User:Romyfaisal/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: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: This article tackles the idea regarding introverts who live in a loud society where extroversion is the ideal state. I previously read this book and found it interesting to be able to evaluate and analyze an article written about it.

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 includes a brief sentence that introduces the book's title as well as the author's name. However, it fails to address the article's main topic that gives the reader an idea about what the book is going to be about.

The lead does include a brief description of the article's major sections while introducing the author's main fields of research and inquiry. It is quite direct and very structural, listing the general ideas that are going to be discussed. It does not include information that is unrelated to the topic. However, some points stated are not so accurate, or do not fit into the lead.

This lead is straight to the point and concise. It is not overwhelmed with detailed nor does it lack any.

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 article's content is relevant to the topic since it summaries the main points that author Susan Cain discusses in her book.

It does not follow Susan Cain's up-to-date studies and research since this article only tackles the information mentioned in her book, and not her current discoveries.

The writer of this article follows the headlines of the book and briefly summarizes what content they discuss, but fails to fully grasp the ideas of the book. Due to the generalization, some important facts are cut out of the article.

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 since it just includes information found in the book. No particular bias is portrayed in the writing. This is not a persuasive article.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

All of the facts are backed up by a reliable source of information. In this case, the source is Susan Cain's book, which is considered to be a reliable source coming from an author who studied at Princeton and `Harvard.

The writer also uses other resources to further explain his point and clarify some of the terms. This helps the reader understand more about the article.

The sources are not so current since the article may have been written a long time ago.

The links do work, offering the information that the writer included and expanded.

There is a full bank of sources that may not be properly sited, and hence the writer needs to start paraphrasing instead of adding a source for each information.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is clear and easy to read, however it hovers over many important topics that diminishes some of the author's information regarding the topic. There are no grammatical errors.

The article is very well-organized. The writer breaks it down to each book headline, and discusses each one separately.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

The article does not include images that enhance understanding of the topic, but it just includes an image of the book title.

This one image is well-captioned: the information regarding the book's author and title and publication is all stated in the caption.

The image does adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

On the talk page, we see a discussion going on between the writer and an editor in order for the work to be further improved. This conversation offers better solutions for the article to be more professional and it offers guidelines that the writer should abide by.

The article is C-rated and is a part of WikiProject Books.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

The article is informative however it can improve in terms of selection of information and composition of paragraphs.

The article's strengths include the division of ideas and organization of thoughts into main headlines.

The article is well-developed, but it can be further expanded, considering that this is a summary of a very well-written book that carries so much information about the world of introverts.


 * 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?

Optional activity

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