User:Ssutton27/Evaluate an Article

Hip-Hop
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Hip-hop in academia
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I listen to hip-hop music and i am interested in how it began.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, it describes what hip-hop categories are like music, dance, sociology,etc.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * Yes it references many sources

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, it explains hip-hop and how it spreads
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes because it dates stuff through 1950-2017.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No it is more informative
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Underrepresented because there are not many view points
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No more informative

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * I do lose focus since the topics do change a lot during the reading.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * I couldn't really find errors, but in the talk page people said there misspells in the last paragraph.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * No
 * 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


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Some people like this topic, but also there are typing errors
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Can't find rating but i would rate it not quite good if you trying understand what hip-hop
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * They go more into it on the talk page.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * I think it needs more work like explain who were the first rapper/musicians in hip-hop.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Talks about hip-hop effects homosexuals and women
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Talk more about how hip-hop came to be to provide more info on hip-hop.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * Under develope needs more info on hip-hop.

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