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This class will span some of the most impactful migrations in modern history, whose legacies still affect the globe today. These include the slave trade, labor migration, colonial and post-colonial movements, and refugee migrations. We will conclude by examining our current global situation, the largest forced-displacement crisis in human history.
NOTE: this should be a Wikipedia-generated reference, following the instructions in the Editing training module.
"Wiki 2" Wikipedia Assignment – Reading Summary
By now you have chosen a topic and possibly teamed up with one or more classmates. Submit a document with the following:
List your secondary sources using. Under each secondary source, briefly state in what way is it broad enough to add to Wikipedia, and how you know it is scholarly (aka reliable). ' Address the book’s press (university press or equivalent?) or the journal (peer-reviewed?), the author (PhD in history, holds an academic position at a university or equivalent?), the year (is this recent? Steer clear of anything older than 1990). This requires some googling.
Note: if the Wiki page you choose is very long (e.g. "Holocaust" or "Vietnam"), 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 Wiki page 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. Provide the full reference of the secondary source you will use.
You may want to add a *bit* to several Wiki pages, or a *lot* to one Wiki page.
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:
Responding to feedback (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 (copy-pasting, too-close paraphrasing, etc).
____ I have footnoted everything I paraphrased (no need to footnote each sentence, 1 per every few consecutive sentences is fine. If you split your contribution into various chunks, provide a footnote at the end of each chunk.
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. It is all right to add the same type of information to more than one article, if said information is crucial to more than one article.
____ My contribution is at least 200 words long (no maximum), not including footnotes. Writing exactly the same sentences in more than one article does not count toward the word count.
Relevant Argumentation (20 points)
____ All the information I pull out of my secondary sources is directly relevant to the Wikipedia article
____ My contributions fit well into the article. That means there is a good match between section title and text, I don't repeat something that has been said elsewhere in the article, and there is a smooth transition between the article sections preceding and following my contribution.
____ I stick to what I can prove and avoid generalizing (“All immigrants did XYZ…”) or judging ("Unfortunately..." / "This was horrible")
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 have been made by previous Wikipedians.
Write a 2-3 page (double spaced) 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, meaningfulness, and originality. 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.