User:Shaylavi1234/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: Agriculture in the Philippines
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * The article relates to what I found interesting from our lectures in anthropology 116s.

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * Yes, it includes an introductory statement. I do not think that it covers the article's topic but it does over the overarching topic of the article. The lead has all the articles major sections. Lead includes everything mentioned. It is concise.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions
 * Yes, the foods mentioned and their agricultural methods are relevant. The content is up to date. There could be more foods added but everything seems to belong.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article is neutral. No bias is present. Agricultures effect on the economy of the Philippines is mentioned repeatedly throughout.No persuading, just facts.The author of this article did a great job showing stats and visual data.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

It seems that there are citations where needed and the information is backed up by reliable sources.The articles used for the citations all pertain to the topic of the article. The sources all seem to be current. The links work.


 * 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 well written, concise, and clear. It mentions the major foods in agriculture of the Philippines, and then goes into details on each of the the items mentioned. The article does not seem to have grammatical or spelling errors. The sections are well organized and the article reads smoothy and is well broken up.


 * 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 includes many maps that show the location that specific crops are grown and the volume of crop that is being produced. It does help the reader understand the regions that produce the most of each crop. The images are well captioned, pertain to the reading and clear. The images adhere to the Wikipedia regulations and are laid out in a way that is visually appealing and connects with each section.


 * 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

There were not many conversations in the "Talk." Behind the scenes we can see that one student from our class has offered constructive feedback on the post. One constructive message I noticed was that the article should expand on more topics relating to philippine agriculture. This article has been rated as Start-Class on the project's quality scale. This article was not written as part of a WikiProject. This wikipedia article focuses more on the economy and how agriculture has influenced it, in class we focus more on culture and how agriculture was influenced by it.


 * 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

Not sure where to find the overall status, the page is active. It is missing a rating on the importance scale. The article does a great job explaining agriculture in the Philippines, how agriculture varies in each location, and showing it visually through images. The article could expand, it really only covers a small amount about agriculture in the Philippines. It does not talk as much about the history.The article is well developed and does explain everything that is brought up in a concise matter.


 * 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

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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