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BRAINSTORM
1. Based on your field of study, brainstorm a topic and supporting points (SP) to
develop your paragraphs.
Below is an example of a cluster diagram used for brainstorming. You may use the
diagram provided in the next page to help you organise your topic and supporting
points.
Field of study
Human
Development
Topic
The Benefits of Volunteering
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2
Main idea: Learn new skills Main idea: Broaden one’s career
options
SP 1
- have better time management skills SP 1
- volunteering experience is sought
SP 2 after by employers
- sharpen interpersonal skills
SP 2
- can try out different jobs while
volunteering
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BRAINSTORM FORM
FIELD OF STUDY
Biochemistry (Food)
TOPIC
The benefits of vitamin C to our body
PARAGRAPH 1 PARAGRAPH 2
MAIN IDEA: Reduce the risks of MAIN IDEA: Boost our immune system
developing variety of illnesses
SP 1
SP 1
-Stimulate the growth of white blood cell
- Comprise high levels of antioxidants
which can help to increase the antioxidant
levels in your blood which reduce chronic SP 2
disease
-Enhance your skin's defensive capabilities
SP 2
- Loosen the blood arteries that carry blood
from the heart which reduce high blood
pressure.
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2. Once you have brainstormed your topic and supporting points, look for excerpts
from academic sources to support the points (at least one excerpt for each
supporting point). Please ensure that all sources are in English language only.
List down the reference sources (e.g. name of books and journals or links to
websites) of the excerpts.
BODY Sources
PARAGRAPH 1
BODY Sources
PARAGRAPH 2
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DOI/Website https://doi.org/10.1556/1886.2019.00016
Comments: Your topic is approved and everything is related to the topic. Good
job! You can start working on your outline.
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1. Based on your chosen topic, construct an outline of two body paragraphs. Your thesis statement, topic sentences, supporting
sentences and concluding sentences must be written in COMPLETE SENTENCES. The supporting details may be written in
POINT FORM.
2. In your supporting details, provide the reference sources in APA style. You should have at least two references for each
paragraph.
Thesis
Statement: Vitamin C brings many benefits to our body as it can reduce the risk of developing a variety of illnesses and boost our immune
system.
Supporting
SS1: Vitamin C comprises high levels of antioxidants, SS1: Vitamin C stimulates the growth of white blood cells,
Sentences &
Supporting which can help to increase the antioxidant levels in our such as lymphocytes and phagocytes that will aid in the
Details 1: blood which reduces chronic diseases. prevention of infection in the body.
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SD1: SD1:
• Numerous fundamental researches imply that • Based on in vitro studies, vitamin C incubation with
antioxidants can reduce oxidative damage. People lymphocytes stimulates proliferation, leading to
who eat food containing antioxidants experience increased antibody production, and also offers
lower risks of oxidative damage-related disorders resistance to numerous cell death stimuli (Molina et
(Hajhashemi et al., 2010). al., 2014).
• According to population studies, those who • Early research in scorbutic guinea pigs found that
consume a lot of vitamin C have a reduced risk of leukocyte chemotactic reaction was impaired when
developing a variety of chronic illnesses, such as compared to leukocytes isolated from guinea pigs fed
heart disease, cancer, eye diseases, and a vitamin C-rich diet. These data imply that
neurological diseases (Jacob & Sotoudeh, 2002). phagocytes' ability to move to infection sites may be
affected by vitamin C deficiency (Carr & Maggini,
2017).
References- • Hajhashemi, V., Vaseghi, G., Pourfarzam, M., & • Molina, N., Morandi, A. C., Bolin, A. P., & Otton, R.
APA style: Abdollahi, A. (2010, January). Are antioxidants (2014). Comparative effect of fucoxanthin and vitamin
(for helpful for disease prevention? C on oxidative and functional parameters of human
supporting https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC309 lymphocytes. International Immunopharmacology,
detail 1)
3095/ 22(1), 41–50.
• Jacob, R. A., & Sotoudeh, G. (2002). Vitamin C https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2014.06.026
function and status in chronic disease. Nutrition in • Carr, A., & Maggini, S. (2017). Vitamin C and
Clinical Care, 5(2), 66–74. immune function. Nutrients, 9(11), 1211.
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-5408.2002.00005.x https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9111211
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Supporting
Sentences
& SS2: Vitamin C also loosens the blood arteries that carry SS2: Besides, vitamin C can enhance our skin's defensive
Supporting
Details 2: blood from the heart which reduces high blood pressure. capabilities when vitamin C is delivered actively to the skin,
which can serve as an antioxidant and reinforce the skin's
defenses.
SD2:
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References- • Juraschek, S. P., Guallar, E., Appel, L. J., & Miller, • Blass, S. C., Goost, H., Tolba, R. H., Stoffel-Wagner,
APA style: E. R. (2012). Effects of vitamin C supplementation
(for B., Kabir, K., Burger, C., Stehle, P., & Ellinger, S.
on blood pressure: A meta-analysis of randomized
supporting (2012). Time to wound closure in trauma patients with
controlled trials. The American Journal of Clinical
detail 2) disorders in wound healing is shortened by
Nutrition, 95(5), 1079–1088.
supplements containing antioxidant micronutrients
https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.027995
and glutamine: A PRCT. Clinical Nutrition, 31(4), 469–
• Ettarh, R. R., Odigie, I. P., & Adigun, S. A. (2002). 475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2012.01.002
Vitamin C lowers blood pressure and alters vascular
responsiveness in salt-induced hypertension. • Moore, C. M. (2021, March 30). How vitamin C
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, supports a healthy immune system.
https://www.eatright.org/food/vitamins-and-
80(12), 1199–1202. https://doi.org/10.1139/y02-147
supplements/types-of-vitamins-and-nutrients/how-
vitamin-c-supports-a-healthy-immune-system
Concluding Hence, vitamin C is beneficial to our body as it can lower Thus, our immune system can also benefit from vitamin C.
Sentences: the chances of getting a variety of illnesses.
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SELF-EDITING FORM
WRITING PORTFOLIO TASK 1
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If you ticked ‘NO’ in any of the boxes above, please review your outline and make
necessary amendments in the OUTLINE FORM (FINAL).
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After reviewing the OUTLINE FORM (DRAFT), revise your outline. The outline must be typed using font Arial 11 with 1.15 spacing.
Thesis
Statement: Vitamin C brings many benefits to our body as it can reduce the risk of developing a variety of illnesses and boost our immune
system.
Supporting
SS1: Vitamin C comprises high levels of antioxidants, which SS1: Vitamin C stimulates the growth of white blood cells,
Sentences &
Supporting can help to increase the antioxidant levels in our blood such as lymphocytes and phagocytes that will aid in the
Details 1: which reduces chronic diseases. prevention of infection in the body.
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SD1: SD1:
• Numerous fundamental researches imply that • Based on in vitro studies, vitamin C incubation with
antioxidants can reduce oxidative damage. People lymphocytes stimulates proliferation, leading to
who eat food such as fruit and vegetables increased antibody production, and also offers
containing antioxidants experience lower risks of resistance to numerous cell death stimuli (Molina et
oxidative damage-related disorders (Hajhashemi et al., 2014).
al., 2010). • Early research in scorbutic guinea pigs found that
• According to population studies, those who leukocyte chemotactic reaction was impaired when
consume a lot of vitamin C have a reduced risk of compared to leukocytes isolated from guinea pigs fed
developing a variety of chronic illnesses, such as a vitamin C-rich diet. These data imply that
heart disease, cancer, eye diseases, and phagocytes' ability to move to infection sites may be
neurological diseases (Jacob & Sotoudeh, 2002). affected by vitamin C deficiency (Carr & Maggini,
2017).
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Supporting
Sentences
& SS2: Vitamin C also loosens the blood arteries that carry SS2: Besides, vitamin C can enhance our skin's defensive
Supporting
Details 2: blood from the heart which reduces high blood pressure. capabilities when vitamin C is delivered actively to the skin,
which can serve as an antioxidant and reinforce the skin's
defenses.
SD2: SD2:
• Juraschek et al. (2012) found that vitamin C • Research shows that infusion of antioxidant
supplements lowered systolic blood pressure by 4.9 micronutrients, especially vitamin C, to individuals
mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by 1.7 mmHg in having wound healing issues can reduce the time to
individuals with high hypertension, on a mean. wound closure (Blass et al., 2012).
• According to an animal study, consuming a vitamin • Moore (2021) explained that vitamin C is required for
C pill helped loosen the blood arteries that carry tissue growth and repair throughout the body,
blood from the heart, which helped lower blood according to studies. Vitamin C aids in the healing of
pressure levels (Ettarh et al., 2002). wounds as well as the repair and maintenance of
healthy bones, teeth, skin, and cartilage.
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References- • Juraschek, S. P., Guallar, E., Appel, L. J., & Miller, • Blass, S. C., Goost, H., Tolba, R. H., Stoffel-Wagner,
APA style: E. R. (2012). Effects of vitamin C supplementation B., Kabir, K., Burger, C., Stehle, P., & Ellinger, S.
(for on blood pressure: A meta-analysis of randomized (2012). Time to wound closure in trauma patients with
supporting controlled trials. The American Journal of Clinical disorders in wound healing is shortened by
detail 2)
Nutrition, 95(5), 1079–1088. supplements containing antioxidant micronutrients and
https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.027995 glutamine: A PRCT. Clinical Nutrition, 31(4), 469–
475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2012.01.002
Concluding Hence, vitamin C is beneficial to our body as it can lower Thus, our immune system can also benefit from vitamin C.
Sentences: the chances of getting a variety of illnesses.
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