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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-09 Fall 2015

My real name is: Lucia Flores-Contreras

My Research Topic is: Music and Liberation in Jamaica

Key words related to my Research Topic are: music liberation Jamaica reggae Caribbean Bob Marley

I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: Bob Marley

1. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No

No

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

Write a brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warnings that are in that banner.

Rocksteady

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2010)

If it is not verified it can not be a reliable source

2. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?

Yes

3. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and footnotes at the end?”

Yes

4. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?

Yes

5. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?

Yes

6. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.

Yes

7. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English?

Yes

b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?

No

c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?

No

d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?

No

e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?

No

f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?

No

g. Look at the Talk Page for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?

No