User:Orangeoceancake/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Young adult literature

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because I have taken classes on Young Adult literature in the past, and it is also something that is of great interest to me as an aspiring novelist myself. Upon first impressions it is a fairly short article, yet it seems to have an interesting group of subheadings that I am curious about, as well as the Talk page containing interesting conversations.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of the article gives a very brief definition of young adult literature in a way that feels very concise. It also provides a bit of history which will later be expanded on in the rest of the article. It doesn't however, introduce sections such as "Uses in the classroom" or "Awards".

The content of the article seems to cover a wide variety of aspects of the genre, even including a section on criticisms to point out the ways in which this genre has been lacking in the past or present when it comes to content. One thing I think this article could use more of, is information on Young Adult literature in the 21st century. There is only a very small section here, ending in 2018. It is not up to date and doesn't include any famous Young Adult authors or novels past that year. I think there is also room in this article for a section on the way that social media, more specifically TikTok, has increased the popularity and shifted the content that is written in current Young Adult literature. Overall there is a good base of content in this article, but it could use an update.

The article is overall very neutral, but I think there could be an added section on praises towards the genre to balance out the criticisms.

The article contains 117 citations, plus a cited reference and a handful of external links. I clicked on quite a few of the citations and most of them brought me to a reputable source like the Smithsonian, alongside many academic journals. I did however, find a source that was from a personal blog which I feel like should not have been consulted when making this article. In order to find non-biased and accurate sources it is best to stick to academic and reputable places, something that a personal blog is not.

The article is well organized and contains an interesting flow of information. Reading through I haven't noticed any spelling or grammatical errors, and everything is very concise and easy to understand.

There are two images in the article and they are both placed tastefully within the text and relate back to the topic at hand. I enjoyed the image of a Young Adult section from a bookstore, and I think it would be interesting to include more photos from different bookstores, or at least updating it over time, so that the user can see the most accurate representation of what that section might look like today.

The article is currently a part of the Children's Literature WikiProject. The most recent Talk section is on Tolkien and whether or not The Lord of the Rings classifies as Young Adult literature. The consensus must have been that it does, because it appears in the article.

Overall I think the design of this article is where its strengths lie, as well as the use of images and other organizational tools. I think that there is plenty of room for improvement both in the sources used to create this article, as well as updating it to reflect the current landscape of Young Adult literature. There is room for a section on social media's impact on the genre, as well as an expansion on the 21st century section.