Your topic is going to be about : The impact of ctenophores on Long Island Sound food web.
The instructions for the assignment are : Write an Introduction section in the format of
PRIMARY LITERATURE ARTICLE. You SHOULD END the introduction with a hypothesis sentence.
Your introduction should introduce a reader to the topic and give background information in a way that is written BROAD to NARROW. Start by introducing the topic on a BROAD LEVEL,
and in the following paragraphs become more specific to your topic . Methods and results
should NOT be included in your introduction.
In your introduction you MUST cite 6 DIFFERENT Primary Literature Articles. These should be cited in a reference section after your introduction. Your reference section should be consistent and in a journal format.
The length of your introduction SHOULD BE 2 pages,
double space, 12 size Arial Front, 1 inch margins,
Do Not including the reference page in the length. (it should be in the third page. )
EXAMPLE of an idea: if you are writting an article on dog behavior start by discussing the
importance of ethogram studies in other species. For example, mention studies on
elephants, lions, and zebras. Then progress to domestic animals:horses,dogs, and cats. Next
focus only on ethogram papers on dogs. Next, focus only on your topic anxiety behaviors in
dogs kept in a shelter for 1 year or more. Lastly, introduce your topic given above by
enrichment activities are hypothesized to lower anxiety behavior in shelter dogs.
EXAMPLE OF CITING:
WELSH, B. L. 1975. The role of grass shrimp, Palaemonentes pugio, in a tidal marsh ecosystem.
Ecology 56: 513-530
author. Year. Tittle. Journal. Issue. Page#
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