User:Coldbrew831/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

 * Magic Tree House:
 * The Magic Tree House page is labeled as C-Class on Wikipedia. It is fairly detailed, but relies too much on primary sources and sources too closely associated with the subject, which could limit its neutrality. While it offers some introduction to the series, the page also is missing a "Plot" section that goes into more detail about how the books work and their overarching storyline. It does not have a reception or criticism section at all. :
 * Sources:
 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/23608088?casa_token=H8Ber8ryjfMAAAAA%3AZc7RA2ykswPcEhw2L-HL2T8FZ6brGHOMwLcIl79Bu6XvqE-9-vEgp2spMLYx20Lf-eWTXN4NwCe6wWEIuebxB8yqz7U3XQd2Wg8xkmEaWLDWHGDdIsmu
 * https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/EJC-5378a01c5
 * https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/magic-tree-house-series

Option 2

 * The Boxcar Children:
 * This article is labeled as Start-Class on Wikipedia. It contains the bones of a good article, but is missing details and needs to be fleshed out. It also should be edited to use a more sophisticated writing style. The article is missing a section on criticism and praise it has received and does not have a list of the titles in the series. :
 * Sources
 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/40028919?seq=2
 * https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-boxcar-children-and-the-spirit-of-capitalism
 * https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Early_Reader_in_Children_s_Literatur/AV1ACwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=boxcar+children&pg=PT38&printsec=frontcover

Option 3

 * Censorship of Children's Literature for Themes of Magic:
 * This article does not yet exist, but is a relevant topic. Across the United States (and the world), books containing witchcraft/sorcery have been banned from schools. While varying reasons are given, often this is in alignment with a Christian movement or opposition to exposing children to the occult or anything that would try to steer them away from Christianity. This is a controversial topic because it raises questions about the separation of Church and state. :
 * Sources
 * https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/slw/index.php/slw/article/view/7114
 * https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/789/
 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/24544321
 * Hi, Laura, My students significantly expanding this article on book censorship in the US: Book censorship in the United States. If you scroll through the article, you can see there is a very short section on religion as a motivation for censorship. You could build this section out to bring it in balance with the sections on other reasons and then below in the examples, you could revise and expand the Harry Potter ex. and/or pick another example of a book that has been attacked for witchcraft. Dr. Fuisz

Option 4

 * My First Little house Books:
 * This article does not yet exist. The Little House on the Prairie series is a renowned and "classic" work of children's literature. There is also a picture book series based on these original stories that are friendly to younger readers. These books are in "vignette" style and tell bite-sized stories about life in the "big woods" and on the praire for Laura and her family. :
 * Sources
 * https://littlehouseontheprairie.com/my-first-little-house-books/
 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/41483015?seq=2
 * https://www.google.com/books/edition/Textual_Transformations_in_Children_s_Li/aWaLEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22my+first+little+house%22+review&pg=PA175&printsec=frontcover