Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Lake Forest College/Protest and Police in US History (Fall 2021)
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- Course name
- Protest and Police in US History
- Institution
- Lake Forest College
- Instructor
- Rudi Batzell
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2021-08-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 12
This course examines historical instances of policing, inequality, and protest, including mobs in the American Revolution, abolitionist direct actions, the terror of the Klu Klux Klan, sit-ins against Jim Crow, protest against military action, and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Throughout U.S. history, Americans have been committed both to protest and disruption in order to advance their causes, and to stability, security, and the maintenance of order. Despite widespread fears about disorder and crime today, Americans in the past were far more violent. In this course, we will trace how ordinary people came together to challenge authority, and how those with power built state structures that could legitimately use violence. We will see how policing was shaped by fears of newly- arrived immigrants, the demands of a slave economy, and entrenched racism. We will study the intersecting histories of race, inequality, and state power across the American past. Students will develop a major research project on a particular historical instance of policing, inequality, and protest. Prerequisite: HIST 200 or HIST 201 or permission of instructor.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 1 September 2021
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - 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 - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Add to an article
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 September 2021 | Wednesday, 8 September 2021
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 September 2021 | Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 September 2021 | Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 September 2021 | Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 October 2021 | Wednesday, 6 October 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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 October 2021 | Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Assignment - Peer review an article
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 October 2021 | Wednesday, 20 October 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.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 October 2021 | Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 November 2021 | Wednesday, 3 November 2021
- 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
- Assignment - Exercise
- 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!
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 November 2021 | Wednesday, 10 November 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!
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 November 2021 | Wednesday, 17 November 2021
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.