User:Hmcleod21/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: Feminist art
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * This article was chosen because of its relevance to contemporary art and design.

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?
 * Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * Concise and not overly detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes, but lacks information from the past decade on the topic.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * More recent feminist art.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral. There is no claims that appear to be heavily biased. There are no viewpoints overrepresented or underrepresented. No, the article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or another.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

All facts are backed up by reliable secondary sources of information and there is a wide variety of literature represented. Yes, all sources are current. Links do work.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

Article is easy to read, clear and concise on its topic. The article does not have any noticeable grammatical or spelling errors. Article is broken down into relevant topics, organized in chronological order.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions
 * The article includes some images but not many. Images are well captioned. All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. No, images are not laid out in a visually appealing way.l


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

Conversations on how this article can be improved and few minor errors. The article is rated-start class and it is a part of a few WikiProjects. A lot of similarities to what we have discussed in class with more examples and other important figures.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions
 * Overall, this article could use some more information. The article's strengths are that it provides the information in an easy to read and organized thoughtful way. This article can be improved by including some more images, newer information and just more information in general. This article could use some work so I would consider it under-developed.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly 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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