User:Penguinsrdumb/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: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184311
 * I'm going to evaluate this article because I'm interested in newspapers and know my institution will have information on this one

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Ish.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Not really long enough to warrant that.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * Concise, but poorly worded.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Yes--that can't be all the info that exists on this.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Not as far as I see so far
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * I mean...no? I wonder if there's any info on other's views of it outside the church.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * nope

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Unclear
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Haven't checked yet

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * No--Very oddly worded. Almost...passive?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Odd grammatical structure
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Again, not super long enough to see.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Yeep
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yeppers
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Um...Hopefully?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * As much as it can be?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * none
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Wikiproject Latte Day Saint movement, Stub-class, mid importance
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Ummm not so sure.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The same
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Everything is cited
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Needs to be much clearer
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * Underdeveloped

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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