User:Thomiani3017/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) Talk:Music of Brazil
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

The artcle is about the types of music in Brazil and what is considered good or not and what outside influences aided to the music.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? No not at this point
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No the lead paragraph was removed because the editor thought the information was comprehensive enough and was confusing.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No lead
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? No it was more reflective of the writers views than facts.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? No not at all
 * Is the content up-to-date? No this was edited in 2004 and no real details have been made about dates.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is a lot of self reflecting and opinion but very little fact if any. None of this has anything to do with music in Brazil.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? No
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Yes the information seems to be pushing people to like Brazilian music over other types.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Over-represented
 * 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? NO there are citing but no real relevant facts that needed citing.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Links don't open
 * Are the sources current? Links don't open
 * Check a few links. Do they work? No

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? No there are a lot of blanks and lack of information.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes there are abbreviations and missing capitals and commas in places they are needed.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? No the subjects are all over the place

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? There are many removals of links and information due to a lack of evidence or non-neutral standpoints.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Its is a C-class article.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? No relevant
 * What are the article's strengths? Interesting topic but no real evidence or information, but has a list of genres of music.
 * How can the article be improved? Finding real facts
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?Need a lot more development.

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