User:Mseelam/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Insect morphology

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article on insect morphology because I thought it would help me with a class that I am currently taking. In addition, I chose this article because it encompasses a vast array of morphologies and because I was interested to learn about this on a deeper level. Also, participating in past symposiums that discuss insect morphology and how it may constantly evolve depending on changes in the biological and environmental factors lead me to choose this article. My impression of the article is that it is organized and that it provides colorful visuals that keep the audience engaged. I really enjoyed the reading and correlating the text with the color figures presented. It helped me picture what the text was talking about and pinpoint where on the species exactly it was talking about. I wanted to engage with this text and critically evaluate this article because I hope it would broaden my scope of understanding regarding insects. Through this article, I gained profound insight while also understanding the topic on a more generalized level. I feel the information I learnt through this article would also help me while I draft my own article regarding the insect species Hippodamia convergens.

Evaluate the article
Lead: The lead section in this article is particularly strong; a lead sentence regarding insect morphology is provided and quite concisely and clearly describes the article's topic. It quite literally defines insect morphology and then continues to break it down. It part of article provides a brief overview of the important aspects of insect morphology and then continues to explain how the topic relates to a broad variety of insect species. In addition, the last sentence covers exactly what the article is going to describe and how it will attempt to define all "technical terms" in order to allow the reader to follow along. Overall, the lead is well written, concise, and to the point.

Content: In terms of content, the article is also strong. The article's content is completely relevant to the topic and is up-to-date. The article was last edited and modified on March 2021 which was quite recent. It also includes sources that are more recent, however more recent sources can be incorporated. I believe all the content belongs in this article since it begins by discussion the exoskeleton and then internal and lastly the internal morphology of different taxa. It really covers the topic on insect morphology on all levels and includes a relevant summary. The content is important for the audience since it would provide them with the necessary information regarding insect morphology. The article does not deal with Wikipedia's equity gaps.

Tone and Balance: The tone of the article is also from a neutral point of view. Since it discusses insect morphology and factual information it does not imply and bias. There is some claims that are biased, such as "of all the insect order, Orthoptera most conveniently display the greater variety of features found in the heads of the insects... " however it does not show show any heavy bias toward a particular position. Since it covers more factual information regarding insect morphology it does not have much bias.

Sources and Reference: The facts are backed up by reliable secondary sources of information and the articles are thorough in terms of information and reflecting important material for the article. However, there could be more emphasis on the use of newer citations or ones that are more recent. The sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors. After testing out the links, the links do work.

Organization and Writing Quality: The article on the whole is quite well written. The content material is organized into clear headings and subheadings and does not have any grammatical errors. The article breaks its down into sections that are appropriate and reflect major points of topic. It is clearly organized that any audience can navigate through and find what they want to look for in the article.

Images and Media: The article includes ample number of images that are important for understanding and enhancing your understanding of the subject matter. The images include a relevant caption and are laid out in an effective manner. The images may honestly be one of my favorite parts of the article since it is visually appealing and important for helping one understand the course material. In addition, the images are colorful and really attempt to captivate the reader.

Talk Page Discussion: The article does have a talk page that does adequately discuss the course material. There are several conversations about jargon, references, and redundancy. These suggestions made to the article are important since they attempt to improve or add to the content of the article as a whole.

Overall Impressions: The article has a positive overall status. The strengths of this article including organization of material in an effective manner and utilization of images to enhance overall knowledge. Additionally, it is written in a non-bias manner and does not have any grammatical spelling errors. It can be improved however by the utilization of newer sources; this would allow the information in the article to be up to date. It can be said that the overall article is well-developed. I enjoyed reading this article and learning more about insect morphology!