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Article Evaluation: Heather Has Two Mommies

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 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? No, everything in the article is relevant to the topic. However, there was a sentence in the first paragraph that seemed to "run-on", which I tried to clean up.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? Yes. A claim made in the reception section was missing a citation, which I added (#8)
 * What else could be improved? There was an extra apostrophe in the world "children's" which I removed.

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 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Yes. The author described some of the material as "unacceptable", which is an instance of bias.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, the article represents the viewpoints of both those who challenge and support the children's book.

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 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? Source #6 does not work. How do I insert a broken link?
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? None of the sources seem biased.

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There is debate as to whether the word "mothers" should be used instead of parents. There is also a section outlining the fair use policy of the image of the book. A user also noted that she broke up the article into four sections in accordance with wikipedia criteria, as well as add scholarly analysis.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is part of the wikiprojects titled "children's literature", "books", "LGBT studies" and "women writers".
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We did not discuss this in class.

Article Evaluation: Doing It (novel)

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 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? No, everything in the article is relevant to the topic, however, the author used many hyphens, making the plot hard to follow. I reworked the sentence structure for clarity.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? Yes. The article needs an entire new section for controversy.
 * What else could be improved? Article notes that it was "Named to the New York Public Library Books for the Teenage list", but there is no citation. There are also very few sources.

= Evaluating tone =


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? The article described something as "unacceptable" which is bias.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, the article does not discuss the controversy surrounding the novel.

= Evaluating sources =


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? There is only one source! More sources needed.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? None of the sources seem biased.

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are no conversations.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is part of the wikiprojects titled "children's literature"
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We did not discuss this in class

Article Evaluation: Drama (novel)

Is the article well balanced and neutral? For the most part. The analysis section seems slightly long, but that may be more of a personal opinion. The summary section covers the main basic plot shape, but does not include the Liz or Matt. A description of the drama between Bonnie and the stage crew is also not included.

Signs of Quality: There is a typo in the third paragraph of the Genre and Style Section. (needs a space between Drama and serves)

Article Evaluation: A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)

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 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? The article has all the key sections listed in the "structuring your article" handout from Wikipedia. I liked how they broke down the reception section into subsections such as "box office", "critical reception", and "accolades" to the reader find what kind of reception they are looking for.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? No information is out of date.
 * What else could be improved? The "release" section is pretty slim. Some more relevant information could be added.

More content could be added using the following source from Gale Literary Sources:

"With Go-For-Broke Exuberance, 'A Wrinkle In Time' Celebrates The Power Of Love." Fresh Air, 9 Mar. 2018. Literature Resource Center, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A530684477/GLS?u=wash43584&sid=GLS&xid=9aef5af5. Accessed 19 Feb. 2019.

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 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Yes, the article is neutral.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Evaluating sources The article does not mention the controversy surrounding the novel. I can imagine that there would be some controversy surrounding the film as well.


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? Yes, the links I clicked work.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? For the most part; there are some claims made in the reception section that are unsourced. Much of the critical reception is drawn from specific film critic reviews, and direct quotes are used.

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 * 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?

Article Evaluation: Persepolis

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 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? The lead section has the phrase "Persepolis is a reminder of the “precarity of survival” in political and social situations" as the second sentence. It doesn't explain this assertion, which feels out of place.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? In the lead section, there are quite a few sentences without citations, such as the claim that Persepolis is "widely read" -- according to who? The genre section also has many claims without citations, such as "The genre of graphic novels can be traced back to 1986 with Art Spiegelman’s depiction of the Holocaust through the use of cartoon images of mice and cats". In this section, included is a quote from Satrapi describing why she wrote the book. I think this belongs in then background section.
 * What else could be improved? The character list does not state all the characters in Persepolis 2.

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 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Evaluating sources


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Checking the talk page

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 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
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A Wrinkle in Time Article Edits:

***** Everything BOLDED is NEW.******

Background:

Raised in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, author Madeleine L'Engle began writing at a young age After graduating from boarding school in Switzerland, she attended Smith College, where she earned a degree in English. In addition to writing, L'Engle also gained experience as an actor and playwright. At age forty, she nearly abandoned her career as a novelist, but continued to write after her publication of Meet the Austins.

L'Engle wrote A Wrinkle in Time The book was written between 1959 and 1960. L'Engle wrote repeatedly about the writing of the story and the long struggle to get it published. [does not belong here] In her memoir, A Circle of Quiet (1972), L'Engle she explains that the book was conceived "during a time of transition." After years of living in rural Goshen, Connecticut, where they ran and running a general store, L'Engle's family, the Franklins, moved back to New York City, first taking a ten-week camping trip across the country. L'Engle writes that "we drove through a world of deserts and buttes and leafless mountains, wholly new and alien to me. And suddenly into my mind came the names, Mrs Whatsit. Mrs Who. Mrs Which." This was in the spring of 1959. L'Engle was reading about quantum physics at the time, which also made its way into the story. '''[moved] When asked for more information in an interview with Horn Book magazine in 1983, L'Engle responded "I cannot possibly tell you how I came to write it. It was simply a book I had to write. I had no choice. It was only after it was written that I realized what some of it meant." L'Engle has also described the novel as her "psalm of praise to life, [her] stand for life against death."'''

'''Additionally, L'Engle drew upon her interest in science. The novel includes references to Einstein's Theory of relativity, and Planck's Quantum Theory.'''

A Wrinkle in Time is the first novel in the Time Quintet, a series of five young adult novels written by Madeleine L'Engle. Later books include A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. The series follows the adventures of Meg Murry, her youngest brother Charles Wallace Murry, their friend Calvin O'Keefe, and her twin siblings Sandy and Dennys Murry. Throughout the series, the friends band together to travel through space and time as they attempt to save the world from the grasps of evil.

Feminism:

A Wrinkle in Time has also received praise for empowering young female readers. Critics have celebrated L'Engle's depiction of Meg Murray, a young, precocious, heroine.

'''depiction of its protagonist, Meg Murray, as a young, female heroine whose curiosity and intellect helps save the world from evil. The New York Times has described this portrayal as "a departure from the typical "girls' book" protagonist - as wonderful as many of those varied characters are". In doing so, L'Engle has been credited for paving the way for other bright heroines, including Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter book series, as well as Katniss Everdeen of the Hunger Games trilogy. Regarding her choice to include a female protagonist, L'Engle has stated in her acceptance speech upon receiving the Margaret Edwards Award "I'm a female. Why would I give all the best ideas to a male?"'''