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BIO 101 Lab Writing Assignment

You will use the information found through this research guide to write a 2-3 page paper that compares and contrasts two articles, one article that is more popular and one article that is more scholarly.

The 2-3 page paper will be submitted to and graded by your lab instructor.
Consult your syllabus, lab instructor, or the biology lab blog for due date.

BIO 101 Writing Assignment - Outline/Take Notes (GoogleDoc)

BIO 101 Writing Assignment - Outline/Take Notes (pdf)
These "Outline/Take Notes" documents do not need to be turned in (unless you are in Prof. Cintas, Prof. Sitnik, Prof. Tupper, or Prof Zorin's lab). They just step you through the process of collecting the information you need to write your 2-3 page paper.

Top Sources for BIO 101 Lab Writing Assignment

EBSCOhost – All Databases
Includes databases on many topics, such as health and the environment. Has magazines, journals, and newspapers.
ProQuest Research Library & Global Newsstream
Magazines, journals, and national and regional newspapers

Search Tips:

Select the fewest words possible to type into the search box -- just the ones most important to your topic.
Type   AND   between each new word or idea. For example:
        coral AND sunscreen
       coral AND oxybenzone
Use database filters: Full Text, Publication Date, Source Type

For more search tips go to the Article Databases page.