User:Cjkennedy15/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: Angela Johnson (writer)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Angela Johnson's article is listed as C-class starter with room for improvement and it is does not contain many sections within it. She has a great deal of work and awards, but no section in the article dedicated to her work as an author. There is also a short two line addition of "With Dav Pilkey" that does not have any citations and needs more explanation.


 * 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?

Lead evaluation
The lead does include an introductory sentence that is concise and accurate. The following sentences give a broad overview of her life, but do not set up the following sections in the article. The information in the lead describes what she wrote about and who she wrote for; it is overly detailed and could be a section of the article devoted to her work as a writer.

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?

Content evaluation
The content included in the article is relevant, sections cover her personal biography, awards, and list of her works. The most recent award listed is from 2004 and her most recent work listed is from 2013, she has more awards and books that are not listed.

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?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral, and does not have biased claims within it. There is not enough shared about her contributions as a prolific YA novelist.

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?

Sources and references evaluation
The Dav Pilkey mention does not have citations, and there are only four references for the entire article. There are links that do not work, the section that lists lesson plans needs work and has PDF's that do not display.

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?

Organization evaluation
The article needs work on the organization, and the lead reads more like a section on her contributions as a writer. There are some short sentences in the article that could be worked into other sentences and some basic copyediting that needs to be done to make the sections read more clearly. The major points of topic are not described in the lead and therefore the continuity is not easy to see in the following sections.

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?

Images and media evaluation
There are no images on this page.

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?

Talk page evaluation
The article is rated C-class and the most recent addition to the talk page was from 2017 updates by the archive bot. The article is also part of the Wiki Education Foundation course assignment, it's of interest to four different WikiProjects, they are Biography, United States, Women writers and Children's literatures. The talk pages are still difficult for me to fully understand, it looks like there are not any ongoing conversations for this article. There is a a note about it being a biography of a living person and needing to adhere to those Wiki guidelines.

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?

Overall evaluation
The article needs more information added on the writer, and their work. There is also the section labelled "With Dav Pilkey" that does has only two sentences and no references. More references to outside articles and synthesis of Angela Johnson's contributions to the world of African American writers and YA writers would be useful. This article is underdeveloped at this point.

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Angela Johnson (writer)