User:Bli378/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: American Indian boarding schools
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.It is the topic of our project

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?yes the introductory sentence describes the main idea of the entire article. "Native American boarding schools, also known as Indian Residential Schools were established in the United States of America during the late 19th and mid 20th centuries with a primary objective of assimilating Native American children and youth into Euro-American culture, while at the same time providing a basic education in Euro-American subject matters."
 * 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?no
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?no

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?yes, there are sources from the 21st century
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?yes, there isn't much about the actual boarding school owners

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral?yes, the author(s) only present facts and no opinions
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?not enough about the thoughts of the school owners
 * 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?yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?yes
 * Are the sources current?yes, they use primary sources from the 20th century and also use secondary sources form the 21st century
 * Check a few links. Do they work?yes

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?no
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?yes, the article has 13 sub-topics in the table of contents

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?yes, but there aren't that many and I would appreciate more
 * 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

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?there are a few generic conversations just about moving things and changing little bits here and there. There are also conversations criticizing the article for not presenting enough information about the boarding school owners.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?C, yes
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status?good
 * What are the article's strengths?the article does a very good job presenting a nonbiased view on the american indian boarding schools and presents only facts with no opinionated views.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Optional activity

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