User:Negron.grace/Evaluate an Article

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African American Literature

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose to evaluate the African American Literature Wikipedia article because as an English education major, exposing students to literature that is outside the classical white context builds empathy and open-mindness. African American Literature provides insight to the social constructs and structures in place in America's history. Ensuring correct and genuine resources and information on this Wikipedia page is vital for those learning about the impact of African American literature. As time progresses, so does the literary content and narratives of Black writers. The article does include concise insight to the historical changes to African American literature in American society but definitely has room to add updated content.

Evaluate the article
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The overall tone of the article reads as if stating information and facts to the audience. It uses limited persuasive language but rather provides content important to understanding the progression of African American literature. There was definitely plenty of insight to the historical slave narratives that were the first pieces of African American literature. I felt that when it came to identifying contemporary/modern works, there were limited sections. There were some images that were mostly cited correctly and placed aesthetically on the page. I would like to see the African American Women's literature section more developed with images included and perhaps the addition of genres or sections specific to poetry. There are plenty of references and sources that are placed correctly in the article.