User:Isaiisas/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.)Marine protected area

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose to evaluate this article because I wanted to have a better understanding on marine protected areas in a global/cultural aspect. This is an extremely important subject as we face a global crisis. My preliminary impression of this article is that it provides informative contents related to marine protected areas

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section-


 * The lead (first sentence) is short but it describes the article’s topic.
 * The first paragraph includes a brief description of the articles major sections
 * The Article provides links (highlighted words) that include information that is not present in the article.
 * Based on my findings, I believe the introduction is overly detailed.

Content-


 * The articles content is relevant to the topic.
 * The content is provides future dates. However, it is not up-to-date.
 * The article addresses topics related to historical underrepresented poputions.

Tone and Balance-


 * Tone of the article is neutral.
 * The viewpoints of this article are not overly/underrepresented.
 * The article persuades the reader by providing content that is informative on marine protected areas.

References and Sources-


 * The article is backed up by reliable sources. When reading it provides links related to the subject.

Organization and Quality-


 * The article is clearly written/easy to read. It provides easy to read charts/tables.
 * It is well organized divided into sections that reflect on the major point.

Media and Imagine-


 * By easy to read images it enhanced a better understanding throughout each topic discussed.

Overall Impressions-


 * The overall status of this article- very informative.
 * The articles major strength; terminology, images, tables, and overall organized content.
 * I do believe the introduction could have been less informative.