User:Mns4al/Choose an Article
Article Selection[edit]
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.
Option 1[edit]
- Squirrel
- Article Evaluation
- This article is very relevant to the topic in that it is an article about squirrel which are a huge part of the natural life around Berkeley.
- The article is written neutrally.
- Each claim does not have citation but most do.
- No it does not talk about historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations because it talks about Squirrels.
Option 2[edit]
- Article title
- Tundra bean goose
- Article Evaluation
- This article is about a bird that is native and migrates to California so it is relevant to the topic
- Yes the article is written neutrally.
- Yes, each claim has a citation at the bottom of the Wikipedia page.
- The article is not a stub however, it does not have a lot of information on it so, it does seem a bit underrepresented.
- Sources
- https://ebird.org/species/tunbeg1/US-NY
- https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/tundra-bean-goose/
- Tundra bean goose
Option 3[edit]
- Article title
- California Gull
- Article Evaluation
- 1.This article is about a bird that is native to the California coast so it is relevant to the topic.
- 2. yes, the article is written neutrally
- 3. Yes, each claim has a citation at the bottom of the page.
- 4. The article is not a stub however, the article does not have a lot of information on it and can be edited to have more.
- Sources
- https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/california-gull
- California gull
Option 4[edit]
- Article title
- Tule Fog
- Article Evaluation
- This is a phenomenon occurs in the California Central Valley. It is written neutrally. All claims do have citations. The citations are reliable because they are from NASA or NOAA or other respectable sources. It doesn't talk about historically underrepresented populations that much because it is an article about fog.
- Sources
- https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147712/cool-yule-tule
- Tule fog
Option 5[edit]
- Article title
- Sequoia Sempervirens
- Article Evaluation
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- Redwoods grow on the California coast.
- It is written neutrally.
- There are many citations and the citations are from reliable sources like Harvard University.
- It doesn't tackle historically underrepresented populations however, it does talk about the tallest trees.