1. Name __________________________ Period/Block ________ Date ________
The Men of Evolution
The groundwork for the modern theory of evolution was laid during the 1700s and the 1800s.
Charles Darwin developed the central idea of evolution by natural selection, but others before and
during his time also built essential parts of the theory
Directions:
• In the center box, identify Darwin’s idea of evolution.
• During reading, record examples from the text that show how each man in the outside boxes
influenced and contributed to Darwin’s idea of evolution.
OSWEGO WORKS FOR LITERACY, 2002, Revised 2003
OSWEGO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
Modification by Lisa DeVol
Lyell
CHARLES DARWINMalthus Lamark
Hutton
Wallace