User:Peamarsh/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: Environmental racism
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose to evaluate the Environmental racism page for this exercise because I find the topic interesting and incredibly important to discuss with accurate examples and information.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Lead evaluation
"The Lead is quite informative, giving an accurate, high-level overview of the topic. The Lead does not provide descriptions of the article's major sections, but is written concisely and gives enough information."

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Content evaluation
The content is relevant and up-to-date.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


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

Tone and balance evaluation
"The article is neutral."

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Sources and references evaluation
"Most facts are backed up with citations, but some full citations are missing. Sources are current, and there are many working links and Wiki links."

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Organization evaluation
"The article is quite easy to read and well-organized, having been broken down into relevant sections with examples."

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
"Images are relevant and well-captioned, but lack sources."

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
"This article is rated by several groups as being of High-Importance or Top-Importance. It is part of several WikiProjects such as the Environment, Sociology, Africa, and Discrimination WikiProjects. Many comments call for this article to be shortened, perhaps in the number of case examples provided, as well as to remove source bias and increase citations."

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Overall evaluation
This article provides an in-depth look into Environmental racism. Most people reading the page would be able to get a great understanding of the topic. Improvements could be made as far as increasing the number of citations as well as possibly removing some of the listed cases/Wiki linking them to other pages of their own. This article is thoroughly developed.

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