User:Spkarp/Choose an Article

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
 * If I Ran the Zoo
 * Article Evaluation
 * Rated Start/Stub Class
 * Little to no lead section - two sentences
 * Content in the article exists but is very small. Large section on its recent controversy but lacking in other sections, like background.
 * Well cited for the information that exists
 * Contains images that are relevant to the article
 * Only one comment on the talk page
 * Sources
 * Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: Exploring Dr. Seuss's Racial Imagination - https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/central/docview/1545865590/E390277F55924B56PQ/2?accountid=11091
 * Theodor SEUSS Geisel - https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/central/docview/864732711/E390277F55924B56PQ/8?accountid=11091
 * Bring the Zoo to you! - https://search.proquest.com/docview/236909153?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Lord of the Flies


 * Article Evaluation
 * Rated C-Class, Top Importance
 * Short Lead that can (and should) be expanded to include more sections
 * Article has all of the important sections for a novel
 * Wikipedia says "influence" section needs expansion
 * No section on its controversy even though it is considered controversial by Wikipedia
 * Only one image (Book cover)
 * Talk page has fairly recent comments (May 2020) but not many before that
 * Sources
 * Golding's Lord Of The Flies (Simon as a Christ-like figure) - https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/central/docview/216775710/9BFAC5D9B37D4E59PQ/5?accountid=11091
 * Engaging Banned and Challenged Books through Role-Play Simulation - https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/central/docview/2155621756/D29DDD7BFB334752PQ/7?accountid=11091
 * What Lord of the Flies teaches us about primitive defence mechanisms and societal discontent - https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/central/docview/2315565525/9BFAC5D9B37D4E59PQ/1?accountid=11091

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Curious George (book)


 * Article Evaluation
 * Rated Stub Class, High Importance
 * Lead section is 3 sentences and only includes the summary
 * Only 3 sections - Background, Plot and About the Author
 * Sources are sparse - Only 6 in total
 * More will come when editing this article
 * Only 1 image - Book cover
 * Talk page hasn't been used since 2012
 * No sections at all one the books influence or critiques of the book
 * Sources
 * Exploring the Riddle of Curious George: A Thematic Study - https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/central/docview/2305793027/628E12192FE14F91PQ/3?accountid=11091
 * Why Curious George Did Not Speak: The Conspicuous Multilingualism of Margret and H.A. Rey - https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/central/docview/2130839087/628E12192FE14F91PQ/6?accountid=11091
 * The resisting monkey: "Curious George," slave captivity narratives, and the postcolonial condition - https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/central/docview/194871785/628E12192FE14F91PQ/10?accountid=11091

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