User:Iegbuni1/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)
 * Henry VIII of England
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose this article because Tudor History is one of my favorite topics in history

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes. The introductory sentence let's you know who he is and when he ruled England.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * The Lead is not brief per say, but it does cover the most important aspects of what makes him important
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * Given the amount of information on the page about him, the Lead is concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * It is hard to say. There is a lot of work on the topic that may say the same things as the ones cited. However, the ones cited go back as far as the 1970s.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * No

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * The article is neutral. It does not make its own claim to Henry's motivation for some of the things he did. Instead, it states that historians do not or cannot come to an agreement.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * The sections relating to his first two wives are a lot larger compared to those of his other wives. Granted, the marriages between the first two wives do carry more historical significance. However, the section on his marriage to Catherine Parr as well as the destruction of shrines in England are vary short.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No. The article simply presents the information found from its references

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?
 * The sources are thorough however, it is hard to say if they reflect the available literature on the topic since there is always more literature coming out about him. However, the author includes references on the topic that they did not cite at the end of their page
 * Are the sources current?
 * No. As stated before some are from the 1970s
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * The Links do work.

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 noticed.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * It is broken down into sections that reflect the major points however, they could be better organized.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * The images included mostly put faces to the many names. For some, that may enhance the understanding of the topic but, I do not think they will for all.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes. They inform you who they are and when the portrait was taken or what time period the items came from
 * 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?
 * Surprisingly, there is not a lot of talk happening on the page. There is a question about whether or not he was bald at the end of his life and another question about a possible inconsistency on the order of Bath
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It is a former featured article, and is rated as good. Its a part of several WikiProjects including: England, Anglicism, Royalty, and Military History
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * One of the article's strengths is that the quality of each section.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * The article can be improved by lengthening some of the sections that are a little short and answering the questions in the talk section. It could also be improved by reorganizing the sections. It doesn't make much sense to talk about his death and sucession before talking about the government at the time.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I would say that the article is 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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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Henry VIII of England