User:Youssef.hammam/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) AP English Literature and Composition
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

I chose this article as it is related to the English course I am taking, and I always wondered what was taught in an AP English class.

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 article has a lead that introduces what the course is and clearly describes the articles topic.

The lead only includes information that is present in the article.

The lead is concise by only presenting what the course is and who offers this course.

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
The articles content is very relevant to the topic as it provides information about the course,Commonly read literary works of the course, grade distributions, and benefits of the course. Making the questions very relevant to the topic addressed.

The content is not up to date with grade distributions for the course. Only provides grade distributions for only 2012.

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
The article is not so neutral, only leaning towards AP and not other systems that offer higher level courses in other schools. The article is only biased towards AP in the benefits section of the article. The article attempts to persuade individuals to only take AP courses and not any other courses such as IB.

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?

Sources and references evaluation
The facts are backed up by AP based websites making it very trustworthy. Total registration is also used as a source which is a reliable educational source for secondary information.

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 well written, concise, and the reader can easily follow through. It is organized in a good manner making it easy for the reader to follow. Their was several periods used after each other in the "Benefits" section which caught my attention.

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 images are used in the article making it somewhat dull to read.

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
In the talk page, someone mentioned that there was no format of the exam being presented on the page. That was the latest discussion that occurred in the talk page.

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
I think the overall status of the article is good, but could use some improvement. Important things to address is that the format of the exam should be there on the page, grade breakdown should be updated to 2020 format, corona virus effects on taking the exam should also be there, more information on what schools offer the course should be there, difficulty of the course should be addressed in a section, so the article is good but it lacks topics.

Optional activity

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