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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Winter 2018

My Research Topic is: Meaning of lyrics in influential songs

Key words related to my Research Topic are: lyrics

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about a topic, e.g., Nortec IF that was what I am researching) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley)). Answer the following questions:

+1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.) Lyrics

+2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No yes If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here. This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (March 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

+Write an brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter? This warning is here because it saying to show good evidence for your reason to change something because the information we have here is perfectly cited. So you could have the best information you could have for this topic.

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article? Yes the lead section of the article is easy to understand. yes it summarizes the key points of this article.

+4. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and foonotes at the end?” Yes the structure of the article is clear. Yes there are several headings and subheadings, there is only two picture with one diagrams. No I didn't see any footnotes at the end.

+5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic? Yes the various aspects of the topic are balanced well and it does provide a comprehensive overview of the topic.

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay? This article is like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay.

+7. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc. Yes most sources go to other Wikipedia pages and some go to other websites like New York Times.

8. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English? Yes it is well written but I would have put a couple commas throughout the text. +b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”? Yes there are unsourced opinions.

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts? This article refer to many groups of people because it talks about lyrics in general.

+d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic? No the topic doesn't omit aspects of the topic.

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic? No all sections are similar in length. +f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes? No this article had enough references and footnotes.

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors? Yes I did see evidence of lack of respect. A comment said this article is a little cleaner now is scary. __________________________

Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History) January 30 2018

-Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)

+Relevance (to your research topic) It defines what lyrics are, and when and how people use it.

+Depth Yes this article has depth.

Yes it had informational format.
 * Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.)

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?) To inform people what Lyrics are.