User:MillerBranch/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: Performance art
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. -While we are focusing on feminist performance art, this expands on it in the broader sense. It was also difficult to find an article that was short but had enough information

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes. It gives a definition and describes the rules of it.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, in the contents below, but less in intro
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Not really, just a general overlay
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

Lead evaluation
It is to the point and simple. It does not, however reveal all to come in article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, but could be more through. You could not tell what article was about by content
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, but there could be video links or more in gallery.

Content evaluation
The content needs more. It gets historical and limited in what information is given. There should also be more examples since this is a form of performance.

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

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is very neutral and plays more on historical details and any opinions shown are documentations of history.

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
 * Check a few links. Do they work? There were a lot, most worked, but not all

Sources and references evaluation
I think the sources were good without relying too heavily on quotes. Not all the links were active however.

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? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Organization evaluation
I think the article is well organized, but could have more added to it for it's benefit

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Images and media evaluation
I think more imagery could have been used and more space could have been used to describe the imagery since it is very dependant on example.

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?

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
The article is ok. It could have more added to it, but I think a viewer could get a throrough defintion and understanding from reading this article, which is the point

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