User:JBD007/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: This One Summer
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose to edit this article because the content wasn't too dense, however it was dense enough that I could find errors in the writing.

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? Concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes, I believe some content is missing.

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.
 * 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.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * Are the sources current? Yes.
 * 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? Yes, however, not many.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes it is well-organized, but there is not a lot of content.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No, only an image of the cover of the book.
 * Are images well-captioned? Only one image, but yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Only one image, but 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? There are a few conversations in the "Talk" section. WikiProject Books, Comics, and Children's Literature were all topics of conversation.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated a "Start-Class."
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia labels this article as in the early development stages. They seem more critical than we do when talking about the topic.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? According to Wikipedia, this article is developing, but still pretty incomplete.
 * What are the article's strengths? Conciseness and organization.
 * How can the article be improved? More material can be added about the author and the book itself.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is not well-developed. I would argue that the article is underdeveloped. There is just a genuine lack of content.

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