User:Demellozach2/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: The Boys in the Boat
 * Article Evaluation:
 * The lead is very broad and it is only a sentence. It doesn't provide the necessary information needed to offer the reader a quick explanatory overview
 * Even though there is breakdown of the content, it doesn't cover the important aspects of the topics
 * it primarily neglects every section aside from the section titled "Plot"
 * The plot section lacks continuity and doesn't offer the reader with the adequate knowledge that should be extracted from the novel
 * The references and citations aren't from the best possible sources available, but rather like the editor rushed to complete this article
 * All the facts that are available don't seem to be backed by a secondary source
 * Sources:
 * Harkavy, Jerry. "Rowing for Gold: 1936 U.S. Regatta Team Prevailed Over Hardships, Odds." Tulsa World, Jun 16, 2013. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/newspapers/rowing-gold/docview/1367942299/se-2?accountid=11091.
 * Kidd, Patrick. "Chariots of Fire - with Oars: Patrick Kidd on the Thrilling Story of the USA's 1936 Olympic Rowing Team [Eire Region]." The Times, Jun 22, 2013, pp. 45. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/newspapers/chariots-fire-with-oars/docview/1370332579/se-2?accountid=11091.
 * Morse Ridley, Jo A. "The Man Who Built Racing Shells and the Sport of Crew Racing; Ready all! George Yeoman Pocock and Crew Racing, by Gordon Newell. Foreword by Dick Erickson. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press. 186 Pp. $19.95." The Christian Science Monitor, Aug 04, 1987. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/newspapers/man-who-built-racing-shells-sport-crew-ready-all/docview/1035269056/se-2?accountid=11091.

Option 2

 * Article title: Wonder (Palacio novel)
 * Article Evaluation:
 * The lead is effective in the way that it provides a quick and easy informative overview of what this novel entails
 * This article contains an array of different aspects that are covered in the content section
 * The plot section may be a redundant and too in depth for an encyclopedia article
 * The tone of the article does not seem synonymous with what the editor is trying to convey
 * At times this article drifts out of a neutral point of view and some of the viewpoints are underrepresented
 * This article doesn't intend to persuade the reader in any way, but it is evident that there is some bias in the discussion of the plot
 * The sources and references are properly cited and some have hyperlinks to the origin of the information, but some of the sources are too closely related to the subject being discussed, giving it a bias connotation
 * Sources:
 * Domino, M. B. The Impact of Take the LEAD on School Bullying among Middle School Youth, Walden University, Ann Arbor, 2011. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/dissertations-theses/impact-take-lead-on-school-bullying-among-middle/docview/847798909/se-2?accountid=11091.
 * Rick Bentley Tribune, News S. "It's a 'Wonder' Full Life for R.J. Palacio, a Trip to the Ice Cream Shop Sparked a Story." Spokesman Review, Nov 18, 2017. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/newspapers/wonder-full-life-r-j-palacio-trip-ice-cream-shop/docview/1965657835/se-2?accountid=11091.
 * Berthiaume, Ed. "'Wonder' Author Shares Message of Kindness." The Post - Crescent, May 21, 2014, pp. 5. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/newspapers/wonder-author-shares-message-kindness/docview/1526324288/se-2?accountid=11091
 * "Random House Children's Books Launches Choose Kind, an Anti-Bullying Campaign Inspired by Debut Novel WONDER: Author R. J. Palacio Calls Kindness "A Virtue Whose Ripple Effects can Change the World"." PR Newswire, May 31, 2012. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/wire-feeds/random-house-childrens-books-launches-choose-kind/docview/1017851775/se-2?accountid=11091.

Option 3

 * Article title: Sean Marks
 * Article Evaluation:
 * The lead provides the necessary information allowing it to be an effective brief overview, but i feel as if it's too short and doesn't pay homage to Sean Marks' character
 * The content covers almost all the important aspects that are relevant to Marks' life
 * lacks to highlight his life before basketball
 * Needs to go more in depth with his job as the Brooklyn Nets general manager
 * emphasize more of his personal accolades as an executive in the sports industry
 * The tone is very neutral and doesn't infer any sort of bias
 * The article provides the necessary information about his playing career but I feel as if it would be better with more context
 * it appears that it was just placed awkwardly in the article making it lack fluidity
 * Some parts of article lack citations for the sources used
 * the section titled "basketball career" tis missing citation that would ensure that its verified
 * Sources:
 * Raskin, Alex. "New Nets GM Sean Marks has a Tall Task Ahead of Him; Sean Marks Inherits a Team Short on Talent and without Full Control of a First-Round Draft Pick Until 2019. they could also use a Head Coach." Wall Street Journal (Online), Feb 19, 2016. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/newspapers/new-nets-gm-sean-marks-has-tall-task-ahead-him/docview/1766187168/se-2?accountid=11091.
 * Cohen, Ben. "Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Pick the Brooklyn Nets; the Two NBA Stars are Coming to New York to Play for the Nets, Not the Knicks, as Free Agency Begins." Wall Street Journal (Online), Jun 30, 2019. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/newspapers/kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-pick-brooklyn-nets-two/docview/2249615597/se-2?accountid=11091.
 * ARATON, HARVEY. "The Difference between the Nets and the Knicks? the Nets have a Plan."ProQuest, Mar 17, 2017, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/blogs-podcasts-websites/difference-between-nets-knicks-have-plan/docview/1878219884/se-2?accountid=11091.

Option 4

 * Article title: Daddy's Roomate
 * Article Evaluation:
 * The lead is very well written and doesn't need to be altered since the reader to gain a brief overview of what the novel is story is about
 * The content provides the reader with all the important topics that are needed to convey the the knowledge needed to get a full understanding of this book
 * The summary seems to be a little short and may need some grammatical editing as well
 * possibly include a background information between the lead and the summary so that the reader is properly informed prior to diving straight into the article
 * It may be beneficial to bulk up the genre section so that the reader knows exactly what he/she is reading
 * The tone for the most part is not biased, but when the topic of LGBTQ+ literature being banned arises, the narrative switches.
 * It appears that there is controversy around this book because some parents prevent their child from reading because they don't want their children to be influenced by that type of writing. Undoubtedly, this imposes some bias.
 * The citations and references are valid but some may need some links
 * Sources:
 * Goldberg, Beverly. "Daddy's Roommate Stays Put." American Libraries, vol. 31, no. 1, 2000, pp. 25. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/trade-journals/daddys-roommate-stays-put/docview/197143456/se-2?accountid=11091.
 * DOUG ALLAN Journal-Bulletin, Staff W. "Parents Take Aim at Gay-Themed Book Seekonk Library Asked to Restrict Access to 'Daddy's Roommate' *Nearly 50 Seekonk Residents have Petitioned to Ban the Library's Only Preschool Book on Homosexual." Providence Journal, Mar 28, 1993, pp. I-01. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/newspapers/parents-take-aim-at-gay-themed-book-seekonk/docview/396916818/se-2?accountid=11091.
 * "After Protest by Pastor, Interest in Gay Books at Library Grows."ProQuest, May 24, 1998, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/blogs-podcasts-websites/after-protest-pastor-interest-gay-books-at/docview/2236094413/se-2?accountid=11091.

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