User:Godawgs598/Evaluate an Article

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Kizzmekia Corbett

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 this article because I wanted to learn more about the women behind the recent coronavirus vaccine. This is super important because women do not get enough recognition and this vaccine is so necessary and a great step in the right direction during the pandemic. Corbett truly is an uncommon leader as she is a woman in STEM and is also African American. This article seemed to cover all of the important aspects of her life and showcased her strengths and achievements well.

Evaluate the article
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The lead section has a good first sentence that describes who Corbett is and what she does. The paragraph as a whole also summarizes the key points in her life as well as gives her recognition for her accomplishments. The introduction is concise and does not include any information that is not relevant or mentioned. The article as a whole provides a good number of details about the subject's life and it also has up-to-date information including Corbett's work on the COVID-19 vaccine. All of the content present is relevant and I did not notice any gaps in information. This article did a good job highlighting that Corbett is a successful African American woman; it mentions that she was recognized by Dr. Fauci who pointed out her achievements and her race and it points out that she works to educate Black Americans about the vaccine to promote trust. There is also a quote from Corbett that addresses current issues where she encourages other to not stigmatize people based on the origin of the virus. The article does a good job of presenting only the facts while also painting a positive image of Corbett because she has so many impressive achievements. The article is neutral and unbiased and does a satisfactory job of representing viewpoints that need to be recognized such as the stigma against those of Asian origin and the mistrust of the vaccine by African Americans. There are many references from varied sources that are current and relevant. There is a good mix of scientific and news articles and the links to these work. The article was very easy to read and understand, the author mentioned complex science briefly and simply as not to confuse the reader. The article is well organized and did not have any noticeable spelling or grammatical errors.

Only one picture of Corbett is present and it is just part of her biography so adding more images of Corbett and her work could improve the article. Based on the talk section I believe that the sources added there should most definitely be added to the page. It also included a suggestion to shorten the career section but personally I do not think it needs to be more concise. There is a start of a conversation to improve the rating because Corbett is more important that her page's rating displays,: B-rated with low importance. It is of interest to several WikiProjects: Biography / Science and Academia, Women scientists, African diaspora, and Medicine. I think this article discusses Corbett similarly as we would in class by recognizing her achievements bur also differs in it only discusses factual information and does not include her perspective about being an uncommon leader and how that has impacted her journey. Especially, what barriers she has faced and still faces being a black woman in science.

So far, I have discussed the article's strengths and some of the weaknesses. One other edit I would make would be to change the wording in the second sentence of the Coronavirus section to say that COVID-19 is a SARS virus not similar to it. I would improve the writing throughout to make it sound more official and less like a person just wrote it; using words such as attended rather than "went to" for example. I would say that this article is not quite complete because there are still edits to be made, sources to be added, and new information to be added as Corbett's life goes on.