User:Hannah Garringer/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.

• This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.
  • Name of article: Pearcy murders  
  • I enjoy reading and watching stories about murder and crime.   Lead Guiding questions
  • Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? This article begins with describing the who and where of the event.  
  • Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The lead maps out the events and the order that they happened.  
  • Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No.
  • Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise compared to the rest of the information.   Lead evaluation Content Guiding questions
  • Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the content is relevant to the topic.
  • Is the content up-to-date? Most of the content is up to date, though it does say that the appeal verdict has yet to be decided until 2016.
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I think that this article includes everything needed to fully understand the event.   Content evaluation
    Tone and Balance Guiding questions
  • Is the article neutral? Yes this article is neutral.  
  • Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? I would say, that there is no heavily biased claims.  
  • 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 Sources and References Guiding questions
  • Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? There are six sources, yet only two actually pull up an article. All of the 6 sources seem to be from credible sources.  
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The working links cited in this article are professional sources, and have good information.  
  • Are the sources current? Of the two working articles cited, the dates are from 2009, and one from 2015.  
  • Check a few links. Do they work? There are six sources, yet only two actually pull up an article.   Sources and references evaluation Organization Guiding questions
  • Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? from the start of the article, it seems a little confusing and wordy.  
  • Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I don't see any grammar issues  
  • Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? I think that this article is very well organized.   Organization evaluation Images and Media Guiding questions
  • Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are no images with this article.  
  • Are images well-captioned? There are no pictures to be captioned.  
  • Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? There are no images that could violate copywriting.  
  • Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? There are no images.   Images and media evaluation Checking the talk page Guiding questions
  • What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? A user decided to delete the "controversies" section, for a lack of sources.  
  • How is the article rated? Rated C- Class Low- importance Is it a part of any WikiProjects? WikiProject United States / Arkansas, WikiProject Crime, and WikiProject Death
  • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I would say that the page pretty much mirrors what we talked about in class.   Talk page evaluation Overall impressions Guiding questions
  • What is the article's overall status? This article is rated C class, with low importance.  
  • What are the article's strengths? This article describes what happened with dates and people and the relation all specifically.  
  • How can the article be improved? The final verdict needs to be added, and the article could be cleared up for conciser sentences.  
  • How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I feel like it is kinda developed, but needs finalizing.   Overall evaluation Optional activity
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