User:Spkarp/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This is a book that I have read before, so I have a little bit of background knowledge. It is an interesting book and it has some controversial history to it. At first glance, I noticed the article was long, but it was not a featured article. It looks like it has been edited multiple times by students for an educational assignment.

Evaluate the article
Lead:

The lead contains a good, strong introductory sentence that gives a good summary of what the article is about. However, the lead does not mention the different sections of the article. It only mentions the summary and a little bit about its controversy. The section is relevant to the entire article and does not contain any additional information. Finally, it is concise and does not give too many details.

Content:

All of the articles content is relevant to the topic. However, there are sections of the article that I believe do not necessarily have to be included in the article itself. The sections called "Historical trauma of the Spokane Indians" and "Multicultural literature" have already been flag as needing work because they have been written in a persuasive essay format. The article looks like it is up to date. There are sections about events happening in 2020, and sources up to this past year. The article doesn't have any sections that are missing, but the summary and some other sections may not belong in this article. A link to other articles may suffice. This article does relate to underrepresented groups and topics. The book is about Native Americans and the main character is a child with a disability. These are very difficult topics to write about and represent.

Tone and Balance:

The summary and controversy sections of this article are presented with a neutral point of view, but other sections have been written in a persuasive style, specifically with reference to Columbus and his effect on Native Americans.