User:Rachelbernstein/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: Climate change
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I felt this article was relevant to the class and everything we have been talking about recently. Also there have been articles surfacing in the past few days about  Greta Thunberg and her views on climate change so I have been thinking about this topic a lot lately.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Not overly concise but not overly detailed

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? Nothing is missing to my knowledge

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No all aspects are fairly represented
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No it just provides facts about climate change it does not state that climate change is bad nor good.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes. There are 4 references that are used for this article and some are from a University.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Some are from the early 2000s so they are a bit outdated.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Only some work. One said I needed special permission to view it.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I have noticed.
 * 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? Yes there are many graphs to enhance the understanding.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes

Checking the talk page sources

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? People are discussing whether or not this is a climate crisis or climate change. They are also debating climate change or global warming
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated as a good article and C-Class. It is part of some projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It discusses the same facts we have spoken about in class just a little more in depth.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Delisted good article
 * What are the article's strengths? The article is broken up into categories that are easy to read, and has images that aid in the understanding of the article and information.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved by updating the sources and information because it is somewhat out of date
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think the article is well developed.

Optional activity

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