you're the last person who edited your article, your change will be the topmost line, which means nobody changed your contributions.
Then write your reflection. The goal of this assignment is to deeply engage, in the most subjective way, with the experience you had in this project. This paper will be evaluated for its thoughtfulness. Provide an insightful analysis, with clear, detailed examples of what you are saying. First person is fine, even recommended, for this paper. This is a chance for you to reflect creatively. Embrace it!
Here are some questions which could inspire you but you could also go in another direction. If you do use these questions, aim for an in-depth reflection rather than a grocery list of answers.