User:Alli St. John/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1: Mining in Monument Valley

 * Article title: "Monument Valley"
 * Article Evaluation
 * - very short and small article
 * - reputable, but not enough information
 * - no information about Native Indian acquiring that land, the ties to National Parks surrounding this tribal park, mining effects to the land, Native Indian management, etc.
 * - no information about Native Indian acquiring that land, the ties to National Parks surrounding this tribal park, mining effects to the land, Native Indian management, etc.


 * Sources
 * - 9 sources referenced
 * - not well used throughout the article

Article title: "Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad"

 * Article Evaluation
 * - not reputable, lacks resources and citations
 * - unverified with warning at the top asking for improvements
 * - little mention at all about Native Indian land and how this railroad effected Indians
 * - little mention at all about Native Indian land and how this railroad effected Indians


 * Sources
 * - 3 sources, not well cited

Option 3: Navajo Tribal Park

 * Article title: "Antelope Canyon"
 * Article Evaluation
 * - warning sign under "tourism and sightseers" topic because of lack of citations -used original research
 * - short article
 * - very little information under geology, nothing about climate, nothing about history of Navajo tribe
 * - very little information under geology, nothing about climate, nothing about history of Navajo tribe


 * Sources
 * - 14 sources referenced
 * - little use of sources throughout article

Option 4: NPS

 * Article title: "National Park Service"
 * Article Evaluation
 * - long article with lots of information
 * - needs additional sources and information under "history" topic
 * - missing information and citations under "National Park System" about governance and policy issues
 * - missing information and citations under "National Park System" about governance and policy issues


 * Sources
 * - 106 reputable sources used

Option 5: Uranium Mining in Grand Canyon NP

 * Article title: "Grand Canyon National Park"
 * Article Evaluation
 * - relatively short article for how big of a National Park this is
 * - no mention of tourism
 * - no mention of mining
 * - no mention of Native Indian claims to the land
 * - no mention of Native Indian claims to the land


 * Sources
 * - 28 reputable sources referenced
 * - not heavily used throughout article