User:JSibley20/Evaluate an Article

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This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: African American Communication
 * I am interesting in African American Communication since I am an African American Man. I like to understand the African American history better.

Lead evaluation
Yes, the introductory sentence tells what the main idea of the book is. The author goes on to explain different aspects of the book and the main reasons for the different communication styles. The lead is very concise but also gives good points and it leaves you understanding what you are going to read in the book.

Content

 * Guiding questions

Content evaluation
The articles content is relevant to the topic of African American Communication. This information is from 2003 so it could use some updating. Everything in the article belongs.

Tone and balance evaluation
Yes, the article is neutral. It does not give any option just information on the book. No over or understated viewpoints were made. No the reader does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor or one position or away from another.

Sources and references evaluation
This article is a overview of a book. it points back to information that is in the book. The book is from 2003 so it is relevant for the time but may be outdated now. I checked a few links and they all workd.

Organization evaluation
This article is well-written. It made me want to go and get the book to read. No grammatical or spelling errors were found. It is a short summary of the book so does not have many sections.

Images and media evaluation
No images were included.

Talk page evaluation
There were not many conversations. It was rated a Start-Class. There were requests for pictures and an info box.

Overall evaluation
The current status is still published. The strengths are the summary is short but gives good information and makes you want to read the book. It could be improved by adding a picture of the book cover. The article feels complete. It gives just enough information so that you want to go and purchase the book.

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