User:Samantha.hostetler/Choose an Article

Instructor Response
Well, you're quite right; that Judy Garland article isn't Wikipedia style at all! You could certainly include some of that quote, but as you point out, it's not appropriate to have a huge block quote like that as the majority of the article. Surely there's more to say about the movie than that.

The Crusader article also, as you point out, seems quite short; if you can find newspaper responses from the day, you might be able to flesh out a "Reception" section.

The 3rd Arkansas Union regiment, the article says, "never completed its formation." I'm not sure what that means. Did it not really exist? Did some people try to join? I'm surprised that there were any Union Arkansas infantry regiments at all, actually.

Any one of these would be fine by me; let's do a little searching in your conference and see if we can find some starting sources for the one that most makes your heart sing.

Elizabeth.f.chamberlain (talk) 18:58, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title: Judy Garland at Home at the Palace: Opening Night
 * Article Evaluation:
 * Includes a short lead with a long quote given during an interview by Judy Garland. One single image of the album cover to provide some imagery. There is no information of where or who recorded or published the album. The article is bare and is on the low-stub article category.
 * Includes a short lead with a long quote given during an interview by Judy Garland. One single image of the album cover to provide some imagery. There is no information of where or who recorded or published the album. The article is bare and is on the low-stub article category.


 * Sources:
 * There are no citations other than the the citation of the album.

Option 2

 * Article title: The Crusader (1932 film)
 * Article Evaluation:
 * The article has a one sentence lead and a short plot summary of the film that does not give enough information as to what the film is about. There is also included a list of the cast. However, there is no picture included or other information.
 * The article has a one sentence lead and a short plot summary of the film that does not give enough information as to what the film is about. There is also included a list of the cast. However, there is no picture included or other information.


 * Sources:
 * There are no useful resources used that are tagged in the article.

Option 3

 * Article title: 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Union)
 * Article Evaluation
 * There is a one sentence lead that explains they served in the union army during the Civil War. There is only one reference cited.
 * There is a one sentence lead that explains they served in the union army during the Civil War. There is only one reference cited.


 * Sources:
 * Two different references are used and linked in the short stub.

Option 4

 * Article title: Lakeport Plantation
 * Article Evaluation:
 * The lead is unclear and needs editing. It has a good history, but there are aspects like the restoration and the planation since the end of the Civil War. The story of the plantation needs to be continued, and have a more well rounded story.
 * The lead is unclear and needs editing. It has a good history, but there are aspects like the restoration and the planation since the end of the Civil War. The story of the plantation needs to be continued, and have a more well rounded story.


 * Sources:
 * There are 6 sources within the article that provide good information related to the Lakeport Plantation.

Option 5

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