User:Rui Shen 11/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: Japanese art
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I am interested in learning about Japanese art. For example, what is the history of Japanese art? As the times change, what changes have taken place in Japanese major art forms? What kind of influence does Japanese art have on the world?

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, it does.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes, it does.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No, it does not.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is concise. It gives me a very clear beginning, and basically answers the questions I want to understand.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, it is.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes, it is.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * No, there is not.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?
 * Yes, it does. No, it does not.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes, it is.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No, there are not.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No, there are not.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No, it does not.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes, they are.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes, they are.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Although most of the sources are within ten years, there are still some sources that are earlier than 2010.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Yes, they are. No, they are not.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes, they work for me.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes, it is. However, my first language is not English, so I still need a dictionary to check the meaning of some words. In addition, this is a topic of Japanese art, so there are many Japanese pronunciation words that I need to check the meaning in dictionary separately.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * From my point of view, there is no any grammatical or spelling errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, it is.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Yes, it does.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes, they are.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes, they are.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes, they are.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * In the topic of Portrait of Minamoto no Yoritomo in Kamakura art, they expressed their views on the art works of the Kamakura period. After discussion, they finally decided to remove this content.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * This article has been rated as C-Class. Yes, it is. This article is interested in WikiProject Japan and WikiProject Visual arts.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * The way to discuss the topic in Wikipedia is to take the form of one question and one answer. This is a close dialogue form. The way we discuss the topic in class is for everyone to express their own opinions. There is no form of dialogue with classmates.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * I think the overall status of this article is pretty good, but the article has been rated only as C-Class. It means there are some contents need to be improved.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The characteristics of Japanese art in each era are well explained.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * According to a person in talk page, there are too many contents talk about the history of Japan, and the article should be more focus on art. Maybe this is a good way to improve this article.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * Although the article has been rated only as C-Class, I still think this article is completeness. The article gives the representative works of different works of art in each period. The explanations, whether in words or pictures, are enough for me just want to get a preliminary understanding of Japanese art. The only problem is that it will be more convincing if the source can be updated.

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