User:Bguti02/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: Bacterial cell structure
• I chose this article because in microbiology we've recently been talking about and learning about the cell structure for bacterial cells.

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 first sentence of the lead let me know immediately what the article would be about. The lead also let me know that it would be compared to archaea and eukaryotes so I made sure to see if those were mentioned in the article as I read along. It was concise and easy to understand and what I was getting into.

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?
• Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation

The overall content of the article was related to the topic and stayed on track throughout it all. The author had a good flow from section to section and didn't have things all over the place. They made connections and did a good job explaining in terminology that wasn't difficult to understand.

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 was pretty neutral. The topic is one that would be difficult to be biased in because it's purpose and topic matter is based on facts and already known information. One thing I would say is to expand and give more information on gram-negative bacteria because the section of gram-positive bacteria was quite longer and informative.

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?
• Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
• Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation

The author had a good amount of references and as I went through them they did relate to the topics discussed and seemed like reliable sources. Most of the sources are before 2006, maybe inserting one or two that are a little more recent as well would strengthen this article just to get a newer look on the topic.

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 was well written and organized in a way that was easy to follow along and understand.

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

There is a couple images and a table in the article that helped give me a better idea of the structures being explained. They were very understandable and flowed well with the article. They looked to be cited correctly.

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

There are no conversations 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

Overall the article was informative and written in a way that made it easy to follow along. It hit the key points it needed to make without going off topic.

Optional activity

• 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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• Link to feedback: Talk:Bacterial cell structure