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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Fall 2017

My Research Topic is: Dance and Religion

Key words related to my Research Topic are:Dance, Religion,

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Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

+ ++1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.) History of dance

+2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No Yes there is a warning banner at the top of the article.

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here. "This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)"

+Write an brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter? Adding additional citations for verification is important because in that way readers will know where all the information came from and will know if it is informative or not. It also matters because it determines if the article will be taken down because of not enough citations for verification.

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article? It is not very difficult to understand and it does summarize the key points of the article.

+4. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and foonotes at the end?”

Yes the structure of the article is clear there are several headings and subheadings there are also images in appropriate places and there is also a footnote at the end of the article.

+5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?

The various aspects of the topic balance well because they all show a different type of dance between religions and people. Yes it seems to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic.

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?

I think that this article does provide a neutral point of view because it just gives the information about the religions. The article reads like an encyclopedia because it is just stating the information.

+7. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.

I would say that the references are somewhat reliable because one citation was not found the rest citations seemed reliable. Yes they point to reliable sources other wikipedia articles and some books and journals.

8. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English? The lead section is well-written and clear correct english

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?Yes there are some unsourced opinions

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?

The article refers to authors and specific organizations with some unnamed groups of people.

+d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?

I would say no because I didn't know most of this thinks that was in the article.

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?

Yes some sections are overly long compare to other sections of similar importance but I think it might be because the research might not be that strong.

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?

I would say yes it lacks references or footnotes because it is incomplete so it is okay but there are enough references to understand where the information came from.

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?

What I see when I read the history I se that everyone is trying to help and make this article better.

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Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History)October 15 at 11;58

-Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)

+Relevance (to your research topic) Relevant because its talking about my topic and providing different religions that have to do with dance.Depth The depth of the article is good it talks about a lot of things that are informative and are important with citations

-Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.)Research paper The information format of this article is an encyclopedia article for the general public.

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)The purpose is to inform about dance and religion, to show how dance is related to religion and also how it is hard to know when they came in contact.