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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Fall 2017

My Research Topic is:Traditional Indian Dance

Key words related to my Research Topic are:Indian, dance, tradition, origin

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

+ ++1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_classical_dance (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.)

+2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? No

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustani_classical_music

+Write an brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter? The article needs more citations, and citations that are accurate. It matters because the information can be inaccurate, and citations help to see the original source it came from.

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article? Yes it does, it summyrizes it accordingly. It first mentions Shastriya Nritya and when the article begins they mention her.

+4. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and foonotes at the end?” Yes, it has three headings and they are easily understandable. images that are clear and has the reader see the dancers, but there is a lot of footnotes.

+5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic? Yes, although there is a lot to talk about this topic they focused on some and just mentioned others.

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay? Yes, it reads like an encyclopedia. It states facts, not persuading the reader that something is better than something else/

+7. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc. It has footnotes, most of them are books, some are power points, others are publications, so there is a mixture. For the most part they are book citations, they look like they're scholarly books. 8. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English? Yes

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”? None

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts? No

+d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic? It doesn't seem to, but because it's such a broad topic some aspect were definitely left out.

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic? No, sections are okay in length, they could be a little longer explaining a little more details.

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes? Not at all, it has sufficient.

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors? No hostile language.

Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency October 11, 2017 (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History)

+Authority Didn't find much information. (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)

+Relevance Article was about the origins and the types of dances in India now. (to your research topic)

+Depth Did not have much depth. sections didn't have much detail.

(I hope this one will be easy for you.) This is an encyclopedia article for the general public
 * Information Format the format was easy to understand and read, didn't use hard intricate language.

-Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)