English 10 Wiki Project
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English 10 Literature and the Viral
Wiki Project, ongoing due dates
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[edit] Overview
The wiki project consists of two components: a detailed entry (or entries) in the course wiki and an in-class presentation. The subject of each wiki project will be either a set of literary terms related to the week’s genre or a school of literary criticism. Depending upon the number of students enrolled in the section, these may be individual or group assignments.
[edit] Literary Terms:
Students will take the assigned group of literary terms and create a wiki article for each term in which they 1) give the denotative definition, i.e. based upon the definition found in the dictionary; 2) give a connotative definition which relates the term to the context of the course; 3) provide detailed examples which illustrate the term, either from course readings or other literary works, and 4) provide a list of references, including links or suggested reading. Each term should be tagged with the categories “Glossary” and “Your Name” (for each member of the team).
[edit] Literary Criticism:
Students will approach an assigned school of literary criticism and write a detailed wiki article in which they 1) summarize the history/background of the movement, defining any necessary key terms and concepts (terms and concepts should be given their own articles); 2) suggest how the theory might be applied to the Christina Rossetti poem, “Goblin Market”; 3) provide a list of suggested reading and online resources. Terms and concepts should be tagged with the categories “Glossary” and “Your Name” (for each member of the team). The main wiki article should be tagged “Theory” and “Your Name” (for each member of the team).
[edit] Requirements
For both literary terms and literary criticism, the student(s) will give a 15 - 20 minute in-class presentation during which they will provide an overview of their work in the wiki and lead the class in a discussion of the assigned terms or concepts. The wiki will act as a resource for paper writing and as a study guide for the mid-term examinations. Requests for computer equipment must be made via email at least one week in advance.
You are encouraged to meet with me prior to the due date of your wiki project. This assignment will be evaluated in terms of the student’s comprehension of the assigned terms and concepts, the quality of the writing in the wiki article(s), and the quality of the in-class presentation.
[edit] Resources
There are many resources where one might find assistance with the Wiki Project.
The best place to begin is always with our own library’s offerings:
- Search the Pegasus catalog under the subject headings “literature - terminology” or “criticism - terminology”
- UCSB Library Help by Subject: English Language and Literature
- Oxford Reference Online
Other online resources include:
- Answers.com Literary Dictionary
- Answers.com Literary Glossary
- Gale.com free Literary Glossary
- University of Toronto Glossary of Literary Theory
- Wikipedia
Of course, all research conducted on these sites must be cited according to MLA format, including proper use of quoting and paraphrasing.
