User:Graceatkinson/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.


 * Name of article: (link) Lizzo
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. - I chose this article because I want to learn more about women and feminism in general and also because Lizzo is a trending right now in the media and music industry and I want to see how a women of color who is a singer is portrayed on wikipedia.

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? - Not exactly
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Pretty concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes the page is up to date
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No all information is relevant

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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? The personal life section in her biography is underpresented
 * 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
 * Are the sources current? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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? not that I can see
 * 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? very few images. Only of her preforming
 * Are images well-captioned? Very mediocre captions
 * 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

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? there is conversations on the talk page about adding more sources and citing information.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? yes it is a part of 7 different wikipedia projects
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? it doesn't really differ

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? its pretty good, could use improvement and more information/sources.
 * What are the article's strengths? Very good clear headings
 * How can the article be improved? More headings and more information following the headings.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is definetly underdeveloped but has a good start.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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