User:Ehj40/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Several academics describe this text as a classic in children's literature, particularly in African American children's literature, but the article is listed as Start-class.

Lead Section

 * Has a good introductory sentence
 * Does not review all parts of the article; no mention of analysis
 * Several grammatical errors (ex. "deep south" needs to be capitalized)
 * Though it is concise, it kind of seems like some of the text might have been copied and pasted from a description of the book published somewhere else
 * Includes information about publication history even though this isn't mentioned in the body of the article

Content

 * The plot section seems very long compared to the other sections
 * More information could probably be added to the Background section (I'm sure there's more information from interviews with the author about the book)
 * In the Analysis section, it seems like more information should be added to the Gender and Sexuality section
 * More information could also be added to Genre; maybe also more analysis on other themes seeing as the book has been described as an important classic by many scholars
 * Missing Publication section--mentioned in lead section but no additional information in the content

Tone and Balance

 * Yes, the article seems balanced for the most part, but maybe some more information to be added about scholarly analysis on the text (especially in the Gender and Sexuality section, as only one scholar is currently listed)

Sources and References

 * A few citations are missing
 * The sources that do exist come from scholarly sources and the links that I checked did work

Organization and writing quality

 * The article is well-organized
 * However, writing style in some places could be improved/made more clear
 * Also, a few spelling and grammatical errors in several sections that should be corrected

Images and Media

 * Only one image on the page--cover of the book
 * Possibility of adding more images (ex. photo of the author, historical photographs, images from the film adaptation)

Talk page discussion

 * Article is rated "Start-class"
 * Belongs to four WikiProjects: African diaspora, History, Novels, and Children's Literature
 * A lot of the conversation is 10+ years old and concerns basic elements of the page, such as adding an image of the cover of the book and reorganizing the page
 * The other discussion sections come from edits from our class or a previous class, and these focus on adding scholarly arguments, analysis, and additional historical context

Overall impressions

 * For an article about a classic book, it seems like it should be a lot more detailed. If students are using this book to learn about the Civil Rights Movement in class, I feel like the Wikipedia article could use a lot of additional information, especially historical information
 * The article seems underdeveloped. The Analysis sections seems the most strong, especially on Racial injustice, but many others could be improved. I especially think the plot should be cleaned up, as it seems to include some details that don't seem as important