User:Jacob Atkinson/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) Renewable Energy
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because it is an important topic, that we all need to learn more about.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead in this article is very short and to the point describing some of the many different forms of renewable energy. The topic sentence describes the article well and is not too long. all of the information is relevant to the topic being discussed in the article.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions
 * The information is very relevant to the topic with all of the information being up to date. From what I can tell all of the information is appropriate for the article but some may be missing.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions
 * The article may be biased towards wanting renewable energy. There are no claims of bias but the way it is written may give the reader a tone of bias.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

All of the links work and link to pages with current information. The article does a good job using reliable sources.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is clear and concise with few to no grammatical errors. It also does a good job breaking down the major subtopics.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

All of the images help with the understanding of the topic. they all adhere to the copyright rules and are captioned appropriately.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

In the talk page there are discussions about how to improve the page as well as how to make it look better. On WikiProjects it is ranked as a B-class article but did not meet the criteria for. This article had more specific information as well as links to find out more information on the subtopics.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions
 * overall the article is good. it almost made Wikipedia's good article rating but fell just short. the strengths of this article is that it has reliable information and is rather easy to understand, some possible improvements could be to add more content. it is a well developed article but like all articles it can always be revised and edited.


 * 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?

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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