User:Hungrytwin/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: (Adoption in South Korea)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * It is a C-class article. The topic of adoption caught my attention and I am not familiar with adoption in South Korea.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The lead has an introductory sentence that clearly describes the article's topic and has a brief description of the article's major sections. The lead is concise, which includes a summary of the article's topics, that is further explained throughout the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The content of the article is relevant and up to date. The article does a nice job of explaining the past and present situation of the topic and how it changed.

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 and unbiased towards a particular position. The article just discusses the changes of adoption in South Korea throughout the years.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Sources and references evaluation
The facts are backed up with reliable secondary source of information and the sources are thorough on the topic. The sources are fairly current, most are within the past 10 years. I clicked on a few links and they work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Organization evaluation
The article is well organized. It has proper grammar and syntax. It is reader friendly and provides a lot of information while being concise. The sections make sense and help flow the explanation of the article.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
There are no images in the article but the article stands well without images.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
There is not any conversations going on behind the scenes of the article. The article is part of three WikiProjects: Articles for creation, Korea, and Adoption, fostering, orphan care and displacement.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Overall evaluation
The article is well written and includes a fair amount of information about the topic but more information can be added about the adoption and related processes. The article is well-developed but it can be improved by adding more statistics about adoptions throughout the years.

Optional activity

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