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: Urban growth, climate change, and freshwater availability
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
- The article talks about the shortage of fresh water that the urban populations will face by 2050. It uses modeled results from various things shows that nearly 1 billion people will suffer from water shortages by this time.
- Guiding questions
- Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
- Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
- Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
- Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
- The lead is concise and only provided a brief information of what the article is about.
- Guiding questions
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
- Yes, the article goes on to relate the growth of the urban population with water shortages and its all being affected by climate change currently taking place on Earth.
- Is the content up-to-date?
- The article was written on April 12, 2011, so it is relatively up-to-date with our current climate change information. Most of the information used during the time the article was being written was very well up-to-date.
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
- As per the content provided in the article, there seems to be no missing and/or does not belong content.
- Guiding questions
- Is the article neutral?
- yes, the article's tone is neutral towards the topic of water shortages in the future due to urban growth and climate change. it uses dada collected from research to back its conclusions.
- Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- the claim that seems to keep resurfacing throughout the article is that, urban growth is the leading cause of fresh water shortages. Climate change plays a crucial role but it does not change the number of urban residents facing seasonal shortages, although some larger cities are affected more than others.
- 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?
- As the article concludes in the discussion portion, it talks about the different ways the people and cities can make changes in their lives to help the shortage of water be prolonged. In a way encourages the reader to think of the ways they use water in their daily lives and what ways can they help to solving the fresh water shortage challenge that cities are bound to face in the future.
Tone and balance evaluation
[edit]Sources and References
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
- yes, at the end of the article, there is a list of reliable course from 33 different institutions.
- Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
- yes, they are ided in the article and reflex the topic of the article.
- Are the sources current?
- Check a few links. Do they work?
Sources and references evaluation
[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
[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?
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?
- since the article is not from WikiProjects itself, there are no behind the scenes talk
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- the article is not part of any WikiProjects
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- there are many more rules and regulations that need to be followed when discussing this topic on Wiki as compared to in class where we are able to write on the article, using direct quote and paraphrases from the article as a proof.
Talk page evaluation
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status?
- What are the article's strengths?
- the article is very well organized which helps the reader understand the topic a very flowing matter.
- How can the article be improved?
- the article can give a little bit go background information on why this topic was brought up, why was it an important matter to talk about.
- How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
- 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
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