ENGL 91C
Introduction to Fiction
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: satisfaction of Entry-Level Writing requirement. Introduction to prose narrative, its techniques and forms. Analysis of short and long narratives and of critical issues such as plot, characterization, setting, narrative voice, realistic and nonrealistic forms. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2024 - This course was really fun! At least for me. Lecture is twice a week, 1 hour and 50 minutes. Your course grade is based on 3 papers, one for each book you read, all weighed the same. The quarter I took this class the books were "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens, "Iola Leroy" by Frances Harper, and "Nevada" by Imogen Binnie. Some pros were that the professor gives extensions on the papers and tolerates tardiness as long as you let him know ahead of time. Also, he prioritizes quality of writing over anything so it doesn't matter if you use MLA or APA or whatever. Another pro is that this prof is really into helping and ensuring each student succeeds. He's pretty laid back and office hours are plentiful. Some cons are that this is not the easiest GE as you cannot use ChatGPT to write your papers. First, there are no set prompts for each book; you are to pick a specific aspect of the book and close-read it to generate a thesis for each paper on your own (office hours are super helpful for this). Second, when I say specific, I mean like, you're picking quotes that are 1-3 sentences long, sometimes even just a singular word or two to nitpick. Another con is that this prof can come off as a little all over the place and the lectures do require some participation as the class is small (my class was 26 people). Additionally, this class does require you to be a strong reader. However, he always leaves comments on papers after grading (he also grades in a timely manner) and you're free to contest if you think the grade given/comment was off the mark. The class is interesting though and if you have time, I recommend taking this!
Winter 2024 - This course was really fun! At least for me. Lecture is twice a week, 1 hour and 50 minutes. Your course grade is based on 3 papers, one for each book you read, all weighed the same. The quarter I took this class the books were "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens, "Iola Leroy" by Frances Harper, and "Nevada" by Imogen Binnie. Some pros were that the professor gives extensions on the papers and tolerates tardiness as long as you let him know ahead of time. Also, he prioritizes quality of writing over anything so it doesn't matter if you use MLA or APA or whatever. Another pro is that this prof is really into helping and ensuring each student succeeds. He's pretty laid back and office hours are plentiful. Some cons are that this is not the easiest GE as you cannot use ChatGPT to write your papers. First, there are no set prompts for each book; you are to pick a specific aspect of the book and close-read it to generate a thesis for each paper on your own (office hours are super helpful for this). Second, when I say specific, I mean like, you're picking quotes that are 1-3 sentences long, sometimes even just a singular word or two to nitpick. Another con is that this prof can come off as a little all over the place and the lectures do require some participation as the class is small (my class was 26 people). Additionally, this class does require you to be a strong reader. However, he always leaves comments on papers after grading (he also grades in a timely manner) and you're free to contest if you think the grade given/comment was off the mark. The class is interesting though and if you have time, I recommend taking this!
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