User:70.166.206.130/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: (Religion)
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I am interested in how religion influences our lives, and why people choose to live by the rules in religion or refuse to do so.
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? It is well established
Lead evaluation: The lead is well organized in a way that basically introduces what the article is going to be about and it does not irrelevant information.[edit]
Content[edit]
Guiding questions:
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
- Is the content up-to-date? most part
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? no
Content evaluation: The content is well connected to the article, but some information presented is not recent. Other than updating information, it seems there is no need to add additional information.[edit]
Tone and Balance[edit]
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?
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Sources and References[edit]
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?
Sources and references evaluation: nearly all the facts are supported with some kind of source and that source is referred properly.[edit]
Organization[edit]
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 is written concesely without any grammatical mistakes or misspellings. The paragraphs are well organized in a way that covers all the main points. However, word choice is a little too academic which may prevent a certain group of readers from understanding most of the information.[edit]
Images and Media[edit]
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[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?
- 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[edit]
Overall impressions[edit]
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[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 with four tildes ~~~~
- Link to feedback: