User:Nicoleperez238/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: Bust of Cleopatra
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Answer: I chose this article because I have always been interested in Egyptian history. I studied Egyptian history during middle school when I had religion class.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the Lead includes an introductory sentence that clearly describes what is the Bust of Cleopatra and where it is located.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, the article includes a content section that introduces the article's major sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, the Lead does include information that is present in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The Lead is concise but I believe they should provide more historical information.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the article's content is relevant to the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, the content is up to date by providing information from 1960s, 1980s, and 2000s to present.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I do not think that there is content missing.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? The article is neutral and provides research studies from multiple historians with no bias.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, there are no claims that appear heavily biased.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I think that viewpoint from Von Bothmer is underrepresented and should be studied more.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No the article does not attempt to persuade the reader.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, the article is backed up by a reliable secondary source of information.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? I do not think the sources are thorough. I believe more information can be provided by the multiple references listed.
 * Are the sources current? Yes, the article provides current articles.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? I checked some of the links and they work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, the article is clear to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes, the article contains some grammatical errors such as forgetting to out a comma before a quotation and also capitalizing the first word in a quotation that is also a sentence.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, the article is well organized and flows with the content section.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, the article includes images such as the Bust of Cleopatra which is the topic of the Wikipedia article.
 * Are images well-captioned? No, the images are not well-captioned. The cations of the images are not well written and do not flow with the article. It is not cohesive and can be tricky for the reader.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? The first image does not adhere Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?Yes, the mages are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? One of the editors in the Talk page are not happy with the name of the article. They editor believes that the "Bust of Cleopatra" may be misleading.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated C-class and is a part of 10 WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It differs because the information is exemplified differently.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? I believe that the overall status of the article is good but needs more detailed information and a different header name.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article's strengths is that it includes historical information from past decades and the present as well.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved by changing the header name and providing more information by the reference listed.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I believe the content so far is well-developed but the overall platform is underdeveloped.

Optional activity

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