User:Natalieterrone/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: (link) Deforestation and climate change
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because it seems interesting and relates to what we have been discussing in class this week.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes, the second sentence lists the major sections
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is concise and has crucial information for the rest of the article

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes, it talks about deforestation over the last decade
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * N o

Content evaluation
 Tone and Balance


 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes, the article also talks about ways to counteract climate change
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * It says that deforestation is the second largest source of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No, the article talks about every topic thoroughly
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No, the article is not biased

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, most of them are from 2018. The oldest source I saw was from 2007
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * I only clicked on 2 links that did not work, the rest of them did

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes, I enjoyed and learned from reading this article
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No, I did not see any errors
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * There is only one image in the article
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes, it is a graph that shows a four year plan to reduce deforestation in the Amazon.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes, but it is a little small.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * One of the conversations says that the article needs more evidence or context. Another one says that it is thin on deforestation and climate change.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Yes. It is apart of 3 WikiProjects. One is on the environment, another is on climate change and the last one is about forestry.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * This article discusses how deforestation is connected to climate change. In class, we talked about these topics separately.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Good.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * It is not biased and talks about all viewpoints. It has a good break down of categories and talks about causes of deforestation, effects of climate change and ways to combat climate change.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * The article could be improved by giving more detail, and talking more about how this affects our country.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I think that this article is well developed. It has a lot of good information and the Talk page did not have many negative comments.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Deforestation and climate change