User:LMorgan14/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Calligraphy

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because it discusses a topic that I am interested in. We also have discussed calligraphy in our class.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

The lead section provides detail about what calligraphy is and where it came from. A reader that wants a quick overview would have a good understanding of this article based on the lead section.

Context

The context of the overall article is good. The article goes on to explain world traditions in calligraphy in different areas of the world. The article however focusses a lot on the past and doesn't give much updated material in the "Modern Calligraphy" section. I would like to see how these world traditions have progress more towards modern day calligraphy. Most of the information in this section relates to the late 1800s, early 1900s.

Tone and Balance

The tone and balance of this article is neutral and isn't heavily biased.

Sources and References

Sources and facts are used throughout the article and are relevant to the information that is discussed in the article. There are a few paragraphs that do not include sources but are linked to other wikipedia pages.

Organization and Writing Quality

The organization and writing quality of the article makes sense. However, someone who is more interested in modern day calligraphy has to scroll the bottom before learning any information. I would tend to put relevant information at the top and then focus on the world traditions of calligraphy underneath.

Images and Media

The images and media of the article are relevant and correspond to the topic.

Talk Page Discussion

There are a few talk page discussions about changing article titles and phrases within the text and also discussion of what headings or sections they could add. Everyone has asked to make changes before doing so!

Overall Impressions

Overall I think this is a good article to evaluate. It is clear and easy to understand. I do wish however that there was more of an emphasis on more relevant or modern calligraphy practices mid 199s to now... to help readers understand how these practices have developed.