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Introduction to the Dissertation Prep Unit.
Spoke about the details of the dissertation, what it entails and what types of dissertations there are. Have begun to already think about what topics I want to write about.

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Began to come up with discussion ideas and dissertation ideas that I like. In class discussed it with everyone and saw how each topic may be appealing and work as a topic.
Spoke about what makes a good lead question and its characteristics, which includes no close ended questions that lead to a single yes or no answer or a question that is too general/vague.

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Have come up with a lead question that works and isn't too vague/ general and leads to a good discussion that doesn't have a simple answer.

“What does the use of horror themes and visuals in Junji Ito's work reveal about contemporary society and what we fear?”

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Research for Topic
This week, I began looking for research sources to use for my paper. I went on Google Scholar and put in key words related to my question, examples like "Horror and Phobias in Media", "Why we like to be scared?" and so on. I found more contemporary sources related to Junji Ito's work since there is a lack of academic papers about him and his work.

Research Padlet with Sources I accumulated
https://padlet.com/ngonzalez170/8u2vn8oy4gsjfswg

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Week of the formative where I presented my proposed research question, why I wanted this topic and which sources I can use.

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This final week I began to write up my dissertation proposal with all my sources I have so far accumulated. I divided it into parts to help with the word count and not make it as daunting.

I made sure to include all the information I have and also state my future intentions

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For future goals during the summer break, I intend to continue my research in the form of reading Junji Ito's works and the research papers I have and putting it into a document that helps me filter the quotes and references I want to use in the dissertation. I also want to do more research on the Manga making process and making some test runs with the media.

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During the summer break, I continued to read my two chosen Junji Ito books and take notes of visual and narrative themes and sort them into categories. I determined what notable themes stood out and how they are represented. I gathered research material that helps my topic and choose some quotes that support my work and conducted a survey about fears and phobias.

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Throughout these months, I continued to refine my question and my chapter plans. I drew up another rough chapter plan and discussed it with my teacher, I reworked my chapters to make them more concise and organized. I chose my concrete themes and found the particular stories I want to analyse for these themes.

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Christmas Break (Dec 5-11) Writing Period

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Christmas Break (Dec 5-11) Writing Period

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I dedicated a couple of weeks to writing my dissertation in a spaced out manner to make sure I don't get overwhelmed with the task. I began with Introduction and conclusion so it would lighten my load. It was simple and a undaunting task to first complete. I also divided my word count amount my parts so I know approximately how many words I need to write in each part.

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This period of the Christmas break I spent writing my main body paragraphs. I split 600 words into two parts of my day. 300 in the morning and 300 in the evening and perhaps starting the intro to the next paragraph. I separate quotes from my academic and contemporary sources and introduce them into my paragraphs. Writing the whole main paragraphs I estimate would take a week and a half. Then more time for practise work.

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In this time I created a rough sketch and outline of my artefact which was a couple sample pages of a horror manga in the style of Junji Ito. I wrote the story down in a brainstorm then outlined what specific pages I will illustrate. Then drafted the panels and laid out the structure. I decided on a cover page, a intro page, a build up, then climax (the visual horror full page). The pulled my drafts into Clip Studio Paint and refined them.

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I submitted my dissertation with my practise