User:Ishiarekksu/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: Zuko
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate:
 * Description: This article is poorly written because it did not address his whole story, including his background with his family. This article focuses less on the psychological and political and social sides of the character and his magical powers. There's need to be more explanations of his character, why he has trouble making friends, how he lives in a dysfunctional family, and etc.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes. It briefly talks about who Zuko is, where his character came from, who developed him and the plan for using his character in the series.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * No. It does not.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No they do not.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is less detailed and not concise. It needs to be more informative and needs to do a better job of introducing the character to someone who's new to the series.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * It's in between. It's fairly below average.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * There are contents missing. There needs to be more explanation of Zuko's Firebending abilities, such as his journey with himself, his uncle, and the avatar's group. These are what lead him to his firebending improvements. There's also the need to explain what he chooses to do with his firebending skills. Is it to protect himself? Make other's accept him? Or protect the ones he cares for? How does firebending help him survive in his everyday society? What are his jouney's with using it? What are the benefits and disadvantages of using this ability? Overall, the description of Zuko's firebending abilities is not clear and should be more detailed like to answer the questions above.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?
 * Not really.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * It is neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Underrepresented.
 * 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?
 * No. The article needs to cite more from the production and director of the series because they give a more accurate description of the character and its role in the series.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * No. They don't reflect much of the literature topic.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * It is written by one author. They do not included historically marginalized individuals.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes. However, some of them are irrelevant.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * This article isn't well-written because there are many points of the character to be addressed. There should be more description to the character's background because it is crucial and important to the main story and leads to a better understanding of the character.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Some of the sentences are awkward and wordy. This article needs to be reviewed for grammar and sentence error.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * There needs to be more images.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * The images aren't well-captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * No.

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 barely any.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Considering all the comments above, it makes sense why this article is C-rated.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * We didn't talk about this in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * It's fairly written, the history of the character is interesting but needs to be described more. It's not interesting, lacks many components of the character, and the description of the character's perspective in the series (social and political points).
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The introduction is fairly written.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * There needs to be different approaches to describing different components of the characters, listed in the above questions.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * Underdeveloped.

Optional activity

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