User:Carlsontemple/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

 * Article title
 * Tar Beach
 * Article Evaluation
 * Tar Beach is ranked start class mid importance. The lead section and plot summary sections are basic. Before our class added sentences during the Wiki project there were no additions to the Analysis section. The related artwork section could also be expanded. The reference section is small but appropriate for the amount in the article. The writing has appropriate tone and balance.


 * Sources
 * The Freedom to Say What She Pleases: A Conversation with Faith Ringgold (jstor.org)
 * Reading in Color: Children's Book Illustrations and Identity Formation for Black Children in the United States (jstor.org)
 * Children's Books -- Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold / Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting / Tonight Is Carnaval by Arthur Dorros / and others - ProQuest Central - ProQuest

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Robert Munsch


 * Article Evaluation
 * Robert Munsch is rated as start class low importance. The lead section is nonexistent. The page is biographical and there are sections about his early life and career and list his numerous books and awards, however there are no sections regarding impact or analysis of his works.


 * Sources
 * All About Robert Munsch | The Official Website of Robert Munsch
 * robert-munsch-award-guidelines.pdf (wordpress.com)
 * It Does Have a Happy Ending (cbc.ca)
 * Profile: Robert Munsch - ProQuest Central - ProQuest

Option 3

 * Article title
 * The Paper Bag Princess


 * Article Evaluation
 * The Paper Bag Princess is rated as stub-class low importance. The lead section is very well constructed. The plot section can be synthesized a little bit more and there isn't really a need for an extra character section. Additionally, the exemption of an analysis or impact section while the book serves as an important part of feminist literature should be corrected. There are also separate reference and footnote sections that may be able to be combined. The article may also benefit from more images being added as it is a picture book. The writing has appropriate tone and balance but does not offer a lot of citation. The talk page is also completely empty.


 * Sources
 * It Does Have a Happy Ending (cbc.ca)
 * Picturing an Alternate Ending: Teaching Feminism and Social Change with "The Paper Bag Princess" (jstor.org)
 * Stepping into the Wardrobe: A Fantasy Genre Study (jstor.org)
 * Even_Though_You_Don't_Have_Pr.pdf (proquest)

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Earthsea (universe)


 * Article Evaluation
 * The articles overall status is C-Class Low Importance. The article's strengths is that it offers a lot of content that is relevant to the understanding of it's subject. The article could be improved by cleaning up some of the biased language, some examples are within this evaluation, and to include appropriate citations when certain aspects of the universe are discussed. The article seems completed in terms of being an article about a fictional universe, however there are certain content and organizational changes that could improve the article.
 * Sources
 * The Magic Art and the Evolution of Words: Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea Trilogy (jstor.org)
 * Aspects of Worldbuilding (jstor.org)
 * The Emersonian Choice: Connections between Dragons and Humans in Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle - ProQuest Central - ProQuest