User:BFH3/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Adam Marshall (Priest)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this specific article because my future major is elementary education and I recently have been really interested in researching the private school aspect of education. This article focuses on the Gonzaga College High School (one of the first and most well known private schools) and specifically one of the founders of the college and his background. I am extremely interested in the appeal to private school as I went to public schools my entire educational career and am interested in the specific benefits to public school and weather teaching at one is something I am interested in.

Evaluate the article
The introduction is effective but the first sentence is not. You can not read the first sentence and grasp a good understanding of what the article is about instead you learn just who it is about. The introduction makes it clear that the following article is a biography about a man which I think gives the audience a good idea of what to expect in the article. The introduction does not mention any topics that are not explained in the article. The introduction is extremely concise and effective so I feel it is extremely well written. The content of the article stays on track and only focuses on the topic. The content is not technically up to date, but it is as relevant as possible because the man the article is written about lived a long time ago and has passed and therefore there are no updates that can be made. The only thing that I would say the article may be missing is an understanding of the publics opinions on Adam Marshall and the specific changes he made at the school. The article explains when he worked within the school and his position but not any specific things he did nor how his actions were interpreted. Due to the article being a biography there are no opinions or bias present. The article is entirely fact based and includes dates and timelines that are not arguable but instead just facts. I think that the article is extremely well cited. The article is on the shorter end being only six short paragraphs and includes 10 citations. Every fact is given a citation and the citations seem to be extremely credible and unbiased. The citations are made up of a lot of different books that look to be written in a historical context which eliminates bias and increases facts. The article is well organized because it is in chronological order. The organization of the paper follows the time line of events throughout his life making the article extremely easy to follow. I can not find any grammatical or spelling errors in the text. The article does not include any images or media and therefore there are no problems with the citations of them. The article was extremely well written and informative. I think that the author did any extremely good job of giving background on Adam Marshall. This articles strengths are its organization. It is easy for the audience to follow and does not cause confusion. This article could be improved but just a little bit more information. As much as a timeline of a person is a great source of information, I think that a little bit more specific information about Adam Marshalls actions as well as his reputation would be helpful to the audience. I would say that this article is completed at this point, but there is more that the author could add to the article to make it more informational.