User:Sr101skl/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

 * Music of Benin
 * A lack of citations for about half the article
 * The tense keeps changing from past to present
 * Very biased/opinionated language
 * Doesn't flow well, just states random facts
 * Written like a personal essay rather than an article
 * Talked only about modern/post-independence music, lack of cultural or historic musical discussion


 * Sources
 * Taylor, B. "Kidjo, Angelique ." Contemporary Musicians. . Encyclopedia.com. 18 Oct. 2023 < https://www.encyclopedia.com >
 * SALM, S. J., & Salm, S. (2004). Music: Postcolonial Africa. In K. Shillington (Ed.), Encyclopedia of African History. Routledge. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6MTgyMDAxMA==?aid=129805.

Option 2

 * African-American dance
 * Some biased/emotional language
 * Lack of citations or mis-cited facts
 * Covers many different genres of dance and specific dance moves
 * Some articles that aren't from super reliable sources
 * Pretty good intro paragraph
 * Sources
 * LaPointe-Crump, J. (2021). African American dance. In S. Holland (Ed.), Encyclopedia of American Studies. Johns Hopkins University Press. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NjcwODI=?aid=129805.
 * White, K. (2018). Breakdancing. In St. James Press (Ed.), St. James Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Culture. St. James Press. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NDc3MjQwMA==?aid=129805.
 * White, K. (2018). Breakdancing. In St. James Press (Ed.), St. James Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Culture. St. James Press. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NDc3MjQwMA==?aid=129805.

Option 3

 * Black church
 * Lack of citations
 * Lots of information, very in depth
 * Covers a lot of points
 * Information covers wide range of time


 * Sources
 * BLACK CHURCH. (2009). In Grey House Publishing (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Religion and the Law in America. Grey House Publishing. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6MzA5NTA2Mg==?aid=129805.
 * Smith, R. C. (2021). Black church. In R. Smith (Author), Encyclopedia of African-American Politics. Facts On File. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NDkwMzUxNg==?aid=129805.

Option 4

 * African dance
 * Some paragraphs could be expanded to be their own sections
 * Lots of pictures that relate
 * Doesn't mention North African specific dances
 * An unequal amount of information for different areas or ethnic groups
 * Information is organized well
 * Long quotes are used occasionally


 * Sources
 * African traditional dance. (2018). In Helicon (Ed.), The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide. Helicon. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NTQ2ODI1?aid=129805.
 * African traditional dance, 1795, print from travels into the African interior, Africa 18th century. (2014). In Bridgeman Images: DeAgostini Library. Bridgeman. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6MTA2NjM4?aid=129805.

Option 5

 * Hoodoo
 * Very long, hard to read
 * Doesn't use concise language
 * Connected photos are used occasionally
 * Somewhat unnecessary text
 * Covers many topics and deep dives into a lot of them
 * Might be better if this was broken into multiple articles


 * Sources
 * De Ruiter, B. (2016). Voodoo. In Facts on File (Ed.), World History: A Comprehensive Reference Set. Facts On File. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NTc5NDg4?aid=129805.
 * Anderson, J. (2020). Conjure. In A. Blasi & A. Possamai (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion. Sage UK. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NjA3NzY=?aid=129805.