Week 44
Midterm
This week was the time to translate our research into a presentation. First we thought it would just be an conversation with Amy, Julie and Teana but a few days before the deadline we found out we needed to present our research (quit logic if you aks me afterwards haha) So we all made a slide to explain what we've been researching, what's most important to us personal and where we want to dive in deeper. We also talked about how we to give our archive a form. We want to maken a magazine/glossy for our younger selves. Tell stories and give tips we didn't have but would love to read at that time.

Out the feedback came out that our archive isn't personal enough, it is still too scholastic. As a tip we should pick some of the sources that are most important to us and describe why, why we feel personal connected to it.

Another point was that our archive is too divergent, we all try to be inclusive, we try to talk about everything a little bit which makes it actually not including at all. It gives our project a lack of depth.

So we dicided to collect 8 of our favourite resources, the ones that touches us te most to make it more personal and plan a meeting for the next week to see what the similarities are to make the archive a whole.
This week I also started writing my essay, with al the sources and information in my head I started. I wanted to talk about a lot so I decided to split my essay in chapters. After finishing my essay I wasn't fully satisfied. I felt I was not using the theorie enough but mostly my own experience and the theorie in my head to support. But I didn't really know how to improve iron this short term so I decided to hand it in like this. It is a first draft an I am sure Teana and Julie have a lot of feedback that will help me find out how to apply the theorie and how to get to the core of what I want to say.
Essay writing
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Reflection
This week was a bit of a wake up call. We are in a new phase where we have to make the project personal and it is not enough to just research. I am not so satisfied because I am not really proud of what I have handed in and what I have made. But like you (the teachers) said, you need difficulties to learn. I have the trust that next week everything will get better because of the plan we've made with the group and the feedback where we can work with.