User:MochaBear34/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: Ojibwe language
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I choose to evaluate this article because I am actually First Nations. My mom is  from the Ojibwe tribe but I don't know much information about the Ojibwe culture, so I thought it would be interesting to learn something about it.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Lead evaluation
- Yes the lead did include an introductory sentence that describes the articles topic

- No the lead talks mostly about the dialects

- No the lead includes information that is present

- Found the lead to be overly detailed

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
- yes all the content in the article is relevant to the topic

- Yes

-No I do think most things in the article do belong

- Yes this article does

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Tone and balance evaluation
- Yes the article is in a neutral tone

- All viewpoints are represented evenily

- No the article does not attempt to persuade the reader in any way shape or form

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


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

Sources and references evaluation
- No, not all the facts are backed up

- Yes they do reflect

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Organization evaluation
- The article is well-written it is clear and easy to read minus the lead, the words look compacted making it not very clear

- Spelling and grammar are good

- The article is well organized, can easily tell where the articles different sections are

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
- Yes the article includes quite a few photos

- Yes every photo that is used in the article is well-captioned

- Yes a lot of the photos that are in the article say that they were the authors own work.

- Yes they are, there isn't to many so you're eyes aren't distracted by all the images

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?

Talk page evaluation
- Not much conversations are happening a lot of the conversation I'm seeing is a lot from 2009, a couple of comments at some random points 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017

- The article has a rating of B-class, yes the article I am reading is apart of 3 different WikiProjects.

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
- One of the articles strengths was that I all the different subcategories were organized and you could tell when the category was changing

- This article can be improved by adding some more information in the Introduction part of the article

- I think that this article is well-develop

Optional activity

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