User:PolaroidCole/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: (link) House (sculpture)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: It seems to be very interesting and gives a good overview of the history of this art piece.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the opening sentence is a great starting point and gives a good overview.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes. As far as I can tell it seems to be in order.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, It sticks to the topic at hand.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise and to the point overall. There does not appear to be any extra unnecessary information.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Very much so, yes. The content is very on topic and well compiled.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, all the online sources that I checked are also still available for viewing.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Not any that I noticed. All content seems relevant and concise.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes. The article just gives facts and does not show any bias.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Nope.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Not that I am aware of.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, it maintains a neutral standpoint.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? For the most part yes, but there may be a few spots that are slightly lacking.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? I believe that the sources are thorough. It seems to pull information from a variety of areas, with all being what appears to be reliable sources.
 * Are the sources current? For this topic they seem to be as current as they can get.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, it is very well written and to the point.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I could find, but I noticed some had been recently edited out.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? A few, but slightly lacking.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? The few images shown do adhere to the regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? I personally do not think so. There is an image at the top and bottom of the article and an image should be shown somewhere throughout.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Not much conversation going on at all.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated as "Start-Class" and is a part of the WikiProject Visual Arts.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Overall, the article was concise and well written.
 * What are the article's strengths? Has a variety of references from reliable sources, which I think is its main strength.
 * How can the article be improved? It could be improved with more images of the art piece discussed.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think this article is well developed. I would like to see a bit more information about the creation of the art piece.

Optional activity

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