User:Madison Goulding/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: Indigenous peoples in Canada
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article to evaluate because I have significant knowledge on the topic which I believe is important when evaluating an article"

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, clearly states who Indigenous people are in the context of Canada and briefly their terminology,
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? yes, it introduces the main content discussed in the article.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, all relevant.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise, relatively short and to the point.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, includes Consensus from 2016,etc..
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? yesé

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
 * 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? no

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
 * Are the sources current? yes
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? none, that i could see
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes, very well-organized

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? has not been edited in 6 months
 * How is the article rated? yes Is it a part of any WikiProjects? yes
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? yes

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Level-5 vital article
 * What are the article's strengths? Very specific and discuss the culture of Indigenous people not just the Canadian settler history.
 * How can the article be improved? I'm not too sure there are many ways it could be improved, it is very descriptive on all the parts of Indigenous people lives
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Very well-developed, includes categories on Terminology, the history of indigenous from their perspective and their culture.

Optional activity

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