I started off my visual journal with mindmaps and visual imagery to illustrate the basis of my ideas as I planned my first essay. After the first essay, I went on to expand on my criticism of poor character design through redesigning Queen Elinor from Brave and Quiet from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Reflection
Throughout this project, I have developed my research skills to enhance the credibility of my work. In my first essay, I found it difficult to weave together a fluid, concise structure that supported all previous points without becoming confusing. My first draft had an awkward structure as I rambled and had to refer back to earlier phrases in order to tie in all my thoughts. In my second draft, I streamlined my argument to get rid of the unnecessary ideas that distracted from my core statements. Then, I reordered the layout using topical sentences and buzzwords to link each paragraph to the one that came next. I think it is important for each point to feel organic as part of the essay otherwise it won't be convincing to the reader and will feel poorly researched. My second essay went much better and I think it was a success.
However, I did go over the word count on the first essay which is to do with my editing skills. I also had a couple of distracting run on sentences that derailed the rhythm of my writing. I want to improve on being concise and explaining myself simply rather than relying on overwhelming information to be convincing.
Overall, I think my triangulation skills have improved the most noticeably as I feel comfortable stringing together multiple sources to push an overall idea. I enjoyed writing my essay and exploring the visual journal.
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