The title of my course (BIOEE 1640) was “Dingos to Dodos: Island ecology and Evolution” and was taught in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The seminar consisted of roughly two halves. The first half included assignments on creative scientific writing for the public and the second half included technical essay writing for a scientific audience. Through these two modules I attempted to introduce them to a wide variety of writing styles to effectively communicate science.