- Find a NEWS article that addresses an example of evolution. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or magazine such as the New York Times, FOX, The Washington Post, VICE, etc. that addresses a current event. It does not include sources like Wikipedia, eHow, dictionaries, academic journals, or other information websites.)
- Write a 300-word essay that answers the following questions:
- What is the modern synthesis of evolutionary theory?
- What evidence is there to support the theory?
- How does the article you chose exemplify the theory of evolution at work in the world today?
- Your essay should:
- be a total of 300 words or more.
- The 300-word limit DOES NOT include the questions, names, titles, and references.
- It also does not include meaningless filler statements
- that have factual information from the textbook and/or appropriate articles and websites.
- be original work and will be checked for plagiarism.
- You will receive a zero if substantial portions of your work are taken from other sources without proper citation
- Cite your sources type references according to the
- be a total of 300 words or more.
