User:Luke.perrino/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
 * The Giver


 * Article Evaluation
 * This is a C-class article. I would most likely begin editing the article by rearranging and editing the layout, as it does not match the template for a book that is provided by Wikipedia. I would also look into editing the literary significance and criticism sections, possibly making them into two different sections. The article lacks much description and discussion about how the book has been challenged and how it has been viewed as a whole. The sources are also not very recent, so I would have to find some new sources to revamp the article.


 * Sources
 * https://bannedbooks.library.cmu.edu/lois-lowry-the-giver/
 * https://www.thoughtco.com/the-giver-by-lois-lowry-627398

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Drama


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is listed as Start class within the WikiProject Comics and WikiProject LGBT Studies. Overall, I like the organization of the article, it is a very good start for an article that could become a very strong Wikipedia page. The background section is lacking though, I feel much more could be said and explained within this section. I do think there needs to be coverage within the article about how the book has been challenged and why this has been such a prominent issue for the story. The lack of coverage of this issue is a very prominent issue with the article and would most likely be the first issue I would address when making edits to the article.


 * Sources
 * http://cbldf.org/banned-challenged-comics/case-study-drama/
 * https://goraina.com/blog/2020/4/20/drama-named-to-the-ala-banned-books-list
 * https://hornet.com/stories/drama-2014s-most-banned-gay-book-you-havent-heard-of/

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Sound City (film)


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is listed as start class within the WikiProject Film. The article does cover many points about the film, but some of the sections are very limited and concise. For example, the first section "Background" is very limited in its description of the film and the ideas and events that surround it. Many of the sections have room to be further developed and the layout of the article does not flow very well. The sources listed are not very recent, but this may be hard to find if I am being honest.


 * Sources
 * https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/sound-city-116954/
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/movies/sound-city-a-documentary-by-dave-grohl.html
 * https://www.npr.org/2013/01/31/170592850/sound-city-music-and-memories-in-an-l-a-landmark

Option 4

 * Article title
 * George (Novel)


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is listed as start class and is a part of the WikiProject for Novels, LGBT studies, and Children's literature. The article is limited in many areas, especially the genre section, I believe this section has the potential to be much more dense and informative. The article also does not discuss into heavy detail the issues with the way the book has been challenged and how Gino has fought to push his Novel forward. The sources a relatively new, but they could definitely use some revamping and refreshing within the article.


 * Sources
 * https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/george/
 * https://www.advocate.com/books/2019/4/09/americas-most-banned-book-george-about-trans-girl
 * https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/more-half-banned-books-challenged-lgbtq-content-n992221

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Dak Prescott


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is a C-class article, and it does a great job analyzing Dak Prescott's football career. Each section was completed very thoroughly and has excellent information to analyse Dak's Career. With all the quality content in the article, it is lacking a lot of information about Dak's life outside of football. Dak has made great strides within areas such as mental health and suicide prevention. This is a very important aspect to who he is and should be incorporated.


 * Sources
 * https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/09/12/dak-prescott-opens-up-about-his-own-struggles-with-mental-health-in-new-interview/
 * https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-dak-prescott-opens-up-about-brothers-suicide-in-new-interview/
 * https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/early-bird-report-hayden-hurst-dak-prescott-working-together-for-suicide-prevent