TASK 8

• GRAMMAR : SEARCH FOR A COMPLETE NOTES ON THE TECHNIQUES OF EDITING & REVISING A PARAGRAPH

REVISION	At the global level you revise and redraft to get your text right. So you pay attention to your overall argument, the logical flow of your ideas, the quality of your evidence. In the same way, you need to tackle each chapter, section, sub-section, paragraph and even certain sentences. You can't work at all of these levels at the same time. You have to work first with the global structure and get that clear, then move to the next level down. It is pointless to become preoccupied with single paragraphs or sentences if the whole structure of the larger part is not firmly established. It could happen that these paragraphs don't make it to the final draft. Always revise anything larger than a paragraph on a hard copy of the text. If you do everything on the computer screen, you could have trouble seeing the whole structure, even of a section let alone a chapter.
EDITING	Editing and proof reading attend to the detail and are better done after you've decided that you are basically happy with what you are saying. As it is done after you've done everything else, editing is often skimped. Time runs out. And probably you're absolutely sick of the thesis and want to hand it in. However, you have to see editing as an integral part of demonstrating your standards, and, no matter how painful it is, you must take care and get the details right. Don't read large sections in one go, as you will miss a lot. Read the text aloud as your ear finds clumsy rhythms, repetitions, awkward and complex sentences, missing links, and the like that your eyes miss. Remember that, even though the spell check is very useful, you cannot rely on it alone. A word which is spelled right may not be the right word. Many people find that they do a better editing job on the hard copy rather than on a computer screen. References need particular care. Keep a printed copy of your reference list and, while you are reading the text, make sure that each reference appearing in the text also is entered into the list of references. It is surprising how many references are missing in theses, or have inconsistent or wrong details recorded.
Both revising and editing deserve serious attention.	What style of writing is expected? Use of the personal pronoun. Active vs passive voice. The use of tenses. Sometimes when I'm writing I feel as though I'm saying the same thing over and over. How can I avoid repetition? Tackling the writing of drafts. Seeking, receiving and handling feedback. Strategies for getting the best feedback possible. Overcoming reluctance to seek feedback. Deciding on your structure. Seeing a plot emerge. Developing a picture of the thesis as a whole. Preparing an outline. Some writing tips.

• BLOG : Based on the movie that you have watched in the class , retell the story in your way and if you were the main character in , what would you do if you were experiencing the same situation ?

The movie was about a man who got starnded because the plane was having turbulenced due to a thunderstorm and the planed crashed into the Pacific Ocean . He then was washed away by the waves to the shore . In the morning , he found himself laying on an inhabited island shore . After that , he went to called out for help , but there's no one on the island . So , he carved the word "HELP" on the sand , but the next day , it was washed away by the sea . The next morning , he went for a walk at the island to collect all the FedEx parcel . He then , went to look for food but he only found a coconut . He then split open the coconut with a stone and drank the juice . The next morning , he walked round the island and climbed a hill . Suddenly , he notices that there's a dead body floating near the beach . So , he brought the dead man to the shore . Then , he took off the dead mans shoes and flashlight . After that , he buried the dead man and wrote an epitaph . He was stucked in the island for 4 years . He's only friend to talk with is "Wilson", the volleyball that he found in the FedEx parcel . He then drawn a face on by using his own blood on the ball . After 4 years living at an inhabited island , he never gives up on trying to get out of the island . So , he built a raft by himself . After building it , he then started to leave the island . He used the raft to stay afloat . During he's journey on the Pacific Ocean , he was been faced by a dangerous thunderstorm weather . He's raft was a complete disaster after been destroyed by the thunderstorm . After 2 days on a journey at the Pacific Ocean , he was been woked by a big whale . Then , suddenly , there's a big ship passing him . So , he called for help and he was been rescued . After 4 years he went missing , his wife re-married to another man . So , Tom Hanks was shocked when he heard about the new's from his ex-wife husband . So , that night , he went to his ex-wife house to tell her that he wants to leave her and give her back the antique stopwatched that was been given by her grandmother when she was small . After that , Tom Hanks leaves the house . But , she ran after him because she still loves him . The End .