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Gael Quiroga

ENGL 13011- 102

Dr. Sharity Nelson

26 October 2023

Reflection Essay on Visual Analysis

In the Visual Analysis essay, I learned how the Revenge of the Sith movie poster

effectively conveyed the movie's message to a diverse audience through rhetorical situations. For

instance, Essay 1 gave me a better understanding of how the Revenge of the Sith movie poster

conveyed the audience by using specific visual elements. An example is shown in Gael Quiroga's

essay when he states, "The poster uses visual elements like sword fighting, a character triangle,

and the background to engage various audiences." (Quiroga, "Star Wars Revenge of the Sith

Movie Poster Analysis," 1). As stated in Quiroga's essay, the poster used visual elements such as

sword fighting, a character triangle, and the background to appeal to many audiences, such as the

action and romance audience, and how the background helps engage audiences due to the

meaning of the background. Writing the essay gave me a better understanding of the poster since

it highlights how it uses visual elements to draw out various audiences.

While writing my second essay, I better understood how drafting and revising my work

can improve my writing skills. I learned that brainstorming, prewriting, drafting, and editing are

all essential steps to help me become a better writer. By following these steps, I can produce

better-quality essays in the future. To begin, I started with brainstorming to gather all the ideas in

my head. Once I had all my thoughts, I wrote them down and created a layout for my essay. This

step is crucial before starting the writing process. The "Visual Analysis Worksheet" assignment

by Dr. Nelson helped me to organize the visual evidence I gathered during the brainstorming
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process, which made it easier to structure my essay. Once I completed the worksheet, I started

drafting my essay. Although it was a long process, the drafting demo video by Dr. Nelson was

extremely helpful in incorporating all my ideas into one essay. Finally, I revised my work using

various tools like feedback from Dr. Nelson, peer reviews with classmates, and editing and

proofreading my work. Throughout the essay, I learned much about drafting and revising my

work. This process has helped me to understand the importance of brainstorming, prewriting,

drafting, and revising in making me a better writer. After following these steps, I now better

understand the writing process. Despite facing challenges, I was able to complete my essay with

ease.

During the development of my visual analysis essay, Dr. Nelson's conference proved to

be very helpful as she pointed out two key elements that needed improvement. One of the

elements she highlighted was the need for me to provide more detail in each of my points. Dr.

Nelson advised me that there was more to uncover with my body paragraphs and suggested I

delve deeper into each point. For instance, she stressed the significance of the color red in the

poster and advised me to talk about what it symbolizes and the impact of its meaning in the

poster. This advice helped strengthen my arguments and make the analysis more in-depth.

Another issue Dr. Nelson brought to my attention was my statement. Dr. Nelson advised me to

improve it by adding more information to build a stronger introduction. Changing these issues

within my essay made my essay stronger and improved my fluency.

The peer review with classmates helped me improve my essay since I gained a different

perspective on my essay. The student who reviewed my essay was Jeffrey Garcia, and he helped

me improve my essay. He pointed out multiple grammar errors I had made and words I would

reputedly use. He noted some fluency issues throughout my essay and recommended ways to
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address them. Overall, his feedback was constructive, and I credit him for helping me create a

stronger essay. After finishing my peer review, I edited and proofread my final draft. I identified

two main issues in my work during the process: the first paragraph and the introduction. In the

first paragraph, there was irrelevant information that I had included to meet the word count

requirements. This information was about Drew Struzan, the artist who created the movie poster,

and was unrelated to the topic. Additionally, I found repetitive information in the introduction. I

removed the repetitive sentences and added more information to the background.

While writing this essay, I encountered both challenges and aspects that came quickly to

me. The most difficult part was achieving fluency with my paragraphs. Typically, I would jot

down whatever comes to my mind and hope for the best. However, during my meeting with Dr.

Nelson, she offered valuable advice on improving my essay by digging deeper and finding more

meaning in each topic sentence. Taking her guidance, I elaborated more on what I was trying to

convey and analyzed the poster better. On the other hand, creating the three points for my

paragraph was the least challenging part of my essay. Although I faced no difficulty in gathering

my points, I often struggled to dig into a deeper meaning. I enjoyed this essay and hope to

continue improving my writing skills.

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Works Cited
“A Visual Analysis Draft 1.” Peer Review Draft. 19 October 2023. ENGL 1301, Texas A&M

International University, student paper.

“A Visual Analysis Draft 1” Draft 1. 19 October 2023. ENGL 1301, Texas A&M International

University, student paper.

Jeffrey Garcia “Peer Review.”19 October. ENGL 1301, Texas A&M International University, student

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Nelson, Sharity. “A Visual Analysis Draft 1.” 19 October 2023 ENGL 1301, Texas A&M International

University, Conference.

Nelson, Sharity. “English 1301 Visual Analysis Notes Assignment.” 14 October 2023 ENGL 1301,

Texas A&M International University, homework assignment.

Nelson, Sharity. “Pre-Writing Demo.” 14 October 2023. ENGL 1301, Texas A&M International

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Quiroga, Gael. “A Visual Analyst of Revenge of the Sith Movie poster.”12 October 2023. ENGL 1301,

Texas A&M International University, student paper.