Review of Scientific Research

Adopt and Organism: Review of Scientific Research
This is the second, and longer, writing assignment for the Adopt and Organism Project. You
should have received feedback from the Natural History writing assignment. Please read over
the comments made by your TAs and be sure you make modifications in style and format into
this paper.
In this assignment, you need to develop a hypothesis or outline a problem that will be
addressed by the body of your paper. You will then discuss the current state of scientific
research on this topic using information gleaned from various primary research articles. Do not
simply say “paper 1 says this, paper 2 says this, paper 3 says this, etc.” Instead, use the
information in your sources to tell a story about this topic, addressing what we know and what
questions or issues still remain.
Your paper should be six to eight pages in length (not including references), use standard 1″
margins, Times New Roman 12-point font, and your paper should be double spaced. You need
a minimum of three primary literature sources – please keep secondary sources to a minimum
if they are used at all. The Review of Scientific Research paper will be worth 40 points and will
be due on Sunday, 8 November, at 11:59 pm.