User:KalenMWhitehead/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

 * Sexism in American Comics
 * Article Evaluation
 * The overall organization of the content is poor. I feel as if it jumps from topic to topic without any real structure. The information there is all good and valid but there isn't much to back up the information. There wasn't a very clear introduction thesis or paragraph for that matter, they sorta just jumped in with all of the information so it was hard to understand what they were actually reporting on at first. They listed a lot of really great sources but I think they could be used more thought the piece. it was written pretty neutrally considering the topic, however it could have been slightly better. I believe over they need a lot more information on the topic. i think they should not only wright about woman in comics as a profession but how actual comics are sexist, the portrayal of the female body in comics, and other forms of sexism in comics. Not only focusing on one form.
 * The overall organization of the content is poor. I feel as if it jumps from topic to topic without any real structure. The information there is all good and valid but there isn't much to back up the information. There wasn't a very clear introduction thesis or paragraph for that matter, they sorta just jumped in with all of the information so it was hard to understand what they were actually reporting on at first. They listed a lot of really great sources but I think they could be used more thought the piece. it was written pretty neutrally considering the topic, however it could have been slightly better. I believe over they need a lot more information on the topic. i think they should not only wright about woman in comics as a profession but how actual comics are sexist, the portrayal of the female body in comics, and other forms of sexism in comics. Not only focusing on one form.


 * Sources
 * here are sources i think could better the article:
 * https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45149478
 * https://www.ranker.com/list/sexist-comic-book-moments/ranker-comics
 * https://netivist.org/debate/women-in-comic-books

Option 2

 * creativity and mental health
 * Article Evaluation
 * My first impression even before reading the article if that it is already so much better organized than the last one I chose. this article is has an extremely clear thesis and introduction paragraph with the information already being backed up through links and examples. The table of contents is really organized and the overall flow of the topics is well done as well. The order of topics makes a lot of sense and provides a large range of content about creativity and mental health. The article itself is a little wordy and does not have a lot of pictures to guide away from the large amounts of text. There is also a lot of repetition of information which adds to the wordy aspect. I like how it touches on the main mental illnesses that are linked with creativity, that provided a lot of great information. There was a whole section called arguments that support this link so all of the information is backed up extensively. I also liked the section on notable individuals, it helped me relate the article to real life. Their was 59 references and links so i wasn't able to fin any that i thought would further the article because anything i found was already on there.


 * Sources
 * none

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Draped garment


 * Article Evaluation
 * I chose this because i am literally in a draping class here at Pratt. My initial thoughts are that there is not a lot of information but there is a lot of pictures. the thesis wasn't super clear, i wasn't sure what the main point of the article was. There was some slight misinformation, it would have been nice for there to be more sources as proof of information. I liked the table of contents but overall I think that their could be more information and a better flow of information. their was a really great section with a large amount of pictures that i enjoyed of draped garments. Overall i think this article was lacking in information.


 * Sources
 * https://www.universityoffashion.com/blog/what-is-draping-an-overview-and-history/

Option 4

 * Crystal healing
 * Article Evaluation
 * The thesis was very clear and provided a good introduction to what the article was about. i think that overall the information that they presented was good and well sourced but i wish that their was more content in general. The organization was good and clear and they provided a lot of sources but there just wasn't much content. I also think that a use of pictures in this article is necessary and there was only one. it felt like the balence between sources and information was a little off because they have a large amount of sources but, again, not a lot of information.


 * Sources
 * https://www.livescience.com/40347-crystal-healing.html
 * https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/fitness-wellbeing/a43244/crystal-healing-beginners-guide/
 * https://www.energymuse.com/blog/beginners-guide-to-healing-crystals