Horrendous professor who I would only recommend to my worst enemy. His lectures had NOTHING to do with critical thinking and were more like a battle to stay awake for the entire class. He was very proud of himself for incorporating Powerpoint into his lectures, but even that technology wasn't enough to captivate 97% of the class, save for the 3 people who always participated with their unoriginal ideas. He rarely asks questions and does not encourage discussion. The readings are mostly dry (Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, etc.), and he assigns a book a week (not a surprise for English majors). He grades pretty fairly, and if you take good notes the midterm and final IDs and question are a breeze. Nice, but no.

Out of all the English classes I've taken, this was by FAR the most boring. I went to nearly every lecture and the only way I could get through the class was by being on my computer (much like everyone else). His lectures are extremely dry and the reading material is not interesting.

You are graded on attendance, 2 essays, a mid-term and a final. The mid-term and the final aren't too difficult, but make sure that you do the reading. He did e-mail us all the powerpoints to study for finals which was helpful.

This is not necessarily an "easy" class, but it wasn't too difficult. It however was a waste of time unless you really enjoy reading 19th century American Lit. I was disappointed that there wasn't really any chance for discussion during class and only a few people talked during the entire quarter. TAKE ANOTHER CLASS if you can.