User:Waltsakz1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.) Marco Polo

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 this article because he was mentioned during our last video and quiz in this class. I always found it interesting who he was because I always played "Marco Polo" in the pool when I was growing up. This article is important because Marco Pollo played a huge role in European history. Marco traveled throughout Asia and documented all of it in his book. My premilinary impression was that he is so valuable to Europe at the time because he was able to collect this intel and bring it back with him in order for other people to learn and see. The information he brought back included some of the Asian traditions, history, and wealth.

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.)

Throughout the article, the writer does a great job informing the reader the background of Marco Polo. Coming from a family where his father and uncle both traveled through Asia, it was in his blood. The content throughout the reading is clear, concise, and valuable. All of the dates mentioned are as accurate as possible due to the time period. An area of improvement could be making the article easier to read as it does seem strung out a little. I feel that this article was informative and nuetral not leaning in any specific direction as towards Marco Polo and his successes. I feel that majority of the articles viewpoints were well represented however, they do go into great detail about his family and their involvement where I feel it should be more about Marco Polo himself. The citations for the most part work and are from biographies and other neutral sites. None of the citations seem to be leaning a particular way as to Marco Polo. The sources throughout do come from a wide variety of authors and publishers. The conversations going on behind the scenes are fact checking individuals who need to put in their two sense. I am not sure where to see the articles rating. The largest factor that differentiaties what we read in class about Marco Polo and this article is the depth and detail presented. This includes detailed background information, family history, and personal ideas.