User:Careena.El-Khatib/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: Food security
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen this article as it is the foundation of my practice experience as it is what I am helping to achieve in countries and communities with lack of proper food security.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes! The introductory sentence clearly defines the term "Food security."
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * It does not give an explicit description of the article's major sections; however, it does do a good job of giving a glimpse at what the article will look like since there are many sections. For instance, it talks about how different organizations (USDA, FAO, UN, etc.) define food security and a brief history of food insecurity throughout numerous countries like China and Egypt.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Yes, it gives more general definitions than the article itself.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The lead is concise and gives a good amount of detail! If anything, it could be slightly shorter; however, it is not overly stretched out.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the content covers a vast amount of the topics under food security/insecurity including measurment, rates, examples, food security by country (afghanistan, china, mexico, singapore, US, and democratic republic of congo)
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes! It is extremely up to date. It has data and other relevant information from Singapore in 2019, many stats from 2018, and it even includes the population of the US in 2020 and the predicted effects of food insecurity and agriculture in 2020 onwards.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Not in my opinion.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes. It is informational.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No; however, it provides information from sources that may have certain claims/beliefs (ex. claims on when a partnership believes hunger can end, etc.)
 * 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.

Tone and balance evaluation
Overall, the tone is very neutral and purely information based. However, I believe everyone can agree that food insecurity is a severe problem in the world today. Therefore, there may be criterion that I view neutral and others may not depending on their beliefs.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes, there are many facts and data throughout this article and when looking at the citations and sources, I see that they come from reliable sources such as the UN, USDA, FAO, journals, scholarly articles, etc.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * The links I have checked look great!

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * I believe it is very concise and uses bullet points and images when necessary.
 * The table of contents (with links to where it discusses these topics in the article) make finding information much easier!
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Not from what I see.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, very well organized. It begins with background information such as light history, measurements, rates, examples, etc. and then goes into the pillars of food security, risks, effects, challenges, gender issues, etc. and ends with approaches!

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * yes. the images range from charts, graphs, maps all the way to more personal photos of children who are struggling with low calorie intakes.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes, locations/dates are included along with a description of what is occurring in the photograph.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * For the most part yes; however, I believe some could be enlarged for clarity.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * This topic is known and is mostly discussed based on facts, data and charts that show the increase and/or decrease of food insecurity and what helped relieve the problem or perpetuate the problem. For these reasons, I believe it was looked at relatively neutrally.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * This article is mostly rated as high-importance and B Class. It is a solid article that has been used in 9 WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Wikipedia discusses more of the history and facts, whereas we also look at the sociology, anthropology, and relationship to other means (readings, news, current events, etc.) of the topic.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * After looking at the talk page, I know that this article has a good status. It has been listed as a level-5 vital article in society and is rated as B-Class.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * organization, stats, data, reliable sources
 * How can the article be improved?
 * more images, enlarged images
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article is very complete, thorough, and has plenty of information and sources. Just by looking at the table of contents, one can see that it is very well rounded and resourceful. I found it extremely helpful!

Optional activity

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