User:Smith554/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: (link) Shawn Johnson East
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose to evaluate this article because it ties into our class, talking about a women in sports. I am very interested in gymnastics, so I wanted to learn more about her experience as a women athlete.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

This article describes who she is and where she is from. The opening sentence gives the reader and idea on what the article is going to be about. It also gives information on her achievements and all the important aspects. I believe that this article should talk more about how being a women affected her experience as an athlete. Being a women athlete is very different that being a male athlete therefore this should be talked about.


 * 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? I
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? This article is very concise and gives important information about this women, including how she started out in her gymnastics career to how she ended it.

Content

 * Guiding questions

This article is very relevant to the topic of gymnastics. It is up to date because it was last edited on September 29, 2019. I believe that all the content is there.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? T
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

This is a very neutral article. This article is giving straight and important facts and is not biased. I do not believe this article is persuasive because it is just stating the facts.


 * 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

All the facts in this article are sited. They are very reliable sources because I have clicked on them to make sure they work. The sources are current sources.


 * 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

This is a very well written article. It is set up very nicely and well organized with sub titles to show what they are talking about. There are some gramatical errors that could be fixed.


 * 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

There are images that state her achievements and pictures of her accomplishments. These images are well captioned and are follow the copyright regulations. The images are organiced well and easy to read and visualize.


 * 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

Wikipedia could be a better job explaining the difficulties of being a women. It briefly explains an incident about how she had a stalker when she was 17 years old, but does not explain into detail about how many women deal with issues like this.


 * 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

Overall the article is very strong, stating many facts about Shawn Johnson. These include where she grew up, how she got famous and what her strengths are. The article could be improved by going into better detail about her challenges as a female athlete. I belive that this is a well developed article because it is easy to navigate information.


 * 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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