User:Takirajohns83/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (link) Women in the United States
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This article discusses women in the United States and it relates to the topics of my class, which is called Women in World History.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? It describes the article, but it seems biased and doesn't fully examine the topic.
 * 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? concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?no

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?no
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?yes
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?yes
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? yes

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?yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?no
 * 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?no
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?no
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?no

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Users think that the article is biased and poorly written.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is mostly rated as Start-class, low importance, and it is a part of a few WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia makes it seem as though Women in the United States haven't had to fight as much as they did to get closer to gender equality while in class, we discuss the women that fought for our rights in history and how far we still have to go when it comes to equality..

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? This article is a little one sided but it has a lot of good facts about the advancements of American women.
 * What are the article's strengths? This article provides a lot of information about the advantages of women in America; it's concise and uses statistics and reliable sources.
 * How can the article be improved? This article could give certain sections more information and be less one sided when it comes to American women.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? This article is underdeveloped and poorly developed because the information isn't organized well and lacks depth.

Optional activity

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