Academic English Skills Coursework 1 (a): Source Evaluation and Essay Outline Name: Omar Class: G 1 Date: 15-2-2018 Title: Advantages and disadvantages of Electric cars Part 1: Sources List a minimum of SIX sources which you have found to be reliable and appropriate for academic use which are relevant to your essay title.  Bomford A. (2013).British Broadcasting Corporation. About How environmentally friendly are electric cars? Dijk M., yarime M. (2010). The emergence of hybrid-electric cars: Innovation path creation through co-evolution of supply and demand, 94(40-1625)1371-1390. Du J., Ouyang M., chen J. (2017) Prospects for Chinese electric vehicle technologies in 2016–2020: Ambition and rationality. Elsevier B.V. Dwmuro D. (2013). Autotrader. Electric cars: Benefits and disadvantages. Madhu K., Dhungana B., Clifton-Brown J. (2008). Biomass and bioenergy. Elsevier Ltd. United States Part 2: Source Evaluation [Explanation of why you have selected the sources for use.] Complete the table below for FOUR of the sources you have found. EVALUATION 1 Reference:  Bomford A. (2013).British Broadcasting Corporation. About How environmentally friendly are electric cars? · Why have you chosen this source? Refer to the currency, authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, use of expected academic conventions. I choose BBC because it is a very popular independent media body based in the United Kingdom, known for its honest news all over the world. And I always read about BBC in the internet and hear about it in social life. The article was published in 2013 which is 4 years ago. And the author Andrew Bomford has been a reporter since 1999. He was clear in his purpose of the article, that he was focusing on the global warming because he did not just mention the electric cars he also talks about the factories that produces the electric cars, that they are also not helping in the global warming issue. It was published for drivers audience and people who manufacture cars. How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text? I am explaining the advantages and disadvantages in electric cars, this source I have chosen is talking about one of the advantages of electric cars which can help my argument. The useful points is that electric cars are taking part in lowering the global warming and cutting emissions. EVALUATION 2 Reference: Madhu K., Dhungana B., Clifton-Brown J. (2008). Biomass and bioenergy. Elsevier Ltd. United States Why have you chosen this source? Refer to the currency, authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, use of expected academic conventions. I have chosen this book because it supports my ideas and when I looked at the references that the writer wrote from its all from universities and big companies. There is no writer. How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / a.

1. Academic English Skills Coursework 1 (a): Source Evaluation
and Essay Outline
Name:
Omar
Class:
G 1
Date:
15-2-2018
Title:
Advantages and disadvantages of Electric cars
Part 1: Sources
List a minimum of SIX sources which you have found to be
reliable and appropriate for academic use which are relevant to
your essay title.
Bomford A. (2013).British Broadcasting Corporation. About
How environmentally friendly are electric cars?
Dijk M., yarime M. (2010). The emergence of hybrid-electric
cars: Innovation path creation through co-evolution of supply
and demand, 94(40-1625)1371-1390.
Du J., Ouyang M., chen J. (2017) Prospects for Chinese electric
vehicle technologies in 2016–2020: Ambition and rationality.
Elsevier B.V.
Dwmuro D. (2013). Autotrader. Electric cars: Benefits and
disadvantages.

2. Madhu K., Dhungana B., Clifton-Brown J. (2008). Biomass and
bioenergy. Elsevier Ltd. United States
Part 2: Source Evaluation [Explanation of why you have
selected the sources for use.]
Complete the table below for FOUR of the sources you have
found.
EVALUATION 1
Reference: Bomford A. (2013).British Broadcasting
Corporation. About How environmentally friendly are electric
cars?
·

3. Why have you chosen this source? Refer to the currency,
authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity,
use of expected academic conventions.
I choose BBC because it is a very popular independent media
body based in the United Kingdom, known for its honest news
all over the world. And I always read about BBC in the internet
and hear about it in social life. The article was published in
2013 which is 4 years ago. And the author Andrew Bomford has
been a reporter since 1999. He was clear in his purpose of the
article, that he was focusing on the global warming because he
did not just mention the electric cars he also talks about the
factories that produces the electric cars, that they are also not
helping in the global warming issue. It was published for
drivers audience and people who manufacture cars.
How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful
points / arguments made in the text?
I am explaining the advantages and disadvantages in electric
cars, this source I have chosen is talking about one of the
advantages of electric cars which can help my argument. The
useful points is that electric cars are taking part in lowering the
global warming and cutting emissions.
EVALUATION 2
Reference: Madhu K., Dhungana B., Clifton-Brown J. (2008).
Biomass and bioenergy. Elsevier Ltd. United States
Why have you chosen this source? Refer to the currency,
authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity,
use of expected academic conventions.
I have chosen this book because it supports my ideas and when I

4. looked at the references that the writer wrote from its all from
universities and big companies. There is no writer.
How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful
points / arguments made in the text?
It support my advantages, changing the internal combustion
engine into the battery electric vehicle which will reduce the
burning of the engine.
EVALUATION 3
Reference: Dijk M., yarime M. (2010). The emergence of
hybrid-electric cars: Innovation path creation through co-
evolution of supply and demand, 94(40-1625)1371-1390.
Why have you chosen this source? Refer to the currency,
authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity,
use of expected academic conventions.
How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful

5. points / arguments made in the text?
EVALUATION 4
Reference: Dwmuro D. (2013). Autotrader. Electric cars:
Benefits and disadvantages.
Why have you chosen this source? Refer to the currency,
authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity,
use of expected academic conventions.
How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful
points / arguments made in the text?

6. Part 3: Essay Outline
Title:
Electric Cars
Introduction: Nowadays, electric cars are becoming more
popular.
Background Information: More people are switching to electric
cars because they are thinking more of the environment and
other benefits.
Your position / thesis statement: Electric cars has some
advantages and disadvantages.
Route Map:
Paragraph 1: Purpose
Topic sentence: Global Warming
Main Point /Supporting points / Evidence, example or data / in-
text citation [information prominent]
Electric cars dose not contaminate the air as the petrol cars do.
· It uses the batteries instead.

7. · It will help in the city life where the air is polluted.
Electric vehicles are seen by governments as an important part
of cutting emissions and reducing global warming. ]Andrew
Bomford, BBC,2013[
Paragraph 2: Purpose
Topic sentence: Reducing Gases
Main Point /Supporting points / Evidence, example or data / in-
text citation [information prominent]
Paragraph 3: Purpose
Topic sentence: Fuel Running out
Main Point /Supporting points / Evidence, example or data / in-
text citation [information prominent]
Paragraph 4: Purpose
Topic sentence: Fire Accidents
Main Point /Supporting points / Evidence, example or data / in-
text citation [information prominent]
Paragraph 5: Purpose
Topic sentence:
Main Point /Supporting points / Evidence, example or data / in-

8. text citation [information prominent]
Paragraph 6: Purpose
Topic sentence:
Main Point /Supporting points / Evidence, example or data / in-
text citation [information prominent]
[Add additional paragraphs as required]
Conclusion:
Summary of main points:
Restate Thesis statement: So electric cars can be good and can
be not good in some cases.
Final comment: In my opinion electric cars can be geat in cities
and small towns.