User:Kim.kevin1/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: Cauca climbing mouse
 * Name of article: Gerbil leaf-eared mouse
 * Name of article: Gray leaf-eared mouse
 * I believe I have picked this article because this was very eye-opening even though majority of them were mouse or rats. Most of them shared the same features that was lacking, so it was easier to pick these and add more details to the Wikipedia page.

Lead
Guiding questions:


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? It briefly talks about the location and where it's habitat is.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It does not.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? It does not.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It does not have enough information.

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? It is.
 * Is the content up-to-date? It is
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is missing a lot of contents

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? Not enough information to judge
 * 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?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Check a few links. Do they work? It does.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? It does.

Organization
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It is concise and easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? From what I can tell, it does not have any spelling errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is not enough information to be considered well organized.

Images and Media
Guiding questions:


 * It does not?
 * It does not?

Checking the talk page
Guiding questions:


 * Find more about behavior and eating patterns would be an interesting find?
 * It is part of a Wikiproject if I have done this correctly?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * The overall article seems unfinished, it could have been more words written?
 * It has one source that can be improved?
 * Add more sources describing this species?
 * Right now it is not well developed so writing an article about this would be perfect?

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes ~


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