User:Kakapobuttercup26/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: Global Water Pollution and Human Health
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate this article because it is my presentation topic and its one subset of topics that interfere with mining

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes it is, it explains exactly the effects.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes the lead does
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes, some information is not in the lead
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It's concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes the article is relevant to the topic
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes it was published in 2010
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? no, it covers most of the mining and metal effects

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes it is neutral it is just stating the facts
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? not really, it does talk a lot about water pollution
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? overpresented on the views of water pollution
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No I do not believe so, its just stating important data

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes they are
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes they do, when I was looking through they had similar literature that I used for other parts of my presentation
 * Are the sources current? Some of them are
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes they do

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes it is easy to read
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? no it did not
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes it has subsections that allow better understanding

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? It has charts
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes captions are well written
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I believe so
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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? I dont think so
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Good
 * What are the article's strengths? the subsections are concise, it talks about main points and doesn't have prolonged information
 * How can the article be improved? I think with more images
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? well-developed

Optional activity

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