User:Jadeevelynn/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Lavandula

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because of my love for lavender scents as well as my interest in perfume. This article is of much importance because lavender is a common plant used for many purposes, and it holds large historical significance. Nearly every person you meet will likely know what lavender is, and I believe that makes it worthy of having an in-depth, detailed article. I felt the article was pretty well-developed, but I noticed some sections that could possibly use improvement which we will explore in this evaluation.

Evaluate the article
A lead section that is easy to understand

The lead section of this article does a great job at being short and straight to the point. It gives the most basic information regarding the locations of lavender species and the uses of the flower.

A clear structure

For the most part, I think this article has a great structure that makes sense. The only suggestion I would make is perhaps having the "In History and Culture" section directly after the lead section. To me, this makes most sense because starting with history is a great way to preface readers with important background information that prepares readers for the rest of the article.

Balanced coverage

This article does a great job at giving coverage to many different subtopics of Lavender. The only section I noticed that I felt needed improvement is the "history" section. I think that it's too short for the potential it holds. There is likely much more information out there that covers the historical significance of Lavender, and I think that this could be added to. It only mentions historical significance among the Greeks and Romans, and doesn't expand to other time periods such as the medieval and early modern periods.

Neutral content

As far as I can see, I do not see any claims in this article that suggest bias. I did not notice any sentences that take sides, or discredit any potential contrary viewpoints.

Reliable sources

This article features a large number of reliable sources. Many of them come from some sort of scholarly journal or publication, which definitely adds to its merit. Given the topic of the article, some of these sources come from gardening websites or cookbooks/blogs.