User:Karenviera10/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

 * Article title
 * Coral reef organizations


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is not very developed. There is only a list of organizations that take a part in providing services to coral reefs. The article can be further expanded by providing a description on what some of the organizations concentrate doing. The article's content is relevant to the topic, but there is only a list provided of the different organizations. The article is written neutrally since there is not much more than a list. Some of the organizations that are listed have a subscript that leads to the citation, but very few. The citations that are provided are reliable since they all lead to the correct webpage.


 * Sources
 * Home. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://coral.org/
 * Coral Restoration Foundation: United States. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.coralrestoration.org/

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Chasing Coral


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article speaks about the documentary film that is found on Netflix, but does not tell the audience what exactly the film features. Even though, the article is based off a documentary it should provide some background information about coral reefs. The article's content is relevant to the topic, but there should be more of an insight on what coral bleaching is. The article is written in a neutral tone. The references that are provided are relevant to the article and all redirect to the correct webpage.


 * Sources
 * Welsch, M. (2018, January 26). Screening Events. Retrieved from https://www.chasingcoral.com/about-the-film/
 * Chasing Coral, the documentary on coral reefs that makes us all feel involved. (2018, March 27). Retrieved from https://www.lifegate.com/people/news/chasing-coral-netflix-documentary

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Maro Reef


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article has not been updated in over a year and does not contain a lot of references. The description of Maro Reef is very vague and not organized. The article's content is relevant to the topic, but it very vague. The article is written in a neutral tone. There is only one reference that is provided in the article that redirects to the correct webpage.


 * Sources
 * Maro Reef (Ko'anako'a). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/visit/maro.html
 * Maro Reef - Hawaiian Islands - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Hawaiian_Islands/about/Maro_Reef.html
 * Jean-Michel Cousteau : Ocean Adventures . Maro Reef. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/episodes/kure/diaries/maro.html