ASSIGNMENTS, Evolution Spring 2008

FIRST REVIEW ESSAY


FIRST QUESTION SET: DUE 27 MARCH

SECOND QUESTION SET: DUE end of day 8 APRIL

THIRD QUESTION SET: DUE 12 May

SECOND REVIEW ESSAY: DUE  28 APRIL.  Same assignment as first review essay

THIRD REVIEW ESSAY: DUE 26 MAY. FOR THIS ESSAY, select two or three papers from primary literature that address and do a COMPARATIVE-SYNTHETIC review.  The objective here is similar to that of previous essays with the addition of assessing how the two studies are related (for example, you might talk focus on how they mutually contribute to understanding, on how one supports or clarifies another, or how their findings are inconsistent; it is not necessary to do ALL of these things; you decide what points/connection you wish to develop).  As always, you should provide a BRIEF synopsis of the basic questions and hypotheses and researchers' approaches and findings.  But, also as always, you should devote at least as much effort and space to your own commentary, comparisons, critique, and, of course, ideas for further research.