User:MJCalhoun/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: Victoria Santa Cruz
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * VSC is Afro-Perviuan poet and chorgrapher. She really stood out to be when finding who to do research on since I love the arts.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?No

Lead evaluation
The lead does have a clear introduction sentence and it does not describe the following sections. The lead does not include information not present in the article; the lead is concise and not overly detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions


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

Content evaluation
The article's content is relevant and up to date. There is information missing including some of her awards, the personal impact that race had on her life and that she had 9 sibilings.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral, there are no heavily biased viewpoints and it does not try to persuade the reader. The points underrespresented are the impact of her race on creating art and how she helped the people of her country.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Sources and references evaluation
Most of the facts are supported by a secondary source and the sources are thorough. Most of the sources are current and some of the links do not work at all.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Organization evaluation
The article is well written but the organization of it is very poor which may confuse the reader.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
There are no images on the 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?
 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
There are no discussions on this page. This article was assigned to a student from January 2019 to March 2019 and it is rated as a start class article. It is apart of three project including: the Peru Project, Arts and Entertainment and the Wiki Biography Project.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Overall evaluation
Overall in is a class S article that can be greatly improved.

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