User:Lachapek/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: Slaughterhouse-Five
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * It was the novel I was reading at the time of this assignment.

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * The lead was concise and clearly defined the basic who/what/when/where of the book as well as a small peek into what was to come in the rest of the article.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions
 * The content outlines the different religions and philosophies in the book as well as the different works that are referenced. It is up to date and entirely relevant.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions
 * The article is neutral and doesn't seem to have any claims with heavy bias.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions
 * All of the claims made in the article seem to be backed up by sources that are thorough. I did not check them all, but the links I did worked fine.


 * 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?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions
 * The article is well written and structured, especially for a novel that is difficult to read because of it's structure. It seems like it would be a good companion to someone who is struggling with the concepts or language of the book.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions
 * The only image on the page is that of the cover of the book, though I'm not sure what else you might include in an article on a novel.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions
 * There are many conversations going on, most of which are various people editing the original article for accuracy/relevancy. It was graded at a B rating and is supposedly "supported by the science fiction task force", presumably the people that have been doing the editing.


 * 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?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions
 * The article seems well developed to me, as it covers every base I can think of regarding the book itself. It has already been editied down to remove comments on Vonnegut, as those should be saved for his own page.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

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

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Slaughterhouse-Five