User:Chunt25/Historical thinking/Kkaitlyn0304 Peer Review

Peer review

Complete your peer review exercise below, providing as much constructive criticism as possible. The more detailed suggestions you provide, the more useful it will be to your classmate. Make sure you consider each of the following aspects:

Lead

Guiding questions:

Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
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?

Content

Guiding questions:

Is the content added relevant to the topic?
Is the content added up-to-date?
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions:

Is the content added neutral?
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

Guiding questions:

Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
Does the content accurately reflect what the cited sources say? (You'll need to refer to the sources to check this.)
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
Are the sources current?
Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
Are there better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.)
Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

Guiding questions:

Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media

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?

For New Articles Only

If the draft you're reviewing is for a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.

Does the article meet Wikipedia's Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject?
How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject?
Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles?
Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable?

Overall impressions

Guiding questions:

Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete?
What are the strengths of the content added?
How can the content added be improved?

Examples of good feedback

A 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.

Peer review of "Homemaking"
Peer review of this article about a famous painting

Additional Resources

Check out the Editing Wikipedia PDF for general editing tips and suggestions.

General info[edit]

Whose work are you reviewing?

Chunt25

Link to draft you're reviewing: User:Chunt25/Historical thinking
Link to the current version of the article (if it exists): Historical thinking

Evaluate the drafted changes[edit]

Hi! The first thing I noticed about your edits were the grammatical corrections you made to the first paragraph in your sandbox- nice catch! I appreciate the bold text so I can see what you added/changed. After checking your sources, they seem reliable and relevant for your article. I like how you expanded the original paragraph by adding information about the first/second/third order sources and went into a brief, but detailed description of them.

I was a bit confused on your edits at first because it seems like you are editing the same paragraph about using primary sources as evidence, but have different information in each section of your sandbox, but I figured that's what the sandbox is for! I think if you combine both, the information that both have would create a cohesive paragraph about using primary sources as evidence. I also recommend using the strikethrough option so you can "cross off" the original text and then include your bolded changes so it makes it easier for the editor to see what you changed. Lastly, to create a consistent paragraph, I recommend changing the way you type out the numbers regarding the first/second/third order sources. For example, you have "a first order primary source" and also "3rd order documents". I think if you stuck to one way of typing the numbers it would look a bit more together.

I love that you are expanding on the benchmarks for historical thinking section of the article! As for next steps, you could expand on the other five parts of the section so they all have about the same amount of information in them (if that information is available). I really like how you were able to find new information that was not already included in this section and that makes me want to continue expanding my article as well! I also like how you were willing to change what was already in the article, and that makes me want to cross out parts of my article and rewrite them (mine was a smaller article, so I just expanded it). Overall, I think your edits are great so far! I can't wait to see what else you add.