User:LaborHistoryFan/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Louisiana French


 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead is relatively long, but it provides a good introduction to the reader introducing them to Louisiana French. It does not discuss everything that will be in the article, particularly linguistic concepts.
 * The content provides an overview of different topics related to the language including the history, linguistics, and influences on the language. A lot of the article is devoted to explaining the linguistics of Louisiana French. There is also an entire section on Indigenous influences on the language, which represents an underrepresented population.
 * The tone is neutral, and is careful to state that the opinions are those of others' and not the author.
 * The sources are current and from scholarly sources including academic material from universities and government statistics data.
 * The writing is mostly professional, but some parts sound awkward.
 * Images are used extremely well to help enhance the reader's understanding of the topic. However, they are not very big. The captions accurately describe the media content to help the reader better understand its purpose.
 * There is no discussion on the talk page. This could mean that nobody has any disagreements or questions about the article, the edits are new, or the article is seldom viewed often.
 * The article is decent, but it could be improved by having more content, especially about the history of the Cajuns and their language. Some of the writing could also be better written.


 * Sources
 * Extensive list of reliable and unbiased sources in both French and English

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Armand Lanusse


 * Article Evaluation
 * Very little information, only a few sentences
 * Only two sources, one of which is Les Cenelles
 * No talk page
 * This article could be improved by having much more content about Lanusse's life, work, and Les Cenelles


 * Sources
 * Two sources: a newspaper article and Les Cenelles

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Jesuit Missions in North America (translation from Missions jésuites en Nouvelle-France)


 * Article Evaluation
 * Less information in English version
 * More sources and references in French version
 * French version focuses on French Jesuit missionaries in New France
 * English is version is more general
 * Little information about Jesuit missions in New France specifically
 * Information about Spanish Jesuit missions in New Spain


 * Sources
 * Many sources in French version, uses Paul LeJeune's Relation. There are less sources in the English version

Option 4

 * Article title
 * The Jesuit Relations (translation)


 * Article Evaluation
 * More information in English version but not much
 * English article seems to have a critical view of them
 * Some parts of the article could be written better


 * Sources
 * Only cited source in French version is the Relations themselves. Sources in English version are reliable.

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Josephine Baker


 * Article Evaluation
 * Long quotes but they are relevant
 * Lots of information
 * Some parts badly written


 * Sources
 * Lots of reliable sources, including primary sources