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Course name
English 465 Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
Institution
San Francisco State University
Instructor
Larry Hanley
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Books
Course dates
2021-01-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


An introduction to contemporary fiction and poetry that imagines endings - - especially apocalyptic endings. Texts to be considered include: fiction by Richard Matheson, Naomi Alderman, and Margaret Atwood, video narratives like Last Man on Earth/I Am Legend and The Walking Dead, genres like afro-futurism and climate fiction. Students will examine social themes, ideologies of history and historical change, narrative structure, and changing representations of the apocalypse/social endings. Students will author Wikipedia pages on particular texts and or themes.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Spencerqolney Descender (Comic) Left 4 Dead 2, The Great C
Remchar88 Non-Zero Probabilities (short story) Seoul Station (film), Left 4 Dead 2
Etaylor6sfsu The Day of the Triffids (film) Empty World, Perigi's Wonderful Dolls
Hmleonard The Great C Non-Zero Probabilities (short story), Seoul Station (film)
Oliviaabad The Handmaid's Tale (opera) Undiscovered Country (Comic), The Year of the Flood
ShanelleSmith Parable of the Sower (novel) The Handmaid's Tale (opera), Descender (Comic)
HLPickard Delicatessen (1991 film) I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, Last Night (1998 film)
SammyGatenby The Year of the Flood Parable of the Sower (novel), The Handmaid's Tale (opera)
2fast2spurious
Zeltzin96 Cadaver (2020 film)
MarissaPAlit Carriers (film) The Handmaid's Tale (opera), Seoul Station (film)
Morgandonatello Legion (2010 film) Pilot (The Leftovers), I Am Mother
Nathaly005 I Am Mother Pilot (The Leftovers), Legion (2010 film)
Joereadel The Day of the Triffids Descender (Comic), Carriers (film)
Fabiolabaeza465 Twilight (Campbell short story) Empty World, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Mattwiki049 Daybreak
Esbacani
LofgrenSFSUenglish465 The Strange Bird: A Borne Story Delicatessen (1991 film), Twilight (Campbell short story)
Chimericmacandcheese I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Twilight (Campbell short story), The Strange Bird: A Borne Story, America 3000
Deepfinessed Martian Time-Slip Non-Zero Probabilities (short story), The Day of the Triffids
Glebbos Left 4 Dead 2 The Day of the Triffids, Carriers (film)
NathanStafford666
MichelleCHsfsu Seoul Station (film) The Great C, Descender (Comic)
WillKBeatty America 3000 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, Last Night (1998 film)
Llopez95
Mcwright1981 Empty World 9 (2005 film), Non-Zero Probabilities (short story)
Moth1999 Perigi's Wonderful Dolls 9 (2005 film), The Day of the Triffids (film)
SPBrewster Pilot (The Leftovers) America 3000, Legion (2010 film)
Presleyjackson 9 (2005 film) Perigi's Wonderful Dolls, The Day of the Triffids (film)
Bfoley51 Undiscovered Country (Comic) The Year of the Flood, Parable of the Sower (novel)
Ytan11sf Last Night (1998 film) The Strange Bird: A Borne Story, Delicatessen (1991 film)

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021
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:

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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 2021
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Books

Ecology

History

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

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
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 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

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

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
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 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!
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.