User:Chenderson2018/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Notochord

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because we had briefly discussed the notochord in class last week and I wanted to learn more about it. The notochord is important because it is a major skeletal element of a developing embryo. My preliminary impression is relatively vague considering I only really knew the definition and when it appears in an embryo.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of the article could be better. It's very vague and doesn't include what the rest of the article will include. The lead section is relatively concise but could lead some readers confused. The content was uniform and touched on various aspects that were most important to the topic. The tone and balance of the article is neutral, with no claims seeming biased toward a particular position. The sources are mainly academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books. Most of the sources are current but there are a few over 20 years old and one over 100 years old. The organization and writing quality is concise, clear, and easy to read. No grammatical or spelling errors were identified. Images were included to enhance the understanding of the topic. The images are well-captioned, however, they could be more visually-appealing. The article is sufficient in presenting the facts and giving a brief background on related topics. However, to make the article great, the lead section could be improved to become a better overview of the topic and the information all together could be more in-depth.