User:Cassmajano/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: Coyote
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This article has been chosen as in Microbiology we are studying the bacteria that is within Coyote's feces.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

The lead does include an introductory sentence that describes what the article's topic is. The Lead includes a brief description of what the sections will be discussion and does not include information that is not present within the article. Additionally, the lead is concise with the information.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

The article's content is relevant to the topic and is up to date as it discusses briefly about their diet and their behavior in the wild. There is no content that is missing in this case

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

The article is neutral, there are no bias occurring within the article. There are no viewpoints or attempts to persuade the reader of one position as the article is only talking about the diet, behavior, etc. of coyotes.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

All of the facts in the article are backed up by reliable sources of information and use available literature on the topic. When looking at the sources they seem recent as a few of the links do work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

The article was well-written as it was easy to read and contained no grammatical or spelling errors. The article was well-organized and was broken down into sections that did reflect the major points of the topic.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

The article include images that enhance the understanding of the topic. In addition, they are well-captioned and adhere to the Wikipedia's copyright regulation. Lastly, the images are laid out in a visually appealing way and allow for the readers to understand how the coyote's look like.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Conversations that are going behind the scenes are discussing the information and making sure everything is factual. The article is rated a Level 4 and it is part of 3 WikiProjects. In Wikipedia, it is discussed in much more depth and goes in deeper with known thing known about coyote's.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * 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?

The article's overall stats is that it is a GA-Class. I do not think the article needs to be improved as it is well-developed

Optional activity

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