User:Ashedryden/Evaluate an Article

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


 * Name of article: Leonara Duarte
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: Start Class, Mid-importance, Baroque-era Jewish female composer

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? I think the lead could be more concise. For instance, I believe information about her baptism can be moved to the biography section. I also think that the introductory sentence could better showcase the subject's noteworthiness. Currently it states: "Leonora Duarte (1610 – 1678?) was a Flemish composer and musician, born in Antwerp." Where I think it could read:  "Leonora Duarte (1610 – 1678?) was a Flemish musician and composer who wrote the earliest music for viol by a woman in the 17th century."
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes: both the facts about the baptism and the 'earliest musician..." are missing from the body of the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is overly detailed, discussing house guests of the subject without remarking what makes that notable for the the subject.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I think it would be helpful to have links to the notable people, places, and events referred to in the article: the Duarte family members (especially her brother, Diego?), Contantijn Huygens, the Inquisition, Vermeer, Rubens, Dutch poet Anna Roemers Visscher, composer Nicholas Lanier, and singer Anne de la Barre, Godeau, the Meir in Antwerp, Dirk Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Snijders&Rockox House museum, Antwerp plagues.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Some phrasing could be changed for it to appear more neutral. Words like "apparently" and missing citations for some facts, as well.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? no
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? no; citations are missing for some statements
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current? Yes, though I did find a recent articles that mentions the subject (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/18/the-dizzying-democratization-of-baroque-music and https://www.radiosefarad.com/leonora-duarte-la-primera-compositora-judia-de-la-historia/)
 * Check a few links. Do they work? All of the links work, though the first one is through the waybackmachine and one of them is paywalled.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It could use some editing
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? For the most part, though the paragraph structure could be improved to increase the understanding of the relevance of the facts within each.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? One image, but none of the subject herself
 * Are images well-captioned? yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? yes

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? very little; just a comment about updating a broken link
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated Start-Class, Mid-Importance. It is a part of the following projects: Biography/Musicians, Composers, Belgium, Jewish Women, and Women's History
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It was interesting to see a Portuguese-Jewish woman in Belgium discussed, as most discussions in class centered around white Christian men, especially in relationship to the church. Additionally, she composed in a style called 'Jacobean' which was new to me.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? start-class
 * What are the article's strengths? It hits the all of the major points and has the basic structure down well.
 * How can the article be improved? Spelling and grammar edits, edits for quality and relevance of content, adding relevant links to other articles and citations.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Underdeveloped.

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Leonora Duarte