She's a great teacher teaching a very boring class. But that's just my own personal opinion.

I loved this class. I usually hate writing and do not consider myself a great writer, but this class was way more enjoyable than I anticipated. It is all about the history of Los Angeles and its landscape. The only scary part is she grades your papers in a conference one on one with you, but it's not as bad as it sounds. I definitely recommend taking her to satisfy writing 1.

Professor Jaurretche is a very caring and passionate professor. She obviously knew tons about the texts that we covered and led really interesting discussions. We would usually read one book or play each week, in addition to supplemental historical reading. There are no pop quizzes or anything so you don’t have to stress too much about falling behind. Your grade is based on research projects/essays. The one downside of this class is that there was only one meeting each week so we didn’t get to dive very deeply into any of the materials by analyzing them for, say, two days. That being said, I feel like I truly learned so much about Irish history and culture through this class, not to mention literature. If any of those things interest you, I would highly recommend this class.

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Professor Jaurretche is an okay teacher, all things considered. She genuinely tried to make the class interesting, and she seems to really care about her students. The class topic was History of Los Angeles or something, which for some reason meant a lot of geography readings? Assignments were readings (often fifty pages of some guy talking about mountains?) and write-ups for each reading that you could easily make up if you skimmed the book.

Apart from that: one essay on the LA river (field trip included but you do it on YOUR OWN TIME), one group essay on a Special Collections object, and one Final paper on a topic of your choice. She grades really easy, if you’re an ok writer you’ll be fine.

FYI: If you take this in the Fall, she WILL host class the Wednesday before Thanksgiving break, and she expects EVERYONE to be in class that day. (The lecture was useless, skip it anyways).

I took this class to satisfy my Writing I. I honestly enjoyed this class as Professor Jaurretche created a comfortable and open class (zoom) environment. All the readings and assignments were readily accessible on CCLE which made it easy to access materials. She assigns a lot of readings which vary in length. She also assigns discussion questions based on the readings where we would discuss them in class. Usually 1-2 students would voluntarily share their responses to the class, and we suggest edits as a class. In total, she assigned us 3 essays. 2/3 were apart of a research project that she assigns later in the quarter. The longest paper was the research paper which was 7-8 pages of writing. She grades "conference-style" where you'll hop onto a zoom meeting with her for ~10 minutes (or less) and she'll read your essay, provide feedback, and gives you a letter grade. Scary in the beginning, but SO relieving once you finish. Her grading style is very fair. Overall a great class and professor!

I loved this class but it was so much reading! The amount of reading expected for this class was really mind blowing, and there were a couple instances where I had to read a 700 page book in the span of a couple days so that I would be ready for class in addition to textbook reading due on the same day. However, the books were great and interesting and if you fall behind on some readings it's not the end of the world! I never participated in class but attended every class and got an A. The paper was a big undertaking but was manageable! Professor Jauretche was sweet and engaging in class but a little unhelpful when I reached out asking for help or advice when I joined the class late. I ended up being pretty behind for the first part of the course because I was unclear about where to find the different things assigned and what was expected of me.

Grades breakdown goes like: 15% participation (attendance are taken); 25% group annotation project; 20% annotated bibliography (preparation for your final paper); 40% 10-pages final paper. Coursework gets busier toward the second half of the quarter, as that's when assignments are due. For most of the weeks you are just reading novels/plays, which isn't at all like "works" if you love reading. The lectures are discussions of the texts you read led by Professor Jaurretche essentially. Some of the texts include Dracula, Juno and the Paycock, Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, portions of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, Yeats' poems, and Waiting for Godot. Professor Jaurretche is knowledgeable and kind and reachable.

Unlike other writing classes with fixed topics, Professor Jaurretche revolves her style around Los Angeles, allowing the course to cater to students' interests. The topic is fascinating, so I enjoyed the class a lot. The class started with the background and history of Los Angeles and required students to explore Los Angeles River as a group, then write about their observations. Then, you will focus more on your research paper on any topics you are interested in. Afterward, you will be assigned to a group (based on your personal paper's interest) to use the library's artifacts in crafting your final group paper and presentation. Lastly, you will have the final essay on the readings due in the last class period.

In terms of workload, it is reasonable but could be overwhelming for people not used to intensive reading and writing classes. The number of assignments in total could be a lot relative to other writing classes, with short reading reflections, one annotated bibliography, three individual papers, one group paper, and one group presentation. Professor Jaurretche is a sweet person, and I do not think she is a harsh grader from my experiences. She gave a lot of helpful comments for improving my essay, and she is very responsive, so it is easy to contact her. Overall, I enjoyed this class and would recommend it to anyone who wants to take Writing I to take it with her.

The professor definitely appreciates showing interest. Class was mostly centered on editing draft work as a whole class, which is not the worst pedagogical approach, but does require students to resist embarrassment. When I took the class, it was themed around the National Park system, and the readings ranged from uninteresting to feeling vaguely racist.

Whatever Professor you go with, English Composition 3 is a class where you will have to write. The topic of your writing, however, varies wildly by Professor. Professor Jaurretche is great but the topic she chose for us, National Parks, was boring as hell (for me). To this day, I still cannot believe I wrote a 7 page paper on the history of Yosemite; how I persevered through that much drudgery I will never know. If National Parks fascinate you, then Professor Jaurretche's English Composition 3 is a must; if National Parks don't fascinate you, then you may want to look for another section. That being said, if you do find yourself stranded in the nature, as I did, rest assured -- you will survive. You may even come to appreciate the fruits.