User:Warriors2020/Evaluate an Article
Evaluate an article
[edit]This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.
- Name of article: (link) Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I love her and wanted to know more about her. I wanted to see if her wikipedia page meets the criteria.
Lead
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
- 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? The lead is very concise
Lead evaluation
[edit]Content
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the author did an amazing job at describing her and being no bias.
- Is the content up-to-date? yes
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? no, I do not think so.
Content evaluation
[edit]Tone and Balance
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article neutral? yes, the article is very neutral
- Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? no, each section talks about that topic a lot
- Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no
Tone and balance evaluation
[edit]Sources and References
[edit]- 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, there are many many sited sources.
- Are the sources current? yes some of them are.
- Check a few links. Do they work? yes.
Sources and references evaluation
[edit]Organization
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes very.
- Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? no, not that I caught.
- Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes.
Organization evaluation
[edit]Images and Media
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes, almost every section has an accompanying image.
- Are images well-captioned? yes very well captioned.
- Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes I think so.
- Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? yes, very good lay out and choice of photos.
Images and media evaluation
[edit]Checking the talk page
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Many people elected it as a "good article nominee"
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? yes, it was a part of a couple wiki biography projects.
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I am not sure.
Talk page evaluation
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status? It is a great article.
- What are the article's strengths? Lots of details.
- How can the article be improved? Maybe a few more photos.
- How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? very very developed
Overall evaluation
[edit]Optional activity
[edit]- Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback
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