The Idea Bank column provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. As students use increasingly diverse internet sources, it becomes hard to tell whether their answers are truly original. A general solution to this dilemma is to ask students to present information in a format that they are unlikely to encounter in books or on the internet, ensuring that they have to create something new. This article offers a classroom-tested example: the Protein Résumé. The authors have found that the protein résumé is a form of writing-to-learn that strikes a nice compromise between traditional essay-writing and completely open-ended assignments. Students seem to benefit from the structured format, while also relishing the opportunity to express their understanding in unique, often humorous ways.