Professor
Andrew Martinez
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Spring 2022 - By far, one of the best professors at UCLA! Writing is not my strongest suit but I'm glad to have taken this class with Professor Martinez. His live and welcoming energy made 8 am classes very much bearable! You'll feel your writing improve as the quarter goes on. The only homework assigned is usually short readings (provides PDFs so you do not have to buy them) that are briefly reviewed at the start of class. We had 3 different essays throughout the quarter, and each time we'd do peer reviews which made it very helpful to see what could be improved on before our final submission. His grading was fair and feedback was helpful. I felt he was always prepared for class with slides/handouts. We had to keep a notebook (physical or digital) with our notes, readings/annotations, essays, etc. in which he would do notebook checks here and there just to make sure we were keeping up with the class. If you have the opportunity to take this class with Professor Martinez, PLEASE DO! Highly recommend it.
Spring 2022 - By far, one of the best professors at UCLA! Writing is not my strongest suit but I'm glad to have taken this class with Professor Martinez. His live and welcoming energy made 8 am classes very much bearable! You'll feel your writing improve as the quarter goes on. The only homework assigned is usually short readings (provides PDFs so you do not have to buy them) that are briefly reviewed at the start of class. We had 3 different essays throughout the quarter, and each time we'd do peer reviews which made it very helpful to see what could be improved on before our final submission. His grading was fair and feedback was helpful. I felt he was always prepared for class with slides/handouts. We had to keep a notebook (physical or digital) with our notes, readings/annotations, essays, etc. in which he would do notebook checks here and there just to make sure we were keeping up with the class. If you have the opportunity to take this class with Professor Martinez, PLEASE DO! Highly recommend it.
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Winter 2025 - I loved this class! Professor Martinez is kind, engaging, and funny. He cares a lot about the success of his students and his class is fair and organized. The theme of the class is loosely about trauma, and all of the assignments were unique and engaging. He has you write about 4 papers throughout the class with other weekly assignments that aren't too difficult. The workload is decently tough, but manageable. Overall I would absolutely recommend taking a class with him.
Winter 2025 - I loved this class! Professor Martinez is kind, engaging, and funny. He cares a lot about the success of his students and his class is fair and organized. The theme of the class is loosely about trauma, and all of the assignments were unique and engaging. He has you write about 4 papers throughout the class with other weekly assignments that aren't too difficult. The workload is decently tough, but manageable. Overall I would absolutely recommend taking a class with him.
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Winter 2019 - I enrolled in this class because it was one of the only ones left but BEST BEST class and professor you could possibly take for EngComp 3D!! He is so charismatic!! You will want to actually go to class and it is never boring. The readings he assigns are actually interesting too ! I was so scared to take a writing class because i suck at it but this class was actually ENJOYABLE.
Winter 2019 - I enrolled in this class because it was one of the only ones left but BEST BEST class and professor you could possibly take for EngComp 3D!! He is so charismatic!! You will want to actually go to class and it is never boring. The readings he assigns are actually interesting too ! I was so scared to take a writing class because i suck at it but this class was actually ENJOYABLE.
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Spring 2019 - This review is for both Peter Sellars and Andrew Martinez, since they both taught the class. The class is very easy, and is structured to make you learn more about yourself, rather than to get a certain letter grade. The class helped me reflect on my life and what I wanted in the future. I learned better ways to live my life and this class helped me re-examine my goals. Attendance is mandatory, but it's only once a week for an hour (even though it's listed as 3). Discussion is definitely mandatory though, but I found that discussion was fairly enlightening. Even if you miss class, just let your TA know and they'll let you make things up. Everybody is very understanding and kind, and I definitely enjoyed this class.
Spring 2019 - This review is for both Peter Sellars and Andrew Martinez, since they both taught the class. The class is very easy, and is structured to make you learn more about yourself, rather than to get a certain letter grade. The class helped me reflect on my life and what I wanted in the future. I learned better ways to live my life and this class helped me re-examine my goals. Attendance is mandatory, but it's only once a week for an hour (even though it's listed as 3). Discussion is definitely mandatory though, but I found that discussion was fairly enlightening. Even if you miss class, just let your TA know and they'll let you make things up. Everybody is very understanding and kind, and I definitely enjoyed this class.
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Summer 2025 - As a FSP student, I had the amazing opportunity to have Dr. Martinez as a professor! I heavily recommend taking any form of English class with him. As someone who was initially afraid of taking a Writing II course in their first quarter because of insecurity about their writing, I left as a stronger and slightly more confident writer. Dr. Martinez assigns readings (PDFs are provided) that will be discussed in the lecture and relate to the assignments. Overall, the workload consists of 1 weekly essay and 1 response (related to the readings). Dr. Martinez also coordinates peer reviews (2 classmates), therefore, completed essay drafts are expected. As long as you manage your time properly, you will be fine. The final was a 6-7 page I-Search Research paper, where you select a topic that interests you. I'm unsure if this is exclusive to ENG100W, but he does set deadlines at 5 PM for all assignments. In the beginning, I thought that was odd, however, reflecting now, I believe this was to discourage procrastination (which helped in my case). To note, Dr. Martinez is a very sweet and friendly professor, and I regret not attending his office hours. I can not emphasize enough that if you ever have the opportunity to take a class with him, do it.
Summer 2025 - As a FSP student, I had the amazing opportunity to have Dr. Martinez as a professor! I heavily recommend taking any form of English class with him. As someone who was initially afraid of taking a Writing II course in their first quarter because of insecurity about their writing, I left as a stronger and slightly more confident writer. Dr. Martinez assigns readings (PDFs are provided) that will be discussed in the lecture and relate to the assignments. Overall, the workload consists of 1 weekly essay and 1 response (related to the readings). Dr. Martinez also coordinates peer reviews (2 classmates), therefore, completed essay drafts are expected. As long as you manage your time properly, you will be fine. The final was a 6-7 page I-Search Research paper, where you select a topic that interests you. I'm unsure if this is exclusive to ENG100W, but he does set deadlines at 5 PM for all assignments. In the beginning, I thought that was odd, however, reflecting now, I believe this was to discourage procrastination (which helped in my case). To note, Dr. Martinez is a very sweet and friendly professor, and I regret not attending his office hours. I can not emphasize enough that if you ever have the opportunity to take a class with him, do it.
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