User:Jaicecaver/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: Ancient Egypt
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose this article because I have always been fascinated with the Egyptian sculptures, writing, and traditions.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead sentence describes where Egypt is located geographically and in Africa. The sentence is straight to the point and not overly detailed.


 * 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 article has all of the ancient history from medicine, to periods, and religion. For the article to be spoken on ancient history I feel as if for it to be on ancient history it is up to date.


 * 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 is not opinioned based, it is all facts on Ancient Egypt.


 * 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

Majority of the sources seem to be history articles and websites, also scholarly 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 broken down into sections of what age period the Egyptians had. An important information you would want to know researching in foreign country.


 * 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

I feel like the images in the article could've been more engaging then just a picture taken as if we were in a museum. Some of the photos however were very detailed and described the Egyptian culture.


 * 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

On the Talk page there was not a lot of comments, but there were a few corrections done with facts of the article.


 * 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

I feel as if the article gave a brief and intelligent description of what I would've expected if I was to visit a museum. The strengths of the article would be how short and concise the paragraphs were on each subject and pictures to describe it. One of the weakness would be the article could've had some details I would've wanted to know on the page, instead of clicking to another link.


 * 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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