User:66.219.235.108/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: Veterans Day
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
- I visited many world war I sights this summer and learned of the significance of the poppy on armistice day throughout the United Kingdom. I desired to learn about the significance of this holiday in America and how we celebrate it.
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? yes
- Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? concise
Lead evaluation: good[edit]
Content[edit]
- Guiding questions
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
- Is the content up-to-date? yes
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? potentially
Content evaluation[edit]
very concise, could use more information
Tone and Balance[edit]
- Guiding questions
- Is the article neutral? yes
- Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? no
- Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no
Tone and balance evaluation: good[edit]
Sources and References[edit]
- Guiding questions
- Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? almost all
- Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?: No, many sources come from newspapers not scholarly sources
- Are the sources current? yes
- Check a few links. Do they work? yes
Sources and references evaluation: sub-par[edit]
Organization[edit]
- Guiding questions
- Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes
- Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? not that I caught
- Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes but not very many points
Organization evaluation[edit]
Images and Media[edit]
- Guiding questions
- Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? no
- Are images well-captioned? yes
- Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
- Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? yes
Images and media evaluation: needs more and more relevant[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? fixing poorly sourced, and agenda seeking statements
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I cannot see a rating. Yes
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? focused on trivial matters such as use of apostrophe
Talk page evaluation: poor[edit]
Overall impressions[edit]
- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status? low
- What are the article's strengths? includes history
- How can the article be improved? needs more scholarly sources
- How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? underdeveloped
Overall evaluation: mediocre[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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