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American Indian Boarding Schools

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This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.

Lead

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Guiding questions
  • Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
    • Yes, the article refers to American Indian Boarding Schools as another name, states when it was established, and says what being an American Indian Boarding School entails.
  • 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

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Content

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Guiding questions
  • Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
    • Yes, the content is relevant to the topic because it gives the major history of American Indian Boarding Schools.
  • Is the content up-to-date?
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation

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Tone and Balance

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Guiding questions
  • Is the article neutral?
    • Yes, because it does not state personal preference or bias belief, as it just states fact about American Indian Boarding Schools.
  • 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

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Sources and References

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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?
    • There are many sources included in the making of this Wiki page, and yes the links I chose work.

Sources and references evaluation

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Organization

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Guiding questions
  • Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
    • Yes, the article is clear, concise, and coherent.
  • 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

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Images and Media

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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?
    • Yes, the article shows images throughout the article in a coherent way.

Images and media evaluation

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Checking the talk page

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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?
    • The way Wikipedia discusses the topic is more in depth and thorough than we have talked about.

Talk page evaluation

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Overall impressions

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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

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Optional activity

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  • 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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