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Evaluate an article

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

  • Name of article: Robert Johnson
  • Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

as one of the most influential blues musicians of the 20th century there is very little that is actually known about Robert johnson.

Lead

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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?
  • Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? a little bit

Lead evaluation

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Content

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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?

Content evaluation

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Tone and Balance

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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, but there is certainly a lot of praise for robert johnson

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? yes. except for the section "devil legend" there is a {Citation needed}
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? yes
  • Are the sources current? yes
  • Check a few links. Do they work? yes

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? very much so
  • Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? not that i noticed no
  • Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes

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? yes, even though there are only two known photos that exist of robert johnson
  • 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

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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? the sort myth and legend of this famed musician. there are also talks that he had Marfan Syndrome
  • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Marfan syndrome makes your finger longer. and this may have influncec his guitar playing.
  • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? very similar.

Talk page evaluation

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Overall impressions

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Guiding questions
  • What is the article's overall status? really accurate
  • What are the article's strengths? including many different sources and research in the article.
  • How can the article be improved? not sure
  • How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? very well developed the history shows that it is constantly being edited.

Overall evaluation

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Optional activity

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