User:Dharris221/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: (link)- Moana (2016 film)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.- I feel like it's a interesting movie that is why I chose to do Moana.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? it does a little bit describe the articles topic, but I would say it could've added more
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?- not really it's mainly just talking about the back story of everything.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?- yes it does include information that is not in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?- to me I feel like it is fine the way it is.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?- could be a little more detailed but its fine
 * Is the content up-to-date?- yes everything looks up to date too me.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?- from the movie it has a little parts that are missing but not a lot

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?- yes the article seems very neutral to me.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?- not that I know of, couldn't find any
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?- no not really I feel like everything was presented just right.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?- I would say a little bit in my opinion, but not a whole bunch

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


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

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?- yes it is easy to read in my opinion
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?- I didn't see any
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?- yes absolutely actually made me go watch the movie it was so well written.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?- yes because I feel like being able to see the character is helpful when in the movie you can only hear there voice
 * Are images well-captioned?- yes I feel like they're well captioned
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?- yes because Wikipedia are quick to take down images that are copyrighted.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?- yes I feel like they're put in great order

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?- I don't think there is any conversations going on behind all of this.
 * ?How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?- yes I feel like it is
 * ?How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?- we are kinda in the same boat as far as how each other discusses things

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status?- To me I feel like to give you the overall backstory for everything
 * What are the article's strengths?- the way they detail stuff
 * How can the article be improved?- to me I don't see anything wrong with it.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?- well-developed in my opinion

Optional activity

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