User:Sophia MacDonald/Evaluate an Article
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Complete your article evaluation below. Here are the key aspects to consider: Lead sectionA good lead section defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.
ContentA good Wikipedia article should cover all the important aspects of a topic, without putting too much weight on one part while neglecting another.
Tone and BalanceWikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences of interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.
Sources and ReferencesA Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand. When possible, this means academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books.
Organization and writing qualityThe writing should be clear and professional, the content should be organized sensibly into sections.
Images and Media
Talk page discussionThe article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of.
Overall impressions
Examples of good feedbackA good article evaluation can take a number of forms. The most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings, and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved. |
Which article are you evaluating?
[edit]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_influences_on_Western_art
Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
[edit]I chose to evaluate the article on Islamic art because I am currently enrolled in Islamic Art. I'm also majoring in Art History and know a little more about western art than I do Islamic art.
Evaluate the article
[edit]I thought that this article did a very good job of staying on topic throughout the entire piece. As far as my knowledge there was no information out of date. It also does a good job of presenting very neutral and nothing seems to be showing a marginalized community in a negative life. The discussion of architecture continued for a little longer than I expected but after reading I understand why since Islamic architecture really effected wester architecture. All of the citation links seem to work and all information for the references is present. Looking through the references cited they come from a variety of publishers and books. This article is in two WikiProjects: Islam and Visual Arts. This topic is discussed a lot more in depth than what has talked about in class. Western art has not been discussed to deeply in this course yet.