User:StrawwberryShortcake/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Samaritan Woman at the well)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because I had background knowledge of who this individual was and her history. This individual is pivotal for understanding Jesus's interactions with women and non-Jewish individuals.

My initial impression of the article is that it provides an overview and explanation of who the Samaritan woman was as described in the Bible. The article provides biblical literature to describe her and her actions with Jesus. The article also provides a couple of perspectives and interpretations of the text other than literal, as well as connections to other biblical literature.

It is shorter than other articles I have read before.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

The article provides one introductory sentence before leading into the biblical passages that contain the woman at the well.

There is no evaluation of the literature that the passages come from. It does provide exact language from the passage that she is featured in.

The information is concise and clear.

Content

The article's content is relevant and up-to-date. Unless new biblical documents had been uncovered, the information would stay relevant. The only thing that I would believe to change with the content of this article would be different interpretations and perspectives of the passage.

I do not believe this article contains information about equity or marginalized groups. However, the article is about a woman, who did not carry the same rights as others at the same time it was supposed to be written. Women have had not equal rights for a long time throughout history.

The woman at the well took part in activities that would have been criticized by Christians and others at the time due to her adulterous nature, however, her actions in this story are not meant to disadvantage her, rather as a tool for learning.

Tone and Balance

The article is neutral.

There are no claims or viewpoints that are overly biased or represented.

The viewpoints of the Samaritan woman seemed to be described accurately.

There is no persuasion in this article.

Sources and References

All passages, places, individuals, and historic accounts are noted and cited in this article. The passages from which the article pulls are cited, as well as the entire gospel. The article includes cultural references, such as art and music, which are all properly cited and referenced.

The most recent citation was published over 20 years ago, I wonder if new cultural references have been made since then.

The citations range all over each viewpoint and interpretation.

There are citations pulled from theologic presses and colleges so I believe there may be a conflict of interest there. However, I'm sure the citations are limited on this subject.

The links work properly.

Organization and Writing Quality

The article provides literal interpretations and other viewpoints to describe the subject. The information flows together and is arranged properly for flow and reading.

I see no spelling or grammatical errors.

Images and Media

There are examples of cultural references to the subject of the article, with pictures and links to songs. This helps provide a better understanding of the impact this individual held in history. They are laid out appealing and cited properly.

Talk Page Discussion

This article is not related to any kind of discussion or project.

There is one discussion that took place on the talk page about the timing that this interaction took place. This is controversial because the text says one thing and is interpreted a different way. Cultural context is extremely significant for understanding and interpreting properly.

Overall Impressions

I understood and liked reading the article. It flowed well and provided valuable information to the subject of the woman at the well. I would have liked to see more interpretations and information on the significance of her ethnicity.

The strength of this article is that it provided biblical links and descriptions to allow for maximum understanding. By having the interpretations immediately follow the basic, literal description of the event, the flow worked best.