User:Hayley.mahoney/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: National School Lunch Act
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen this article because I feel like students should have a better nutrition program available to them at no cost, no matter what their financial situation is.

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? IT IS CONCISE

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? YES
 * Is the content up-to-date? FOR THE MOST PART YES
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? THERE COULD BE MORE CURRENT CONTENT.

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? NO I THINK THAT THIS ARTICLE IS VERY WELL WRITTEN AND HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION IN IT.
 * 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 THERE ARE A LOT OF CITATIONS
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? YES
 * Are the sources current? MOST CURRENT IS 2017
 * 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? NO
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? YES, IT IS A VERY LONG ARTICLE THOUGH.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? THERE IS ONLY ONE IMAGE ON THE ARTICLE PAGE
 * 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? N/A

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? NONE
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE RATING
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? JUST A LOT OF FACTS/STATISTICS

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? LOTS OF INFO...MAYBE TOO LONG
 * What are the article's strengths? A LOT OF FACTS
 * How can the article be improved? MAYBE BE MORE SPECIFIC TO THE TOPIC AND PERHAPS MORE IMAGES
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? VERY WELL DEVELOPED

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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