User:Macylynn27/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: Hip-hop in academia
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because not only does it sound interesting, but I am not very educated on this topic so I would like to learn more.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes. The introductory sentence defines the topic of hip hop studies.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes. It described all that hip hop studies encompasses.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No. Everything is stated in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think it provides a lot of information, but I don't think it has too many details. Just a nice background.

Lead evaluation
I think it had a nice lead in. It let me know what I was going to read before I read it. It helped me know what hip hop studies was first, before I just kept reading things about it,

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes. The content is all about hip hop studies.
 * Is the content up-to-date? The last edit on this page was in October of 2018, so it hasn't been updated for about a year. I think it could use some updating. I found it interesting that the foundational texts used to educate on hip hop studies are from 1994 and 2005. I think there should be an updated text if there is one.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I don't think there is anything that doesn't belong. All of the information is useful and relevant. As far as adding content goes, I think the article is a little short. This can't possibly be all there is to know about hip hop studies.

Content evaluation
Overall I think this article provided some good information. When I saw the term hip hop studies, I instantly just thought of hip hop music but that wasn't the case. Breaking, DJ- ing and street art all fall under hip hop studies. The article talked about the two main texts used to educate on hip hop studies which is very useful. And it mentioned the methodologies, critiques, and programs and degrees of hip hop studies.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? Yes this article is neutral. There were no opinions expressed in this article.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There are no biased claims. Everything is purely factual.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No. The topic at hand is hip hop studies and it stayed focused on that.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? There is no persuasion used in this article.

Tone and balance evaluation
Overall I think there was a good tone and balance. The reader was able to read the information and draw personal conclusions and opinions based on the facts collected. The author didn't try to persuade or convince either. They simply educated. The article is pretty easy to understand as well.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes they are. All factual claims have a reliable source listed next to it in a tiny blue number.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes. While skimming through the sources, you can see that each is titled something related to hip hop studies. That might be hip hop in feminism, or hip hop studies sources.
 * Are the sources current? The oldest source is from 1994 and the most current source is from 2015. I think a lot has probably progressed in hip hop culture in the past four years so I think this could definitely be updated.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Every link that I clicked worked.

Sources and references evaluation
I think the author did a nice job of using a variety and wide range of sources, but I think they could use some updating.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? I think this is concise, clear, and easy to read. The language wasn't too hard to understand. And the article was organized well. You were able to know exactly what you were going to read before you read it.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I did not notice any spelling errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes. Like I mentioned above, I think it was well organized. It was a rather small article so there weren't a lot of sections, but each one was appropriately broken down.

Organization evaluation
I think this was a very nicely organized article. I don't think I would change anything about its layout.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No it does not. I think this would really add to the article.
 * Are images well-captioned? There are no images.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? There are no images.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? There are no images.

Images and media evaluation
I think the lack of images and media is a downfall of this article. Pictures and media are easy ways to convey a message and keep that message interesting. This would be helpful for this article.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? If anything, when the author discusses the critiques they mention a conversation. For example, the author mentions how one issue behind hip hop studies is how those educated in hip hop studies often have little to no ties to the culture at all.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I do not think it is a part of any wikiprojects. The reviews on this article were all positive which I agreed with. It was rated Start Class.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This topic hasn't been directly related to what we talk about in class, but somewhat. For example, it briefly discusses feminism in hip hop studies, which could be related to our class.

Talk page evaluation
I think the talk page was helpful, I never thought to view it before this class. I think the feedback was all well based and well rounded.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Overall, I think this is a pretty solid article. There isn't too much information, but I think it is a solid start.
 * What are the article's strengths? Some strengths are that it is well written and descriptive. It has interesting and factual information. It was pretty easy to understand.
 * How can the article be improved? I think this article could be improved by the use of media and images.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think this article has a strong basis or foundation that definitely needs to be built upon. The article is no where near completion, but it has some great starter information.

Overall evaluation
Overall, I liked this article. It would be interesting to read it in completion someday. It had good information but it didn't drown you in random facts. I think it was well written and put together nicely. This was a good read.

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