User:Fmdancer23/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Katia and Maurice Krafft.)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose the 'Katia and Maurice Krafft' article to evaluate because it is an example of my class assignment topic, 'Women in Geology'. This article dives into Katia's (and Maurice's) life and shows the readers the stepping stones in Katia's career of becoming a volcanologist. It discusses the achievements that she and Maurice shared together (and separately) and the legacy they left behind. This article is an important example of women in science and shows younger female readers that women can and should follow their careers and goals post-marriage. I have a very satisfied impression of this article because it is organized and easy to follow through and navigate certain facts and information.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead section of the article is eye-catching and alluring. It makes readers want to click into the article and learn more about the tragic deaths of Katia and Maurice. It provides enough information in the lead section to tell the readers what the article is about, gives multiple other excellent sources which the story can be viewed from, and explains which categories of their lives are depicted throughout the article. The personal, background information on Katia and Maurice, I think lacks depth and linear correlation to the outline of the article, meaning specific information about Maurice is provided to strengthen the background structure of his career which is not even touched on for Katia, for example, Maurice's childhood interest in volcanoes. The organizational aspect of the article is clear and precise, it is very easy for readers to follow along or quickly skim and scan for specific information. The tone and balance of the article are up to Wikipedia standards and expectations. The article is in a neutral, fact-styled format that does not sway to a certain perspective or try to influence the reader's perspectives. There is one image presented in the article and it is appropriate and well labeled. I think adding a couple of images of some of the volcanoes they mentioned in the article would have added value and would make it easier for readers to intake the information by relating the words to an image. Overall I think this is a satisfactory article, it provides all the basic information to blatantly grasp an understanding of Katia and Maurice's career and life. Although it does not go as in-depth on their individual lives and what influenced them to get into the career they had, the addition of multiple other sources makes up for the lack of detailed information.