Evolutionary Biology

Writing instructions, Fall 2000


Table of Contents
Grading and assignments
Short paper assignment
Term paper assignment
Library resources
Important things to remember
Possible term paper topics
Course schedule and deadlines
Literature Cited

Instructors: 
Dr. Kent HolsingerOffice:TLS 112
 Phone:486-4059
 E-mail:
Dr. Louise LewisOffice:TLS 102A
 Phone:486-6723
 E-mail:
Mailing list:
Web site:Evolutionary Biology: Writing Instructions, Fall 2000
Writing guide:Writing in evolutionary biology: an informal guide

The goal of this course is to help you learn to write well. Because it is a science course, you will learn some things that apply principally to scientific writing, but what you learn will help you write better about any topic.

There are two requirements for this course: a short paper analyzing two assigned readings (see the section called Short paper assignment) and a 12-15 page term paper on a subject of your choice in evolutionary biology (see the section called Term paper assignment). Each of you will be assigned to work with one of the W instructors. If you forget which of us you were assigned to, ask either of us and we will remind you.