User:Cmboge2016/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: History of the Gambia
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because I never had the chance to learn the history of The Gambia as a result, evaluating an article of my home country spikes my interest as well as it helps me learn more about my history.

Lead

Guiding questions:

• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The lead goes straight into describing the history of The Gambia. Yes, it does describe the articles topic.
• Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The lead is very detailed and explains the major section of the article.
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, everything in the lead is included in the article
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is overly detailed

Content

Guiding questions:

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Looking at the article content, the content is relevant to the topic.
• Is the content up-to-date? All the content is up to date
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? The content missing is to do with the current president of The Gambia.

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions:

• Is the article neutral? The article is neutral meaning there is no bias nor no opinions.
• Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There are no claims that appear biased. All content on the article are cited with evidence to support the information on the page.
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented.
• Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? The article does not attempt to persuade the reader making it feel very unbiased and free to the reader to interpret the information as how they want to.

Sources and References

Guiding questions:

• Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? All the facts stated in the article are backed up with a reliable source
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Each source are thorough and it can be seen where the information for this article was retrieved from.
• Are the sources current? The sources range between the 1800's to 2008. With the current topic of this article these sources are relevant. This is because it focuses on history and so most of the sources would be considered old.
• Check a few links. Do they work? Yes the links work.

Organization

Guiding questions:

• Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article flows well, it is clear and the history of the Gambia can be followed precisely as well as understood.
• Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? The article seems that it has been checked and as a result shows no spelling errors
• Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is well organized, each information below each section relates to the section.

Images and Media

Guiding questions:

• Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes there is the use of images
• Are images well-captioned? Each image is well captioned.
• Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes each image does
• Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? The images are laid out perfectly.

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions:

• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated as a start meaning that more information is needed to improve it or more editing can be done to it.
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It has been rated as a top importance paper as well as a start article =.

Overall impressions

Guiding questions:

• What is the article's overall status? It is considered important and needs editing.
• What are the article's strengths? Level 5
• How can the article be improved? Yes the article can be improved with other information
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article needs work, it needs to be updated on more information. over time, more reliable and more insight sources have been released allowing for better and more precise history

Optional activity

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