User:Kayleehussey/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Cuttlefish

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because I find cuttlefish fascinating and I think it is important that information about them is communicated in a scientifically accurate and appropriate manner. My preliminary impression of the article was that its pretty well written and includes a lot of useful information but some areas need tweaking to reach its full potential.

Evaluate the article

 * In the lead, I would suggest providing a brief overview of more of the articles majors sections such as range and habitat, reproduction, and human uses. I would suggest organizing this information from general overview to more specific. For example, after discussing scientific classification, I think it would be beneficial to add something about their range and habitat before continuing onto anatomy and physiology, so you are going from broad overview to more specific details. I would also discuss how many species of cuttlefish there are and distinguish between them.


 * In the range and habitat section, I would discuss migration patterns and perhaps how different species of cuttlefish occupy various habitats.


 * In the lead, you go further into depth on cuttlefish diet than you do in the diet section. To expand on this section, I think it would be beneficial to include what organisms they prey on specifically, classify their diet (ex. Carnivorous) and include how their diet changes depending on habitat and age. I also think using scientific terminology to explain certain feeding mechanisms would strengthen this section.
 * In the ink section, you discuss the human uses for ink. I think this would be more appropriate in the “Human Uses” section.
 * Overall, the article appears to maintain a neutral point of view. There are no claims that appear to try and persuade the reader to think one way or another and information seems to be supported by current scientific data. Most of the sources are from peer reviewed journal articles. Additionally, there are no observed grammar mistakes and tone and sentence structure are appropriate for communicating the information.