User:Mikaylatapia/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: LGBT
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen to evaluate this article because I feel like this a term we mention alot within our class.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

Yes I would say the lead introduces a sentence that describes what the article will be talking about. It also does talk about the different sections to be talked about in the article. No, all information is further elaborated on in the article. I would say the lead is detailed enough that you know what you'll be learning about but not all the information needed to learn.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions

The content in the article is relevant to the topic and up to date to a certain extent, I would say it is missing including something about the year 2015 and the right for gay marriage in the United States since that is something pretty important.


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

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article is somewhat neutral, it just states facts and not opinions. I do not see the article attempting to persuade a reader in any way.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

I would say there is a good amount of sources for the information in the article and the ones I did check are pretty recent and do work.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

This article is very well written, it is easy to understand for someone curious on learning more. I see no errors and it seems to be broken down into a good amount of sections.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

The article does include images but I would say they don't help you learn much more about the topic. The images are well captioned letting you know what is going on in the photo and it does follow copyright regulations. The images are very spread out and I think there can be more with better connections.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

There are conversations of making simple one letter changes and making changes to dates and such. The article is apart of 3 wikiprojects and is rated a B. The way Wikipedia talks about this topic is just the general overview of it and not too detailed about certain points like we do.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

This articles overall status is a good article. The strengths can be that it does give good information but not enough current and not good enough pictures. This article is well developed.


 * 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?

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