User:Jorgedmngz5/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: Environmental movement
 * I choose this article because it gives me more information on how us humans interact with the environment and the effects we're causing.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, throughout the article it mentions the factors that made this environmental movement begin.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, gives a quick notice of several major pinpoints.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, the lead has most of the information through the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I personally believe its concise with what the article was about gave major pinpoints that made me want to read it.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, it even mentions other countries that are also fighting against the same war, pollution.
 * Is the content up-to-date? No, it is not up to date considering the fact that this is still an everyday issue ever since the 19th century.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? The content that i thought was missing was the fact that nowadays big cooperations are trying to convert to zero carbon combustion to fight pollution.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes, it deals with the welfare of the animals. Creating wildlife conservatives societies.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? Yes, the article is neutral and even mentions the critics.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? I didn't find anything heavily biased in the article.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The view that I thought was overviewed was the big cooperations that were doing the most harm to the environment.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? The article doesn't push you into any direction just mentions thew causes and effects.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, everything was cited and quoted.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes, there were a lot of extra links for further information.
 * Are the sources current? The sources are current to the last time this article was edited.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes, throughout the article they mention several honorable movements that are historical to some of what we still have access.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, the links that i clicked all worked for me.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article overall is clear and understanding.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? The article didn't have any grammatical errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is organized with well developed examples and other important links to further understand.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? The article only had 5 images but several links.
 * Are images well-captioned? yes, they all have a brief summary.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes, it shows that it was credited.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? They're each on the side of the argument that is being presented.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The behind the scenes talk was most likely how to summarize such a movement were it's not as long and by just demonstrating major pinpoints.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Rated C-Class, partnered with WikiProject Environment.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? In class we talked about the Romantic Movement, but not really got into further detail like i did with this article.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? High importance on an everyday battle against pollution.
 * What are the article's strengths? The strengths of this article were the examples of historic movements with external links.
 * How can the article be improved? By being edited into todays battles.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I would rate this article well-developed.

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