User:Adrahakdemir/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Gender equality
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I felt this article was appropriate for the reason being that I am going to discuss what was expected of women, their come up, and what it is like for them nowadays. This article seems to be a prime source solely for revisiting the hardships women had to go through up until now to receive certain types of equality that men already have.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * The article clearly states the article topic in the intro sentence, as well as what is to come in the article itself.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * The article discusses various sections that will be further explained later on in the article.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * The lead discusses main topics that are soon covered in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * the lead presents itself as concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * All of the information given in the article is relevant entirely to my topic of choice.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * The content in the article includes information from the 1400's up to current times.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Every piece of information in the given article pertains to my topic.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * The article mainly focuses on gender equality and inequality.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * While the article is biased towards a woman's perspective and their struggles, there is not one point where one side is degrading the other.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * All viewpoints are thoroughly represented in the article.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * This article focuses mainly on the history of gender equality and inequality, as well are helping rather than persuading others on how to achieve equality for women.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * All facts in the article are backed up by reliable sources.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes, all sources reflect the topic.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Most sources used are current sources.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes, all links work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * The article was well-written, but slightly hard to follow considering the amount of information given all at once.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * none
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * The article was broken down into several sections, each relating to its own specific topic.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * The article contained a few photos per every few sections.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * The images have captions that pertain to what is going on in that photo during its era.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There are no conversations going on on how to represent the topic.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * This article was not part of WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * There was not much difference in the way Wikipedia presented the information than the way it has been discussed in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article was thoroughly informational and helpful especially in current times.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The article's author goes into thorough detail on all topics mentioned in the article.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * There is tons of information being thrown at the reader at once, it was difficult to follow along at times.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article was well-developed.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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