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Claire McEachern
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The teacher is great. She really explains well and is to the point. What the hell is up with the TA's?! They think they are so superior it's so stupid. Beware of Samir--he grades VERY harshly. You think he is helping you out, and you try your best....to end up with a terrible and unexpected grade. McEachern is really cool and I did learn from the class; however, b/c of my TA I despised the class. Don't take Samir if you can avoid him!
The teacher is great. She really explains well and is to the point. What the hell is up with the TA's?! They think they are so superior it's so stupid. Beware of Samir--he grades VERY harshly. You think he is helping you out, and you try your best....to end up with a terrible and unexpected grade. McEachern is really cool and I did learn from the class; however, b/c of my TA I despised the class. Don't take Samir if you can avoid him!
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Spring 2024 - This class was fine – it definitely covered all the basics of Shakespeare in a mostly engaging way. I would say that McEachern shut down conversations that were beyond the mainstream scholarship but I suppose that is normal for teaching of early Shakespeare. The reading and work level was also consistently manageable. I'd recommend this class if you need to take your 150 series historical distribution class, but not if you want to fall in love with Shakespearean literature.
Spring 2024 - This class was fine – it definitely covered all the basics of Shakespeare in a mostly engaging way. I would say that McEachern shut down conversations that were beyond the mainstream scholarship but I suppose that is normal for teaching of early Shakespeare. The reading and work level was also consistently manageable. I'd recommend this class if you need to take your 150 series historical distribution class, but not if you want to fall in love with Shakespearean literature.
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Fall 2017 - Nice enough but a harsh grader. Her office hours are super early (8am) so be prepared if you have questions. She Lectures but they’re really disorganized so be prepared to just scramble when taking notes. She is anti laptops so you’ll have to do pen and paper. Her reading quizzes are SO HARD! She expected close reading which basically meant remembering every random symbol, scene or action. The tests (midterm and final) are better but I wouldn’t take this class unless you’re really into shakespeare and have the time to dedicate to it
Fall 2017 - Nice enough but a harsh grader. Her office hours are super early (8am) so be prepared if you have questions. She Lectures but they’re really disorganized so be prepared to just scramble when taking notes. She is anti laptops so you’ll have to do pen and paper. Her reading quizzes are SO HARD! She expected close reading which basically meant remembering every random symbol, scene or action. The tests (midterm and final) are better but I wouldn’t take this class unless you’re really into shakespeare and have the time to dedicate to it
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