User:Kutekenzz/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) Shannon Hale
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Shannon Hale is one of my favorite authors and is kind of role model for me. After going over the article, I can see it was only half-done, repeating itself in some places and not having a lot of information. I want to help make the article better and more informative.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Somewhat, though I feel like it not vague, rather lacking in information.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It does mention that she's an author of young adult fiction, but it weirdly specifies only one of her books that got an award, and mentions how she co-authors with her husband, calling him by his first name.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Overly detailed in mentioning only the one article.

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? A couple of her books are lacking Wiki pages.

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? Yes, there definitely seems to be a lack of information.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Nope.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yeah?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Idk...
 * Are the sources current? Not really. They're a couple of years old.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? The ones I tried did work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Meh. It should clear some things up. The language seems choppy and awkward.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not really...
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The sections are well-divided.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Only a photo of her and her husband. Maybe include a picture of one of her book covers, or of her receiving one of her awards?
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, the one image.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Sure?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Sure?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It's part of art and entertainment, women writers, children's literature, and Utah
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It doesn't seem to be afraid of including the small details, nor the fact that some of the facts come from her official website. But the facts from her official website are presented in a neutral manner, so maybe it's okay.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Start-class, mid-to-low importance.
 * What are the article's strengths? It does seem to have great general, overall information.
 * How can the article be improved? More, updated information, reducing of repetitive or unimportant statements.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? it's developed, but not well-developed. Needs to be updated.

Optional activity

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