User:Jjessicaji/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Sooty grouse
 * Article Evaluation
 * There could be more details in the description of the grouse - for example the average size of the birds by sex as well as the growth patterns over time. There also could be more information on the conservation efforts of the grouse, from state resources or NGOs. Finally, more information on the mating patterns of the grouse could be noted. The article is balanced in tone, but could have a more detailed lead.


 * Sources
 * https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sooty_Grouse/overview
 * https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sooty-grouse

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Alaria marginata
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article only has a lead. There could be more information on the types of animals that interact with it, the possible uses of the kelp, and the different climates (temperature, geographic locations, ocean depth) in which it grows. This is also an edible seaweed, so there could be a section on the different ways that it could be ingested. Along with that information, the article could include the benefits and dangers of consuming the kelp.


 * Sources
 * https://www.centralcoastbiodiversity.org/ribbon-kelp-bull-alaria-marginata.html
 * https://seaweedsolutions.com/winged-kelp-wakame-alaria-esculenta

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Arctostaphylos patula
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article has a great lead and physical description of the plant. However, it could use more information on the uses of the plant, as well as the different animals that interact with it. More information can also be added about the specific climate that the plant thrives in, such as the temperature climate, soil, and hydrology of the area. The tone of the article is nonbiased.


 * Sources
 * https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=arpa6
 * https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=596

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