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 * Cultivation Theory: Cultivation theory
 * I chose this article because I am interested in how media can shape one's reality and how we gather a lot of information through online sources rather than experiencing it directly and how technology can affect us.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic
 * yes it goes into full detail of the definition of Cultivation theory
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * yes it describes what the article will talk about
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * no it does not
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * the Lead is concise

Lead evaluation:
The Lead discusses the definition of Cultivation Theory in a very brief and straightforward way that can be easy to understand and then goes onto discuss and brief history of how the Theory started.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * yes it is relevant to the topic
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * yes it is up to date
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * No there is not.

Content evaluation
This article was very content heavy and went into detail on all the sections listed and not only went into detail but had lots of examples and links to how this theory can relate to the world today and every section was described in great detail and easily explained.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * yes it is neutral
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * no, the article mentions assumptions but it goes into detail about multiple assumptions that can be had.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * the article is mostly to inform the reader of the background and what the theory is all about.

Tone and balance evaluation
The tone of this article is very informational while also it has sections about Assumptions can be had about this theory, while also going into detail about how the theory comes into play.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * yes mostly
 * Are the sources current?
 * mostly
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * yes

Sources and references evaluation
There were lots of links included in the article and after clicking on a few they were correct in taking me to the correct links. The references are mostly up to date and reliable for the majority of them.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


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

Organization evaluation
The article was organized well and flowed nicely

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * no images
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * there are no images
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * no images
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * no images

Images and media evaluation
There were no images in this article.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * yes there are conversations about the topic
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * no wikiprojects
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * we have not talked about this in class

Talk page evaluation:
There wasn't a lot of talk but for peer editing there was a very dense paragraph that went into detail about edits

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article is/or was subject of a Wiki Education Foundation supported course assignment
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * well detailed and definitions were explained well
 * How can the article be improved?
 * grammar and adding images
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article is very well developed and could use some images and in my opinion was completed well.

Overall evaluation
My overall evaluation of this article is that the article was well detailed and all the definitions were well explained. The article also related the theory to Sports, Media, Women and went into detail on how the theory can come into play in our daily lives and how we are influenced by it and not only that the article had a section about Assumptions that were had with the theory and how those correlate to real life. Overall the article was very well detailed and provided lots of links and examples that could help the reader out. There were some grammar issues but those are easily fixable and mostly definitely needs some images to make the article not as text heavy.

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