User:Ashleyf105/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Ancient Egyptian Afterlife Beliefs. Ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose it because it looked like an interesting topic that I have never researched or learned about before. I chose it to expand my knowledge on this topic.

Evaluate the article
The article includes a clear sentence describing the main idea of the article. It also includes a brief sentence that states what the major sections will be about. It does not include extra information that is not relevant to the article. The lead has the right amount of information and not overly detailed. All the content included in the article is relevant to the overall topic. The content was last updated within this month, so it is up to date. Some headings may seem like they don’t belong for example “Gender” but it all ties back to the main topic. So all content is relevant. This article covers topics that are not usually taught or not many people know. This article does not take a side on anything and just provides facts. No claims are biased toward a specific position or idea. I believe the section “Journey of the Afterlife” is a bit overrepresented compared to the other sections. All small sections provide just enough information to understand the general idea. The article does not attempt to sway the reader in favor of any idea. There are citations missing throughout a lot of the article but they do have citations for some information’s. After going through the sources, they all seem to have the matching information about the topic. Many of the sources don’t seem to be current at all. Many of the sources come from the same author but there is still a somewhat wide variety of different authors. A lot of the sources are peer reviewed and come from important websites like Universities. All links for the citations work. It is very clear and easy to understand. I believe it has no grammar or spelling errors. The organization in this article is great because it has sections that explain the major points and smaller sections that explain the not as important information that is still needed. There are many photos throughout the article that help to visualize the topic. All images have a good caption. All images that need a citation, have it and the ones that don’t need one just have a caption. The images are pasted with the right information and appeal to the reader. It is listed as a 5 level vital article. One of the article’s biggest strengths is the information provided. It goes into detail and explains everything very clearly. Another strength is the organization. It is organized to where you can go straight to the paragraph you need and find all the information. This article can be improved by adding more citations where they are needed. Besides needing more citations, the article is well developed and provides information for all sections with clear statements and facts.