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Kristina Shrestha

ENGL 1301 115 FL23

Dr. Sharity Nelson

10/25/2023

Reflection Essay on Visual Analysis

Understanding the rhetorical situation and visual text analysis are useful abilities that will help

me in a variety of classes and writing scenarios. In my history class, I can decipher the

propaganda posters and political cartoons' intended meanings by evaluating their images. I can

also better adapt my writing to various audiences and goals by taking the rhetorical context into

account, whether I'm writing a research article for a scientific class or a persuasive essay for

English class. With these abilities, I can craft communications that are more convincing and

successful in a variety of academic and practical contexts.

My comprehension of the drafting and revision process has grown. I discovered how crucial it is

to arrange my ideas and develop drafts through prewriting and brainstorming. I wrote down my

ideas during the drafting stage, and the revision process helped me polish and enhance my

writing. These prewriting, drafting, revision, and brainstorming techniques can also be very

beneficial in other courses and writing contexts! For instance, I may prewrite and brainstorm to

organize my research paper for my science class. Then, I can draft and edit it to make sure my

ideas are convincing and backed up by data. I can create an engaging narrative or poem in

creative writing by following these steps.

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Conferencing with my instructor and getting feedback were highly beneficial in helping me to

improve my essay on visual text analysis. I was able to talk to my instructor about my thoughts,

get any questions answered, and gain insightful knowledge from the conference. My analysis

was improved and I was able to pinpoint areas for development. For example she helped me find

the focal point of the visual artifact that could make it easier for readers to imagine the picture,

she helped me to find the proper words to explain the diagram. She asked me to add more

descriptions and I did that and the essay looked more easier to visualize.

Having a peer critique with someone else in my class really helped me to improve my essay on

visual text analysis. I made some particular changes to my essay's structure in response to

criticism from my peers. My analysis was a little fragmented as my classmate noted, so I

reorganized my paragraphs to make the concepts flow more naturally. In addition, I expanded on

my points with more precise examples, as my classmate had advised. My writing became more

coherent and my analysis was reinforced by these modifications.

Editing and proofreading my article on visual text analysis changed the game by helping me to

see where concepts were missing connections and to cut out unnecessary content. To make my

essay more focused, I eliminated a paragraph that wasn't directly related to my main point of

contention. In addition, after reading through my draft, I changed a few unclear phrases to make

them clearer. Editing and proofreading my writing makes me aware of missing pieces, which

helps me get ready for future writing projects by reminding me to pay more attention to the

coherence and relevancy of my thoughts. Being able to critically assess and improve my own

work to make sure it conveys my intended message clearly is a useful ability.

For me, the hardest challenge of the visual analysis essay assignment was figuring out how to

properly analyze the visual components and relate them to the main idea. In an effort to get
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around this obstacle, I tried breaking the visual aspects into smaller parts and understanding how

they affected the overall message. In order to comprehend visual analysis principles and

procedures more thoroughly, I looked up information from a variety of sources, including course

materials like lecture notes, textbooks, and online articles. Realizing this challenge acts as a

helpful reminder to tackle complicated projects gradually and analytically, which helps me get

ready for future writing assignments. It motivates me to look for more materials and advice in

order to deepen my comprehension and polish my work. For instance, I can use the same strategy

of deconstructing difficult subjects and referring to appropriate resources in order to overcome

obstacles and do excellent work in next tasks.

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