User:Tic Tag Tow/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: School segregation in the United States
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This article has been dormant since 2017 and is up for deletion. I have looked for similar articles but none that fit school segregation in current day. There are some that talk about the history of school segregation but not in current times.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The current article is not well organized in the intro. It skips around and misses the opportunity to give a clear concise summary of school segregation.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
Most of the material for the US is centered around one source. While there are several paragraphs, they are not clear as to the subsections and how they relate to the main topic. The content may be relevant, but needs better threads to tie them together. Seems rather disjoined right now. The content is old and there is plenty of missing information.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
Hard to tell if it is really balanced as there is only one source. So no, not balanced simply because of the lacking of sources. It also does not give examples for discrimination and simply says that there is discrimination which can be perceived as an opinion and not a fact without sources to support.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


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

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is not well written. Grammar and spelling is fine but the flow is missing because of lack of information.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
no additional images

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
talk page said the article is up for deletion but there was no consensus.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
Once I started looking more in to this article I found the WikiProject link. Digging around in there I found the task list of ways to help improve the Education group. The old article appears to be an article that should not consume time and instead move to an article within the WikiProject that has tasks I can work towards. WikiProject Education

Optional activity

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