User:Nreed10/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: The Holy Girl
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: As I am a film major, I wanted to focus on articles talking about films and see if they give all the necessary information for the movie. I am also interested in how foreign films are established on Wikipedia.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead does include the name of the film both in English and Spanish, that alone gives the information that the article will be talking about the movie itself. It does not give a brief description of the articles major sections but it does include a hyperlink list of the major sections and names all the important people who worked on/contributed to the film. It only lists the names important to the films making and a brief tidbit of what year it was made in, what country it was made in, and who directed. The lead is concise and easy to read.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions

Everything pertaining to the articles topic is relevant and up to date. There is not missing content and all the information belongs on the page.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article is neutral, no opinions are posted and states many facts that are credited to other sources. No view points are over or underrepresented and it does not try to persuade me about something.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

All the facts are backed up by reliable sources though you do have to look for the information on the movie when you click a link to find the articles they referencing from each source. They are current and most work except the YouTube video.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

It the article is well-written and doesn't have many errors I could see. It is very well organized.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

It doesn't include a lot of pictures except for the poster in Spanish dialogue.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

There no conversations on this article. It is a part WikiProject Argentina and WikiProject Film.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

It is an excellent article and does everything right, concise and correct information on the subjects. It is a well-developed article.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

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:The Holy Girl