User:75ridercarmen/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Kyra Gaunt

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is about an American Ethnomusicologist. Ethnomusicology is an important concept in my Black American Music class. This particular Ethnomusicologist is also my professor.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is very detailed, however, it does mention details that are not in the article. The lead section mentions where Dr. Gaunt is from and gives historical details about her native community and family history. However, her community and family history are not mentioned in any part of the article. The lead section gives a good overview of her career, which is the article's main focus. The article's content is relevant to the topic and is up-to-date. The article is also written with a neutral tone and relays facts without bias or strong opinion statements. Furthermore, the source links that I checked work and lead to a reliable secondary source; for example, reference 19 leads to a TEDx talk Dr. Kyra Gaunt gave. The sources also reflect the literature available on the topic and are thorough. The article is straightforward and easy to read, however, there are some grammatical issues regarding comma placement. On the other hand, the grammatical errors are minimal and the article is well organized. The article also includes well-captioned images that are laid out in a visually appealing way; however, the article could include a more up-to-date photo of Dr. Gaunt. The article is a part of four WikiProjects and all four have rated the content as C-class. The WikiProjects include Women in Music, Women writers, African diaspora, and Biography: Science and Academia. The article's strength is that it gives a good representation of Dr. Gaunt's career, projects, and the nature of her research. I suggest adding some transition words to the article for a better flow. I would also suggest that a more recent image be added to the article and that she be mentioned as "Dr. Gaunt" instead of just " Gaunt." Lastly, although the article is generally well developed, it can be improved to be better as its content is only C- class.--~