SEMESTER 1, 2022/2023

LPE2501 ACADEMIC WRITING

WRITING PORTFOLIO – TASK 1 (10%)

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

ITEMS TICK ()

BRAINSTORM FORM 
TASK 1 OUTLINE FORM (DRAFT) 
SELF-EDITING FORM 
OUTLINE FORM (FINAL) 

Name Matric No.

MUHAMMAD SHAH RIZAL BIN ABDUL MANAN 211955

Group No. : 53

Teacher’s Name : PUAN NAJIHAH BINTI AHMAD ZAMBERI

FOR TEACHER USE ONLY

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LPE2501 ACADEMIC WRITING

WRITING PORTFOLIO TASK 1

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

NAME: MUHAMMAD SHAH RI ZAL BIN ABDUL MANAN

MATRIC NO.: 211955 GROUP: 53

FIELD OF STUDY
Physics Education

TOPIC
Disadvantages of hydroelectric
Disadvantages power plant
of Hydroelectric
Power Plant

PARAGRAPH 1 PARAGRAPH 2

MAIN IDEA: Cause extensive habitat MAIN IDEA: Environmentally harmful

loss and degradation
SP 1 SP 1
- flooding of large area of land due - Creation of an artificial
to dam construction lake/reservoir
SP 2 SP 2
- dam have modified the - Dammed-river reservoirs emit
morphology, hydrology, and greenhouse gases.
function of many freshwater
ecosystems.

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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) by
filling up the table below.

BODY Sources
PARAGRA
PH 1

Supporting Source Article

Point 1 Type
Title Hydroelectric energy advantages and disadvantages
Author(s) Askari Mohammad Bagher, Mirzaei Vahid, Mirhabibi
Mohsen and Dehghani Parvin
Date of 20th April 2015
Publication
DOI/Websi https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vahid-Mirzaei-
te
MahmoudAbadi/publication/275094706_Hydroelectric_Ener
gy_Advantages_and_Disadvantages/links/5e48e07045851
5072da0b71f/Hydroelectric-Energy-Advantages-
andDisadvantages.pdf
Supporting Source Journal
Point 2 Type
Title Habitat loss due to dam development may affect the
distribution ofmarine-associatedfishes in Gabon, Africa

Author(s) Cutler, J. S., Olivos, J. A., Sidlauskas, B., and Arismendi, I

Date of 2020
Publication
DOI/Websi https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/e
te cs2.3024
BODY Sources
PARAGRA
PH 2

Supporting Source Journal

Point 1 Type
Title An Approach of the Hydropower: Advantages and Impacts

Author(s) Sebastian Naranjo Silva and Javier Álvarez del Castillo

Date of 18th June 2021

Publication
DOI/Websi https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/handle/2117/364888/
te HSNS-J~1.PDF?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

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Supporting Source Report

Point 2 Type
Title What Are the Environmental Impacts of Hydropower?

Author(s) Ennifer Okafor

Date of 8th September 2021

Publication
DOI/Websi https://www.trvst.world/renewable-
te energy/environmentalimpacts-of-hydropower/

Instructor’s approval for topic and excerpts

Comments:

Signature:

Date:

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WRITING PORTFOLIO TASK 1

OUTLINE FORM (DRAFT)
NAME: MUHAMMAD SHAH RIZAL BIN ABDUL MANAN GROUP: 53

MATRIC NO.: 211955

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.

TOPIC: Disadvantages of Hydroelectric Power Plant

Thesis
Statement: Hydroelectric power plant brings many disadvantages as it can cause extensive habitat loss and degradation and
environmentally harmful

Topic Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2

Sentences: One disadvantage of hydroelectric power plants is that they Another disadvantage of hydroelectric power plants is that
cause extensive habitat loss and degradation. they are harmful to the environment.

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Supporting
SS1: Dam construction may flood a large area of land. SS1: Creation of an artificial lake or reservoir.
Sentences &
Supporting SD1: Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (2017) SD1: European Water Association
Details 1:
 The Bakun dam is Borneo's first and largest dam in  The amount of evaporation per year is equal to the
Southeast Asia. city's water needs for approximately 26 days.
 The construction of a reservoir that will flood 14 170  Evaporation also has an impact on the surrounding
km2. microclimate, disrupting natural temperature
 Same size of Singapore and 12% of Sarawak. fluctuations, ecosystems, and habitats.
 This area is a biodiversity hotspot and the habitat of  Increased evaporation.
many endemic and endangered species

References- Cooke, F. M., Nordensvard, J., Saat, G. B., Urban, F., and Samantha, S. (2017, December 13). Protect the
APA style: Siciliano, G. (2017). The limits of social protection: the case environment/Right of nature.
(for of hydropower dams and indigenous peoples' land. Asia & https://www.earthlawcenter.org/blog-entries/2017/12/dams-
supporting
the Pacific Policy Studies, 4(3), 437-450. climate-change-bad-news
detail 1)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/app5.187

Supporting
SS2: Dam have modified the morphology, hydrology, and SS2: Dammed-river reservoirs emit greenhouse gases.
Sentences
& function of many freshwater ecosystems.
SD2: Fearnside (2005)
Supporting
Details 2: SD2: Kruk and Penczak (2003)
 Large amounts of carbon stored in trees and other
 Fish as example. plants are released when the reservoir is first flooded
 Dams obstruct fish migration to spawning or feeding and the plants decompose.
grounds or impair their function.  Plant matter settling on the reservoir's bottom
 By altering water depths, currents, and deposition decomposes in the absence of oxygen.
patterns.  Resulting in a buildup of dissolved methane.
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 Causing the fish to age prior to reproduction.  When water passes through the dam's
turbines,methane released into the atmosphere.

References-
Liermann, C.R., Nilsson, C., Robertson, J., and Rebecca, Y. Rowe, D. G. (2005, February 24). Hydroelectric power’s dirty
APA style:
(for N. (2012). Implications of Dam Obstruction for Global secret revealed. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7046-
supporting Freshwater Fish Diversity. BioScience, 62(6), 539– hydroelectric-powers-dirty-secret-revealed/
detail 2) 548, https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2012.62.6.5

Concluding Therefore, one of the disadvantages of hydroelectric plants
Sentences: is that dam construction may flood a large area of land and
alter the morphology, hydrology, and function of many
freshwater ecosystems, resulting in extensive habitat loss
and degradation
Thus, another disadvantage of hydroelectric power plants that
harm the environment is the creation of an artificial lake or
reservoir, as well as dammed-river reservoirs that emit
greenhouse gases.

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WRITING PORTFOLIO TASK 1

OUTLINE FORM (FINAL)

NAME: MUHAMMAD SHAH RIZAL BIN ABDUL MANAN GROUP: 53

MATRIC NO.: 211955

After reviewing the OUTLINE FORM (DRAFT), revise your outline. The outline must be typed using font Arial 11 with 1.15 spacing.

TOPIC: Disadvantages of Hydroelectric Power Plant

Thesis
Statement:
Hydroelectric power plant brings many disadvantages as it can cause extensive habitat loss and degradation and
environmentally harmful

Topic Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2

Sentences: One disadvantage of hydroelectric power plants is that they Another disadvantage of hydroelectric power plants is that
cause extensive habitat loss and degradation. they are harmful to the environment.

1

Supporting
SS1: Dam construction may flood a large area of land.
Sentences &
Supporting SD1: The Bakun dam is Borneo's first and largest dam in
Details 1:
Southeast Asia. It is the world's third-largest concrete-faced
rock-filled dam. It is located on the river Balui in the tropical
rainforest of Belaga District, East Malaysia, Sarawak. The
dam project includes the construction of a reservoir that will
flood 14 170 km2, an area the size of Singapore and 12% of
Sarawak. This area is a biodiversity hotspot and the habitat
of many endemic and endangered species, including the
Orang Utan (Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, 2017).
References- Cooke, F. M., Nordensvard, J., Saat, G. B., Urban, F., and
APA style: Siciliano, G. (2017). The limits of social protection: the case
(for of hydropower dams and indigenous peoples' land. Asia &
supporting
the Pacific Policy Studies, 4(3), 437-450.
detail 1)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/app5.187
Supporting
SS2: Dam have modified the morphology, hydrology, and
Sentences
& function of many freshwater ecosystems.
Supporting
Details 2: SD2: The most obvious example is fish. Dams obstruct fish
migration to spawning or feeding grounds or impair their
function by altering water depths, currents, and deposition
patterns, causing the fish to age prior to reproduction (Kruk
and Penczak 2003).
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SS1: Creation of an artificial lake or reservoir.
SD1: According to a European Water Association study on the
evaporation rate from artificial and municipal lakes and
reservoirs in Istanbul, the amount of evaporation per year is
equal to the city's water needs for approximately 26 days.
Evaporation also has an impact on the surrounding
microclimate, disrupting natural temperature fluctuations,
ecosystems, and habitats. Increased evaporation, for
example, in the vicinity of a large dam alters the moisture
concentration in the air, resulting in increased heavy rainfall.
Samantha, S. (2017, December 13). Protect the
environment/Right of nature.
https://www.earthlawcenter.org/blog-entries/2017/12/dams-
climate-change-bad-news
SS2: Dammed-river reservoirs emit greenhouse gases.
SD2: Fearnside (2005) claims that this is due to the fact that
large amounts of carbon stored in trees and other plants are
released when the reservoir is first flooded and the plants
decompose. Following this initial pulse of decomposition, plant
matter settling on the reservoir's bottom decomposes in the
absence of oxygen, resulting in a buildup of dissolved
methane. When water passes through the dam's turbines, this
is released into the atmosphere.
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References-
Liermann, C.R., Nilsson, C., Robertson, J., and Rebecca, Y. Rowe, D. G. (2005, February 24). Hydroelectric power’s dirty
APA style:
(for N. (2012). Implications of Dam Obstruction for Global secret revealed. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7046-
supporting Freshwater Fish Diversity. BioScience, 62(6), 539– hydroelectric-powers-dirty-secret-revealed/
detail 2) 548, https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2012.62.6.5

Concluding Therefore, one of the disadvantages of hydroelectric plants
Sentences: is that dam construction may flood a large area of land and
alter the morphology, hydrology, and function of many
freshwater ecosystems, resulting in extensive habitat loss
and degradation.
Thus, another disadvantage of hydroelectric power plants that
harm the environment is the creation of an artificial lake or
reservoir, as well as dammed-river reservoirs that emit
greenhouse gases.

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Instructor’s Comments:

Instructor’s Comments (for Instructors ONLY):

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SELF-EDITING FORM
WRITING PORTFOLIO TASK 1

Review your OUTLINE FORM (DRAFT). Tick the relevant boxes.

THESIS STATEMENT YES NO


 Focuses on a specific aspect of the topic.

 Indicates the main points that will be developed in the body 

paragraphs.

TOPIC SENTENCE PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH

1 2
YES NO YES NO
 
 Contains a clear topic and controlling idea with
reference to the thesis statement.

 Contains an appropriate transition signal such as  

first, second.

SUPPORTING SENTENCES PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH

1 2
YES NO YES NO
 
 Are relevant and support the main idea in the topic
sentence.

SUPPORTING DETAILS PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH

1 2
YES NO YES NO
 
 Contain information/ summary of main ideas
relevant to the topic sentence/ supporting
sentences.

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CONCLUDING SENTENCE PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH

1 2
YES NO YES NO
 Begins with a suitable concluding signal such as  
therefore, thus, hence.

 Restates the topic sentence or summarises the  

main ideas in the paragraph.

REFERENCES PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH

1 2
YES NO YES NO
 
 Are provided for each supporting detail. The
reference sources are formatted according to
APA style.

If you ticked ‘NO’ in any of the boxes above, please review your outline and make
necessary amendments in the OUTLINE FORM (FINAL).