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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Fall 2017

My Research Topic is: Background of Hawaiian Dancing

Key words related to my Research Topic are: Hula, Hawaiian

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

+ ++ 1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.)

Hula https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula +2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No

No If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

Write a brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?

- Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+ 3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?

Yes, the lead section is easy to understand saying where hula comes from, describing the importance of this type of dance, and the basics of hula. It generalizes the different types of hula there are and leaving the other sections to be more in-depth. +4. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and footnotes at the end?”

Yes, the structure of the article is clear. There are eight headings, ten subheadings, twelve images, appendices and footnotes at the end. +5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?

Yes, there are various aspects of the topic that are balanced well with talking about two main types of hula, how to train for hula, and the history of hula. It all doesn’t go overboard with very specific details, but it isn’t too broad and general. Gives enough information about hula. +6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?

Yes, the article does provide a neutral point of view because it is just describing hula and the specifics of hula and the background of it. Yes, I think it reads like an encyclopedia article more than sounding like a persuasive essay. +7. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.

Yes the references are more of books and films and the footnotes come from reliable sources that are not blogs and more of scholarly websites. 8. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+ a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English?

Yes +b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?

No +c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?

No, but when those words are mentioned, they are specific on who are “some” and “many.” +d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?

No +e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?

Yes, some of them, but not really an issue. +f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?

No +g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?

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Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+ Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History) October 6th, 2017. The author is the actual website, Wikipedia. +Relevance (to your research topic) Very relevant. +Depth A scholarly source. +Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.) General audience website; Wikipedia.
 * Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)

The purpose for creating this article was to state the basics and details about hula to educate those who are curious about where hula came from. It exists to also state the importance of hula to the Hawaiian culture and what it came from and how it grew to what hula is today. This article is to educate people about the different types of hula, the meaning of the instruments, costumes, and chants, and performing and training of hula. In the end, it just comes to show what a certain culture practices and how loved it is by many people all over the world.