User:Kiannajade/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: (link) English studies
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

I am an English Adolescent Education major at SUNY Cortland. I am interested in the study of the English Language, mechanics, writing, and reading. English Studies is a broad topic that could be covered in detail. This article also is missing information about English as a discipline in high school and earlier.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? No
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No
 * Are images well-captioned? No
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? 1) Is an English degree viable? 2) Noticeable Shift Towards a More 'Technical' English B.A.? 3)
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes. This is related to our ENG 429 class because we are studying how to write and read well digital/media texts.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? The Wikipedia page talks about English Studies in a general overview of what it mainly consists of, as well as a large section of the history of English Studies.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Status is that the article is credible, but needs a lot of work.
 * What are the article's strengths? It gave an extended response for the history of English Studies.
 * How can the article be improved? There is little to no information about how English Studies are performed and applied in the classroom for different age groups.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well-developed for some sections more than others, it is defiantly not complete, but the article does have ligament sources and information presented.

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