User:17jacksone/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: (extinction)
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
  • I chose extinction because that is a topic I am interested in.

Lead

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?
  • It has a table of contents
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
  • It has some statistics
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
  • Its a little long

Content

Guiding questions

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
  • Yes
• Is the content up-to-date?
  • The article uses current sources
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
  • I would have to do a lot of research to tell if anything is missing, however nothing is there that does not belong.

Tone and Balance

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

Sources and References

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?
  • Again, I would have to so a lot of research in order to accurately answer that.
• Are the sources current?
  • Yes
• Check a few links. Do they work?
  • Yes

Organization

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?
  • No
• Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
  • Yes

Images and Media

Guiding questions

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

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
  • People are discussing the links and updating them.
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
  • It is rated class B. It is part of many projects including Extinction, Paleoecology, and Biology.
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • It defines extinction more for people who do not know what it is while we discuss it with the assumption that everyone in class knows what extinction is.

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

• What is the article's overall status?
  • It is a level 3 vital article
• What are the article's strengths?
  • The images are all really nice and relevant
• How can the article be improved?
  • Maybe include more information, I feel like extinction is such a large topic that the page should be much longer.
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
  • I think it is pretty well developed, however I would have to do a lot of research to make sure that the article covers everything.

Optional activity

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