User:Joce21/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Joy Harjo

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this article to evaluate because I feel knowledgeable on the subject. I’ve researched Joy Harjo for another course, so I think I could contribute to this article. This article matters because Joy Harjo is an important representation for the Native American population. My preliminary impression is that the article provides sufficient information on Harjo’s career and accomplishments, but could contribute more of her personal life and her upbringing.

Evaluate the article
The lead of this article is strong and the first sentence efficiently introduces Joy Harjo. The second paragraph of the lead may be overly detailed, but it does represent the topics touched on in the remainder of the article. The content in this article is relevant to the topic, but some of the information is not up to date. There is potentially some content missing within the “Personal Life” section. This is also true for “Early Life and Education section. This article does deal with an equity gap, as Joy Harjo is from an underrepresented population.

This article does not seem to include biased information and presents from a neutral point of view. The section entitled “Activism” may need to be reviewed in more detail to ensure that viewpoints aren’t trying to be persuaded. This article cites almost 50 sources, with a variety of websites, journals, and Joy Harjo’s works. All of the links that were clicked on worked properly. This article is missing citations in a few places, including the awards section.

The article does have grammatical errors and awkwardly structure phrasing that makes it difficult to read in spots. I found it odd that the “Early Life and Education” section was so separate from the “Personal Life” section, as I think there could be overlap between these two areas. I think that these sections could possibly be combined to one section. It is logical that the information in “Awards” is broken down into decades, however some of the awards are missing links that would explain what they are. The article also includes a few relevant images that contribute to the article and they include captions with citations.

Currently on the talk page, there are very few constructive conversations taking place. There was question about Joy Harjo’s marital status not being included in the article which is a topic I would like to follow up on. This article is also part of many WikiProjects, including women writes, indigenous peoples of North America, and poetry.

My overall impressions of this article are that it includes relevant information but could be reorganized to be more friendly for the reader. There are also many issues with citations that should be sorted out, but the sources utilized are reliable and properly linked. There are sections of this article that may need editing down or more links for the reader to understand a piece of information. However, there are also sections that need to be enlarged and built upon, such as the “Early Life and Education” and “Personal Life” sections.