User:Faith nelson/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.


 * African-American literature
 * I chose this article because literature is very dear to me. I have found a deep interest in African-American literature recently as these writings were not readily accessible in my youth.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes. Updated February 2019
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There needs to be some text of clarification sooner to explain that black is not exclusive to African American. In the talk space, wikipedians were confused about the use of "black" so it is to assume that other readers could also have this same misunderstanding.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes. Definitely.
 * Are the sources current? Yes.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes. 12 May 2017, 17 links were updated.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes. There's a related picture in almost every section.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Another talk space was affecting the information in this article. So there was a discussion move to resolve the issue. There is also that conversation about the word "black" and the fact that it is not exclusive to African Americans.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article hasn't been rated. The article is a part of WikiProject African diaspora, WikiProject Literature, and WikiProject United States.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It does not at all.

Overall impressions

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 * 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?

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