User:Nava0914/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Festival of the Dead


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is missing a lot of key details and is very poorly organized, which is a huge shame about such a cool topic.
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The content is relevant
 * Is it written neutrally? yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? No he is missing citations for a few claims
 * Are the citations reliable? yes although there are only two citations, both come from the university of california
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes in a sense, but I think it could be tackled better, it seems like the representation of cultures is objective in this scenario, i'm not sure how to do a better job without sounding bias.


 * Sources
 * Festival of the Dead

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Book censorship in the United States


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes it is has thorough citations
 * Are the citations reliable? There are over 100 but it appears so.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? No this article talks about reasons a book is banned and it's criteria as well as examples.


 * Sources
 * Book censorship in the United States

Option 3

 * Article title
 * EuroCentrism


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes it talks about how Eurocentrism shows up in different parts of everyday life.
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes, but sometimes inferences are made.
 * Does each claim have a citation? No some claims are missing citations
 * Are the citations reliable? yes
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes it is tackling the gap.


 * Sources
 * Eurocentrism

Option 4

 * Article title
 * African-American art


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes it goes over the different stages of African American art
 * Is it written neutrally? yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? yes
 * Are the citations reliable? yes, mny come from museums.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes it is representing minority culture, which has made its way into mainstream culture.


 * Sources
 * African-American art

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Native American tribes in Maryland


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes the article is about the different tribes of Maryland, and provides a very brief history over the centuries.
 * Is it written neutrally? yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? not all but most
 * Are the citations reliable? yes many come from government websites.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes it brings awareness to the tribes of Maryland, and talks about how the population is very little now in Maryland.


 * Sources
 * Native American tribes in Maryland