ENGCOMP 3
English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language
Description: Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: satisfaction of Entry-Level Writing requirement or course 2 or 2I (C or better). Not open for credit to students with credit for course 3D, 3DS, 3E, or 3SL. Rhetorical techniques and skillful argument. Analysis of varieties of academic prose and writing of minimum of 20 pages of revised text. Completion of course with grade of C or better satisfies Writing I requirement. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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I'm the naysayer here. First, I admit that Professor Tara Prescott is a very kind person , and the course materials are kind to students. However, I doubt if her class is a good writing course. This course talks a lot on readings like Harry Potter. These discussions are "interesting", but have little to do with improving writing skills. I learnt most of writing during office hours. And the pace of the class is weird. Even though she does not talk lots about writing, the first essay dues on week two. There is only a "shitty first draft" two days before that, and she does not look at that. This means that you have no editing advice if you don't go to office hour. Essay 2 and 3 have peer review sessions, however you can't trust your peers too much. Professor Prescott focuses on grammar and languages rather than your thoughts in the essays. However your peers would probably not look at those detailed stuff. And mostly you have only two days to edit after peer review. It's really hard to make a perfect essay unless you are a experienced writer. Conclusion for those who are too lazy to read: It's true that Professor Prescott is a good person, but I only recommend this class for those who are confident about their writing skills and are seeking a fun class. Not recommended for those who want to learn something substantial. Especially not recommended for international students.
I'm the naysayer here. First, I admit that Professor Tara Prescott is a very kind person , and the course materials are kind to students. However, I doubt if her class is a good writing course. This course talks a lot on readings like Harry Potter. These discussions are "interesting", but have little to do with improving writing skills. I learnt most of writing during office hours. And the pace of the class is weird. Even though she does not talk lots about writing, the first essay dues on week two. There is only a "shitty first draft" two days before that, and she does not look at that. This means that you have no editing advice if you don't go to office hour. Essay 2 and 3 have peer review sessions, however you can't trust your peers too much. Professor Prescott focuses on grammar and languages rather than your thoughts in the essays. However your peers would probably not look at those detailed stuff. And mostly you have only two days to edit after peer review. It's really hard to make a perfect essay unless you are a experienced writer. Conclusion for those who are too lazy to read: It's true that Professor Prescott is a good person, but I only recommend this class for those who are confident about their writing skills and are seeking a fun class. Not recommended for those who want to learn something substantial. Especially not recommended for international students.
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Fall 2019 - This is a great class. He is engaging, entertaining, and the subject we are learning about is really interesting. He always asks a question on our sign in sheet to get to know more about the students. The class is relatively easy, but thats mainly because the subject he chose for the class is easy to write about. Very interesting class and a great teacher.
Fall 2019 - This is a great class. He is engaging, entertaining, and the subject we are learning about is really interesting. He always asks a question on our sign in sheet to get to know more about the students. The class is relatively easy, but thats mainly because the subject he chose for the class is easy to write about. Very interesting class and a great teacher.
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Summer 2024 - i took this class for the freshman summer program and it was literally a nightmare. prof didn't show up for the first day of class, was often late, and made the assignments overtly complicated for no reason - they weren't hard, but the phrasing of instructions was nonsensical. the bruinlearn page for the course was impossible to navigate. made friends in the class from how bad the class was, would stay away from this prof
Summer 2024 - i took this class for the freshman summer program and it was literally a nightmare. prof didn't show up for the first day of class, was often late, and made the assignments overtly complicated for no reason - they weren't hard, but the phrasing of instructions was nonsensical. the bruinlearn page for the course was impossible to navigate. made friends in the class from how bad the class was, would stay away from this prof
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Fall 2024 - It's very obvious that Professor Rubinson really wants his students to succeed and improve on their writing. He gives students helpful feedback and notes on our writing so that we can improve as well. He gave us assignments where we could really have creative freedom with what we wrote about so that made things easier to be honest. The assignments (other than the final essay) didn't take too much time and were fairly easy. I thought the workload was fairly easy and doable other than the textbook readings. He expected us to spend 4+ hours reading every single day as if we don't have any other classes or a job. I guess that's expected from an English professor though and I got away with skimming most of it and just reading the essays anyways. My main complaint with Greg though was that what he taught was deeply influenced by his political views. I was too scared to write anything I thought he might disagree with or anything that might go against his political views for fear of a bad grade. Especially going to class after the 2024 election... it was an interesting experience. I have the same political views as him but I felt he excessively trashed the opposing party and it honestly made me uncomfortable at times. Overall, if you don't care about listening to him rant about politics this class was decently easy to take and I would recommend to those who wouldn't mind and just need their writing 1 requirement out of the way.
Fall 2024 - It's very obvious that Professor Rubinson really wants his students to succeed and improve on their writing. He gives students helpful feedback and notes on our writing so that we can improve as well. He gave us assignments where we could really have creative freedom with what we wrote about so that made things easier to be honest. The assignments (other than the final essay) didn't take too much time and were fairly easy. I thought the workload was fairly easy and doable other than the textbook readings. He expected us to spend 4+ hours reading every single day as if we don't have any other classes or a job. I guess that's expected from an English professor though and I got away with skimming most of it and just reading the essays anyways. My main complaint with Greg though was that what he taught was deeply influenced by his political views. I was too scared to write anything I thought he might disagree with or anything that might go against his political views for fear of a bad grade. Especially going to class after the 2024 election... it was an interesting experience. I have the same political views as him but I felt he excessively trashed the opposing party and it honestly made me uncomfortable at times. Overall, if you don't care about listening to him rant about politics this class was decently easy to take and I would recommend to those who wouldn't mind and just need their writing 1 requirement out of the way.
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Really nice guy and entertains the class each and every lecture. If you understand and utilize his recommendations on your essays you should definitely be able to pull off an A-, if not an A. I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Samuels' class considering I was a pretty decent writer and got an A.
Really nice guy and entertains the class each and every lecture. If you understand and utilize his recommendations on your essays you should definitely be able to pull off an A-, if not an A. I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Samuels' class considering I was a pretty decent writer and got an A.
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Winter 2024 - Professor Samuelson was a great professor and truly cared about the improvement of students writing. I was nervous at first to take the course because at first, I did not feel confident in my writing. As I end the course, I feel more confident in my writing and I have learned many helpful writing tips. The course was challenging, but I feel that I improved so much as a writer. Professor Samuelson mentioned in the beginning of the course, that if we put in the work and time on our essays we would do great in the class and I agree. I was once a person who said "This is my first draft and final draft," but now I go through the process of writing a bad first draft and revising it. I enjoyed the assigned readings because they were relevant to today's world and I was actually interested and engaged when reading them. The reading responses, I felt were tedious, but they were very helpful when it came to starting my rough drafts. Professor Samuelson always encouraged students to attend office hours, and I did, which I felt was very helpful. I highly recommend Professor Samuelson because she was encouraging and helped me to become more confident in college writing. I now implement the writing skills I learned in the class to other classes where I need to write.
Winter 2024 - Professor Samuelson was a great professor and truly cared about the improvement of students writing. I was nervous at first to take the course because at first, I did not feel confident in my writing. As I end the course, I feel more confident in my writing and I have learned many helpful writing tips. The course was challenging, but I feel that I improved so much as a writer. Professor Samuelson mentioned in the beginning of the course, that if we put in the work and time on our essays we would do great in the class and I agree. I was once a person who said "This is my first draft and final draft," but now I go through the process of writing a bad first draft and revising it. I enjoyed the assigned readings because they were relevant to today's world and I was actually interested and engaged when reading them. The reading responses, I felt were tedious, but they were very helpful when it came to starting my rough drafts. Professor Samuelson always encouraged students to attend office hours, and I did, which I felt was very helpful. I highly recommend Professor Samuelson because she was encouraging and helped me to become more confident in college writing. I now implement the writing skills I learned in the class to other classes where I need to write.
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