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Tentative Schedule

Week 1: Introduction to research (March 3-10)

Class meeting

1. Overview of the course and how Wikipedia will be used.
2. Read the handout "Welcome to Wikipedia" and complete Quiz on Blackboard.
3. Create a Wikipedia account (class packet p. 1). Before choosing a username, you may want to check "Guidance for new users" in Wikipedia's Username policy. I strongly recommend you use a pseudonym to protect your identity online (Do not know the meaning of the word? See a definition here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudonym). Note: To be effective, the pseudonym should be different from your name, nicknames, or your regular usernames.
4. Submit your username information to THIS FORM.
5. Enroll in the class by clicking "Enroll" above.
6. Add the class to your Watchlist by clicking "Watch this course" above.
7. Create your Userpage ("Welcome to Wikipedia," p. 14 or class packet, p.1).
8. Create your Sandbox.
9. Research Assignment 1: Download Kindred: "Prologue," "The River," "The Fire" (pp. 9-51) from the LaGuardia Library Media Resources Center. Click on "Find Books" and do a keyword search for "Octavia Butler and Kindred." Click on the listing for the book that says "Electronic Resource" to open the ebook version. Then click on "access to Laguardia user" to open it. Login with your LaGuardia login & password and create an Ebrary account to download the book. Another option is to select "print" and change printer to "save as pdf." Save the downloaded pages to a flashdrive or send them to yourself by e-mail, or print them.

Assignments due March 10 (March 17 if you missed the first class meeting)

1. Read Kindred: "Prologue," "The River," "The Fire."
2. Complete Quiz: "Prologue," "The River," "The Fire" on Blackboard.
3. Review the handout "Wikimarkup cheatsheet" (also on class packet, p. 2).
4. Log on to Wikipedia. Go to your Userpage, click on Edit, and write an introduction of yourself to other Wikipedians. This introduction can be as long and as revealing as you want to make it. I suggest something simple, like the About me section of my Userpage. Remember you can always make your Userpage more elaborate as you learn more about editing Wikipedia.
5. Finally, go to your Sandbox, click on Edit, and create a Level 2 Heading titled Summary 1: "Prologue," "The River,"and "The Fire." In your own words ONLY, write a summary of what happens in these chapters. Do NOT quote. Do NOT closely paraphrase summaries from outside sources, as this is against Wikipedia policy, as explained in the handout "Avoiding plagiarism on Wikipedia." You may want to preview the page before clicking "Save page."

Student Banner

Note: To mark you as participating in this course, I will add this banner to the top of your Wikipedia userpage

Week 2: Backgrounds (March 10-17)

Class meeting

If you missed the first class, please complete steps 3-6 and step 9 of the Week 1 class meeting during class today. Steps 1-2 and 7-8 as well as the assignments for Week 1 are due March 17 before class.

1. Go to the Spartacus Educational Site, Slavery in the USA: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAslavery.htm#m2

• Now look for the topic assigned to you by number (they are under "Slave Life" and "The Slave System"): 1. House Slaves, 2. Field Slaves, 3. Slave Breeding, 4. Punishment, 5. Whipping, 6. Family Life, 7. Education, 8. Slave Overseers, 9. Slave Ships
• Read the summary at the top of the page (the primary sources are at the bottom), and write a brief paragraph that summarizes what you have read. You will have 15 minutes.
• After that, give a brief report of what you have found to the people in your group.

2. Discuss: "Prologue, "The River," and "The Fire."
3. Browse Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels, taking special notice of its style guide.
4. Log on to your Wikipedia account.
5. Read the Wikipedia article on Octavia Butler's Kindred.
6. Now click on Kindred's Talk page. Click on New Section. Review the handout "Wikimarkup cheatsheet" (also on class packet, p. 2). Based on what you have learned from the WikiProject Novels style guide, leave ONE suggestion for improving the article.--Don't forget to sign your post!

Assignments due March 17

1. Read Kindred: "The Fall." If you do not have the book yet, remember you can download parts or the whole from the LaGuardia Library Media Resources Center.
2. Complete Quiz: "The Fall" on Blackboard.
3. In a word-processing document such as MSWord, type a 250+ word entry in your Reading Journal answering one of the prompts for "The Fall" (packet, p.28). All journal entries will be due Week 5 on Blackboard.
4. Review the handout "Wikimarkup cheatsheet" (also on class packet, p. 2).
5. Log on to Wikipedia. Go to your Sandbox, click on Edit, and create a Level 2 Heading titled Summary 2: "The Fall." In your own words ONLY, write a summary of what happens in this chapter. Do NOT quote. Do NOT closely paraphrase summaries from outside sources, as this is against Wikipedia policy, as explained in the handout "Avoiding plagiarism on Wikipedia." You may want to preview the page before clicking "Save page."
6. Read the handout "Using Wikipedia talk pages."
7. Now, practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia by

a) introducing yourself to your Wikipedia Ambassadors on their talk pages (for instance, you may want to say hello/ thank you in advance/ ask a question about the class or their work on Wikipedia): Pharos (talk) and Mozucat (talk). --Don't forget to sign your posts!

b) leaving a message for TWO classmates on their user talk pages.--Don't forget to sign your posts!

Wikipedia Milestone: All students who have Wikipedia user accounts and userpages, have practiced posting on their sandboxes and on talk pages, and are listed on the course page by March 17 at midnight receive 25 points.

Week 3: Critiquing and editing (March 17-24)

Class meeting

1. Quick review and discussion of "The Fall."
2. Read Wikipedia's article for the author of Kindred, Octavia E. Butler.
3. Read these two biographical documents on Octavia E. Butler, making notes of any differences with the Wikipedia article:
   

a) John Marshall, "Octavia Butler, 1947-2006: Sci-fi writer a gifted pioneer in white, male domain."

b) "Butler, Octavia E." The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (printed handouts of the text of these articles also available).

4. Review pages 5-6 of "Evaluating Wikipedia article quality."

5. Research Assignment 2: Log on to Wikipedia. Go to your Sandbox and create a Level 2 Heading titled Butler's Biography Assignment. Now, write an evaluation of the Wikipedia article that covers the following aspects:

a) Is the lead section understandable, or does it have language problems?

b) Is the article's structure clear? Are there sections that should be moved or deleted? (See, for example, the sub-section "series" under the section "Career," or the list "Articles" under the section "Works.")

c) Are there important aspects of Butler's notability, identity, life, or work that are obviously missing? If so, what are they? Under which section should these additions go?

d) Are the sections well balanced, or are there some sections that are overly long or short in proportion to their importance? If so, which?

e) Is the language of the article neutral or does it contain unsourced claims and value statements? If there are unsourced claims, please copy them.

f) Are there plenty of references to reliable and authoritative sources or could the article use more such references? Are there any repeated sources that could be merged into one footnote? Are the sources documented properly or are there some that lack important information (the author, name of article, place or date of publication, for example). If there are poorly documented sources, please copy at least one of them.

g) The section "External links" has been marked for cleanup because it contains "excessive or inappropriate external links" or because some links should be converted converting into footnote references. Browse through these links. What links should be kept as they are? Which should be deleted? Which could be used for reference? Does there seem to be a specific order to this list, or is it random? What could be a better way to organize this list?

h) Are there any broken links to outside websites? If so, is the information completely gone, or has it been moved (or exists) on another web page?

6. In groups,

a) discuss your choices and choose ONE aspect of the article to edit.

b) explain your choice in the article's Talk page.

c) edit the article. If you are removing something, depending on what it is (how large, how important), it may be a good idea to paste what was removed and discuss your decision in the article's Talk page. IMPORTANT: To help other editors understand your contributions, remember to include a summary of your edits! Please preview the page before clicking "Save page."

On your own: 1. Consider earning extra credit points for making an individual contribution to Butler's Wikipedia biography. You can make +5 points for a minor contribution, such as fixing the information in a reference, to +10 points for a moderate contribution, such as adding a fact and its corresponding reference. If you decide to do so, you have until Tuesday, May 27 in class to

a) go this course's Talk page and find the section "Extra credit: Butler's biography."

b) read the posts there, to make sure no one else in the class has beat you in submitting the same contribution.

c) If no has had the same idea, leave a message indicating in some detail what your contribution will be. I will answer your post, giving you feedback, and approving or not approving your contribution for extra credit.

2. Check out these other Wikipedia pages that feature speculative novels by major science fiction writers to help you understand the kind of page we are trying to build:

• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller [this "good article" class entry has detailed section summaries]

Assignments due March 24

1. Read Kindred: "The Fight."
2. Complete Quiz: "The Fight" on Blackboard.
3. In a word-processing document such as MSWord, type a 250+ word entry in your Reading Journal answering one of the prompts for "The Fight" (packet, p.28).
4. Log on to Wikipedia. In your Sandbox, create a Level 2 Heading titled Summary 3: "The Fight." In your own words ONLY, write a summary of what happens in this chapter.

Week 4: Using sources (March 24-31)

Class meeting

1. Discuss "The Fight."
2. Finish Research Assignment 2: Log on to Wikipedia. Go to your Sandbox and read the entry entitled Butler's Biography Assignment that you wrote last class. Then, in groups,

a) discuss your choices and choose ONE aspect of the article to edit.

b) explain your choice in the article's Talk page.

c) edit the article. If you are removing something, depending on what it is (how large, how important), it may be a good idea to paste what was removed and discuss your decision in the article's Talk page. IMPORTANT: To help other editors understand your contributions, remember to include a summary of your edits! Please preview the page before clicking "Save page."

Note: If you did not complete Research Assignment 2 last class, you have 30 minutes of class time to work on it. Please do NOT join an editing group.

3. Read/Discuss: Effective Essays IV-V: Using Sources and Acknowledging Sources (packet, pp. 10-19; for the following Wikipedia exercise, we will use information from pages 11, 14, and 16).

4. Complete Research Assignment 3: You will be assigned one of the following secondary sources on Kindred:

a) Rafaella Baccolini. "Gender and Genre in the Feminist Critical Dystopias of Katherine Burdekin, Margaret Atwood and Octavia Butler." (27-32; 5 pp.):

b) Octavia Butler. "Black Scholar Interview with Octavia Butler: Black Women and the Science Fiction Genre." (5 pp.)

c) Pamela Bedore. "Kindred." (5 pp.): Adoreher, Goldilocks14, jarika5230

d) Jane Davis. "Kindred." (5 pp.): Ronin1123, primadonnagirl123,

e) Mary E. Virginia. "Kindred." (5 pp.): Mrjoey65, Milokarter39, An286

f) Randall Kenan. "An Interview with Octavia Butler." (495-498; 4 pp.):lissetlot15

Read and annotate your source. Then, using MSWord,

a) Identify the author of the article using a introductory/signal phrase (packet p. 16) and write a 150-250-word summary of the article's main arguments.

b) If the author has written something truly outstanding, add it to the summary (or below the summary, if you wish) as a quote or quotes, following the guidelines on pp. 12-13 of the class packet.

c) Using the MLA Documentation Style for "Works Cited"at the LaGuardia Library Media Resources Center, create an MLA-style reference for your summary.

d) Briefly evaluate the article: What arguments or facts make this a valuable or useful secondary source on Kindred? If the article contains any ideas that are not well argued or any misreadings of the novel, please state which.

Now log on to Wikipedia. Go to the course's Talk page. Select the section "Article Summaries and Discussions: Research Assignment 3" and look for the title of your article. Under it:

e) Paste your summary and create an MLA-style footnote for your summary using the "ref" tags at the bottom of the composing window (see "Wikimarkup cheatsheet" for what these tags are).

If you are having trouble creating a Wikipedia reference, let me know.

f) Sign your contribution. Preview and save the course's Talk page.

Assignments due March 31

1. Read Kindred: "The Storm," "The Rope," and "Epilogue."
2. Complete Quiz: "The Storm" and "The Rope" on Blackboard.
3. In a word-processing document such as MSWord, type a 250+ word entry in your Reading Journal answering one of the prompts for "The Storm" and "The Rope" (packet, p.29).
4. Log on to Wikipedia. In your Sandbox, create a Level 2 Heading titled Summary 4: "The Storm," "The Rope," and "Epilogue." In your own words ONLY, write a summary of what happens in these chapters.
5. Prepare for Research Assignment 4 by signing up for (an)other article(s) in our course's Talk page.
   

Notes: 1. All four summaries of Kindred are due in your sandbox at the beginning of next week's class (worth 40 points out of the 100 for the Summary Workshop). 2. Make sure you bring a copy of the novel for next class!

Week 5: Summarizing the novel (March 31-April 7)

Class meeting

1. Discuss "The Storm," "The Rope," and "Epilogue."
2. Library Orientation, Part I, courtesy of our own Ann Matsuuchi.
3. Summary Workshop (100 points total; 40 p. for your own summaries, 60 p. for contributing to the collaborative summary ):

a) Log on to Wikipedia. Go to your Sandbox and read the summaries of Kindred you have created.

b) Now, check the plot summary of the novel in the article for Kindred (a printed handout will be provided). This will be our base plot summary. We will discuss what it does well, what information it is missing, and what of it should not be included.

c) Working in groups, write a one paragraph summary of each of the chapter(s) assigned to you:

1. "Prologue" and "The River" Workspace HERE. US Mayday, Telissa, Watoflife

2. "The Fire" Workspace HERE. Goga, Simalahs, Primadonnagirl

3. "The Fall" Workspace HERE. lissetlot, R1994, GPO

4. "The Fight," sections 1-10 Workspace HERE. Mel26, Adoreher, Jarika

5. "The Fight," sections 11-16 Workspace HERE. Pacer, Goldilocks, Redrosex

6. "The Storm" Workspace HERE. Maxamillion, TheNorthRemembers

7. "The Rope" and "Epilogue" Workspace HERE. Joe, Redhead

d) Read everyone's summaries and offer specific comments for improvement (to do so, click on the menu Insert and then choose Comment). Sign your comments with your Username.

e) Revise your group's summary as needed.

f) Once the group is satisfied with its summary, one member should copy it to the course's Talk page so we can create one unified, coherent summary.

Assignments due April 7

In preparation for your research paper on Kindred:

1. Read Effective Academic Essays I-II: Introduction and The Thesis Statement (packet pp. 3-4).
2. In a word-processing document such as MSWord, type a 250+ word entry in your Reading Journal answering one of the prompts for "Looking Back at Kindred" (packet, p.29).
3. By 9:00AM Monday, April 7 (so I have time to give you feedback before class), decide on a topic and focus: choose ONE Reading Journal prompt (ideally one you have already discussed in your journal, but you can choose a new prompt if that is what you want). Create a tentative thesis statement that answers it and submit it to THIS FORM. Your theses and my feedback to them HERE.. (25 points).
4. Submit a copy of your Reading Journal to Blackboard. (100 points).

Week 6: Structuring the research paper (April 7-Sunday, April 13; W/M April 23)

Class meeting

1. Reading and discussing the instructions for the Research Essay
2. Now that you have a working thesis for your research paper:

a) Read "The Basics Needed for a Research Paper" HERE.

b) Draft a simple sentence outline for your paper following the format HERE.. (This outline does not have to be perfect or final; it's to get you thinking and to give me an idea of what you intend to argue so I can help you). Submit your outline to Blackboard. (25 points).

Date Due for full credit: Saturday, April 19 by 9:00AM.

3. Begin work for Research Assignment 4: Go to the LaGuardia Library Media Resources Center databases. Find and download the article for which you have signed up as well as how to cite it in MLA style (this information is usually on the top or the side of the article). Save it to your flashdrive, or send it to yourself by e-mail, or print it.

Assignments due April 23

Complete Research Assignment 4: Read and annotate the source for which you signed up. Then, using MSWord,

a) Identify the author of the article using a introductory/signal phrase (packet p. 16) and write a 250-500 word summary of the article's main arguments.

b) If the author has written something truly outstanding, add it to the summary (or below the summary, if you wish) as a quote or quotes, following the guidelines on pp. 12-13 of the class packet.

c) Use the citation information you obtained when downloading the paper to create an MLA-style reference for your summary. If your source is one of the three on Blackboard, you should use the MLA Documentation Style for "Works Cited" at the LaGuardia Library Media Resources Center to create an MLA-style reference for your summary.

d) Briefly evaluate the article: What arguments or facts make this a valuable or useful secondary source on Kindred? If the article contains any ideas that are not well argued or any misreadings of the novel, please state which.

Now log on to Wikipedia. Go to the course's Talk page. Select the section "Research Assignment 4" and look for the title of your article. Under it:

e) Paste your summary and create an MLA-style footnote for your summary using the "ref" tags at the bottom of the composing window (see "Wikimarkup cheatsheet" for what these tags are). If you are having trouble creating a Wikipedia reference, let me know.

f) Sign your contribution. Preview and save the course's Talk page.

Note : LaGuardia has designated Wednesday, April 23 as a Monday class, so our class will be meeting that day.
Note 2: Saturday, April 12 at 9:00AM I will close all quizzes for Kindred as well as the option to submit the Reading Journal on Blackboard, so make sure you have completed all these assignments. Otherwise, you will receive a zero for each incomplete assignment.

Week 7: Working with Sources (W/M April 23-28)

1. Complete Research Assignment # 3. Instructions under #4 of Week 4. If you have completed this assignment, skip to #2.
2. Complete Research Assignment # 4. Instructions under the homework for Week 6. If you have completed this assignment, skip to #3.
3. Complete Research Assignment # 5: Go to Blackboard and retrieve your assigned secondary source on Kindred:

a) Grace McEntee. "Kindred": GPO20, The North Remembers16, US:Mayday, R_1994

b) Frances Smith Foster. "Kindred": SNSmith, Goldilocks14, Watoflifej23, MrJoey65

c) M. Keith Booker and Anne-Marie Thomas. "The Time-Travel Narrative": Steezin, Pacer87, Maxamillion412

d) Beverly Friend. "Time Travel as Feminist Didactic in Works by Phyllis Eisenstein, Marlys Millhiser, and Octavia Butler" (50; 53-55): Joe0312, Lissetlot15, Redrosex1025

e) Jane Donawerth. "Feminisms: Recovering Women's History": Mel26, Adoreher, Jarika5230, Telissa18

f) Alyson R. Buckman. "Butler, Octavia": Ronin1123, Milokarter39, An286, Nina9723

g) Charles H. Rowell. "An Interview with Octavia E. Butler" (47; 50-51): Primadonnagirl123, Goga1994, Redhead321, teekay25,

Read and annotate the source for which you signed up. Then, using MSWord,

a) Identify the author of the article using a introductory/signal phrase (packet p. 16) and write a summary of the article's main arguments.

b) If the author has written something truly outstanding, add it to the summary (or below the summary, if you wish) as a quote or quotes, following the guidelines on pp. 12-13 of the class packet.

c) Use the MLA Documentation Style for "Works Cited" at the LaGuardia Library Media Resources Center to create an MLA-style reference for your summary.

d) Briefly evaluate the article: What arguments or facts make this a valuable or useful secondary source on Kindred? If the article contains any ideas that are not well argued or any misreadings of the novel, please state which.

Now log on to Wikipedia. Go to the course's Talk page. Select the section "Research Assignment 5" and look for the title of your article. Under it:

e) Paste your summary and create an MLA-style footnote for your summary using the "ref" tags at the bottom of the composing window (see "Wikimarkup cheatsheet" for what these tags are). If you are having trouble creating a Wikipedia reference, let me know.

f) Sign your contribution. Preview and save the course's Talk page.

4. Complete Research Assignment 6:

a) Read and annotate Robert Crossley's essay at the beginning or end of your copy of Kindred, depending on the edition, then

b) Fill out THIS FORM. Strong Suggestion: type the answers in a separate document and then paste them in the form.

Assignments due April 28

1. Now that you have done some preliminary research for the Research Essay, help us figure out what should go into the Wikipedia article by

a) Checking these articles on similar novels

• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller

b) Filling out THIS FORM(+25 extra credit points)

2. Now that you have some feedback on your outline for the Research Essay:

a) Re-read Effective Academic Essays III: Paragraphing (packet, pp. 5-9).

b) Complete the quiz on Acknowledging Sources on Blackboard.

c) Write a tentative introduction and one body paragraph following the model on the back of the instructions for the Research Essay. Bring this draft to class so I can check your progress. Lost the instructions for the Research Essay? See HERE.

Research Milestone: All students who have completed Research Assignments 1-6 by April 28 at midnight receive 200 points.

Week 8: Deciding what to include (April 28-May 5)

Class meeting

1. Handing in the Research Essay paragraphs. Checking the References list on the course's Talk page to figure out what goes in the Works Cited page.

2. Get together with the rest of your Editing Team:

Editing Team 1. Article sections: Characters; White supremacy and white privilege; Race as social construct / racism: r_1994, watoflifej23

Editing Team 2. Article sections: Reception; strong female protagonist; female quest: SNSmith27, primadonnagirl123.

Editing Team 3. Article sections: Background; slave communities; slavery as a system: Goga1994

Editing Team 4. Article sections: Style; The critique or revision of American history: The North Remembers16, redrosex1025

Editing Team 5. Article sections: Genre; Trauma and its connection to historical memory (or historical amnesia): Nina9723

Editing Team 6. Article sections: Publication information; master-slave power dynamics; The body/ female sexuality as site of power struggle; Motherhood / mothering: steezin, joe0312, Ronin1123

3. Familiarize yourself with the work you will be doing during the next weeks by

a) Reviewing the definitions for the article components for which your Team will be responsible in the Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels style guide: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Novels.

b) Reviewing examples of those same sections in articles about speculative novels similar to Kindred:

• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller

4. Go to the course's Talk page and find the section dedicated to your Team's plan. There, outline your plans for improving the content of the article for Kindred. Choose a nifty Team Name (maybe something to do with the novel, but not necessarily). Have every member of the team sign the plan.

5. Individually, review my revision of the class summary of Kindred in my sandbox: User:Doctorxgc/sandbox/Kindred1. In the section provided, leave a "thumbs up" or a suggestion for improvement. Sign your feedback. Once we have agreed on the summary, I will post it to the article.

Assignments due May 5

• Continue working on the Research Paper.
• Complete the Acknowledging Sources quiz on Blackboard.

Week 9: Drafting the article I (May 5-12)

Class workshop

Today's goal: For each team to draft two of their sections.

1. As a class,

a) Review "What is encyclopedic style?" on page 9 of the handout "Welcome to Wikipedia."

b) Read "Can I combine information from more than one source?" on pages 2-3 of the handout "Referencing on Wikipedia."

c) Read "Avoiding plagiarism on Wikipedia."

d) Check

• "Analysis" in Dune by Frank Herbert
• "Major Themes" in A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller
• My model page on the meaning of the term "kindred" HERE.

2. As a team,

a) Check last week's plan on the course's Talk page for my specific feedback.

b) Work on your sections of the article:

Workspaces for Team 1: Is it Friday Yet?

Characters HERE.

White supremacy and white privilege; Race as social construct/racism HERE.

Workspaces for Team 2: Power of the Females

Reception HERE.

Strong Female Protagonist; Female Quest HERE.

Workspaces for Team 3: The Kick Offs

Backgrounds HERE.

Slave communities; slavery as a system HERE.

Workspaces for Team 4: RedRoseAnn

Style HERE.

The critique or revision of American history HERE.

Workspaces for Team 5: Dana is All Right

Genre HERE

Trauma and its connection to historical memory (or historical amnesia) HERE

Workspaces for Team 6: Team Butler

Publication information HERE

Master-slave power dynamics; The body/ female sexuality as site of power struggle; Motherhood/mothering HERE

Assignments due this week

1. Check "Grading Checklist for Essays" (packet, p.27) to see how I will grade your Research Essay.
2. Wednesday, May 7 by 9:00AM: Submit the final draft of your Research Essay to Blackboard. (200 points).

As per English Department guidelines, you must earn a passing grade on the final draft of the Research Essay in order to pass this course.

Missing the submission deadline: Research Essays may be accepted up to one week late at my discretion. The highest grade a late essay can earn is a C. Revisions on late essays will not be accepted.

Week 10: Drafting the article II (May 12-19)

Class workshop

Goals for this class meeting:

1. Revise at least ONE of your article sections according to the feedback I left in your workspaces.

2. Have this article section evaluated by two of your peers using the Comment sheets I have provided.

3. Revise the section according to the comments from your peers. Get a token from me.

4. Transfer the section to your team's sandbox. Format it so the paragraphs breaks show, and code it so that the references show as footnotes and the links go to the wikipages or website they should.

5. Continue work on the next article section.

Resources you will need - References Sandbox

Sample transferred section - Sandbox for Team X

Workspaces for Team 1: Is it Friday Yet?

Characters HERE.

White supremacy and white privilege; Race as social construct/racism HERE.

Sandbox for Team 1

Workspaces for Team 2: Power of the Females

Reception HERE.

Strong Female Protagonist; Female Quest HERE.

Sandbox for Team 2

Workspaces for Team 3: The Kick Offs

Backgrounds HERE.

Slave communities; slavery as a system HERE.

Sandbox for Team 3

Workspaces for Team 4: RedRoseAnn

Style HERE.

The critique or revision of American history HERE.

Sandbox for Team 4

Workspaces for Team 5: Dana is All Right

Genre HERE

Trauma and its connection to historical memory (or historical amnesia) HERE

Sandbox for Team 5

Workspaces for Team 6: Team Butler

Publication information HERE

Master-slave power dynamics; The body/ female sexuality as site of power struggle; Motherhood/mothering HERE

Sandbox for Team 6

Assignments due May 19

1. By Sunday, May 18 at 9:00 AM: Submit a second section of your article to your Team's sandbox.

2. Check my feedback for the Research Essay on Blackboard. To retrieve yours, just go to "My Grades" and click on "Research Essay." On the next window,you will see a link to an attached document titled YourlastnameRE1. Click on that to download the feedback.

3. Calculate your grade. Our class has three assignments worth points left: Drafting the article on Kindred (100 points), Assessing the Team's Collaborative Work (25 points), and the Reflective Essay (100 points). Let's assume you will complete these three assignments successfully and so gain 225 points. Add that figure to the points you already have to figure out the grade you should be getting at the end of the semester. That way you can figure out if you want to a) rewrite the Research Essay for a new grade and b) would want to do some work for extra credit (see syllabus for details).

Week 11: Posting to the live article (May 19-25)

Class workshop

Goals for this class meeting:

1. To post all ready sections to the live article on Kindred.

2. To continue work on all incomplete sections for future publication.

3. Complete the Assessment of Self and Team Members for 25 points HERE

Resources you will need:

-References Sandbox

Workspaces for Team 1: Is it Friday Yet?

Characters HERE.

White supremacy and white privilege; Race as social construct/racism HERE.

Sandbox for Team 1

Workspaces for Team 2: Power of the Females

Reception HERE.

Strong Female Protagonist; Female Quest HERE.

Sandbox for Team 2

Workspaces for Team 3: The Kick Offs

Backgrounds HERE.

Slave communities; slavery as a system HERE.

Sandbox for Team 3

Workspaces for Team 4: RedRoseAnn

Style HERE.

The critique or revision of American history HERE.

Sandbox for Team 4

Workspaces for Team 5: Dana is All Right

Genre HERE

Trauma and its connection to historical memory (or historical amnesia) HERE

Sandbox for Team 5

Workspaces for Team 6: Team Butler

Publication information HERE

Master-slave power dynamics; The body/ female sexuality as site of power struggle; Motherhood/mothering HERE

Sandbox for Team 6

Sandbox for Team X

Sandbox for Team A

Assignments due

1. Submit the revised version of the Research Essay on Blackboard by Wednesday, May 28 at 9:00AM.
2. Decide on whether you want to do Extra Credit work by

• Attending (+25 points) or presenting (+40 points) with Dr. Matsuuchi and myself at WikiConference USA, 30 May- 1 June 2014.
• Contributing to Octavia Butler's biography. You can make +5 points for a minor contribution, such as fixing the information in a reference, to +10 points for a moderate contribution, such as adding a fact and its corresponding reference. If you decide to do so, you have until Thursday, May 29 at 9:00AM to

a) go to the course's Talk page and find the section "Extra credit: Butler's biography" (the very first item on the list).

b) read the posts there, to make sure no one else in the class has beat you in submitting the same contribution.

c) If no has had the same idea, leave a message indicating in some detail what your contribution will be. I will answer your post, giving you feedback, and approving or not approving your contribution for extra credit.

Week 12: Reflecting and final grades (June 2)

1. Making the last changes to the article.
2. Open discussion based on reflection questions HERE.
3. Write the reflective essay (500-750 words) and submit it to Blackboard. (100 p.)
4. Review Wikipedia's quality grading scheme and decide where our articles would stand as it is now by filling THIS FORM.Class responses HERE.

1. Fill out the Permission Form (or not).
2. Review your grades.

Maps Education Program talk:CUNY, LaGuardia Community College/The Research Paper: Kindred (Spring)/Timeline

Video tutorials

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