User:Moe awad/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: Cultural assimilation of Native Americans (Cultural assimilation of Native Americans)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because the discussion of post contact with natives is very important to knowing how things changed. In this class it is important to note what cause some factors to occur and how natives were assimilated.

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * Yes, the lead includes an intro that shows us the topic that will be discussed-starts off defining the assimilation reasoning and definition. It includes a major section that will later be discussed which is education. This shows readers the different ways that they were assimilated. It is not overly detailed nor does it include info that is not present but it does leave a few things out that are mentioned later on.


 * 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
 * It's content is relevant to the topic because it introduces the history of pre and post contact- and how they led up to the laws that were enforced on natives in hopes of assimilation. It is up to date, edit history and the info provided shows that there are users proving the info to be updated till today. It gets too detailed but i believe it does a good job at addressing the prompt.


 * 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 seems to be more towards the idea that natives were being targeted for their culture and put into this assimilation system to prevent them from growing their culture. There are not any claims specifically but it is from how things are being presented. Most topics are being presented with the correct amount of information.


 * 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
 * All the facts are backed up by multiple working sources that can be easily read and understood. They are not up to 2020, the sources date back a few years but it does not sound too old of evidence.


 * 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
 * It is well-written especially with the fact that it is detailed thoroughly which makes it easy for readers to follow it. I found only one or two grammatical issues that I am not too sure about but it is otherwise good. It has many sub-topics that break down each topic that is explained.


 * 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
 * Yes the images help with understanding the topic. One of them shows how the settlers are in new unknown territory which helps with its symbols. Yes they are well captured and show the history behind it. It does not look appealing but as you read and glance over the picture you get a better understanding.


 * 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
 * The talk page is mostly asking for it to be more focused on a few ideas rather than multiple at the same time. It has been rated a B, while being part of WikiProjects. It differs as how discussed in class because it is more into detail and shows every step that lead to events rather than just the event.
 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * 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
 * Some improvement may be to not be extra with the information provided and to focus more on what they are trying to bring to the readers. The strengths go back to it being easily understood and processed also the multiple topics and its organization. It is well developed but maybe an improvement is to include more 20th century topics.


 * 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?

Optional activity

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