Overall I think people get A's but you do have to work for it. Also, the material is deceptively convoluted and half the time during the lecture you will be very confused. I didn't attend the lectures and focused on the discussion and this was enough to get the grade I wanted.

Take this class if you want an easy A without ever needing to show up to lectures. I chose this class because the social media aspect seemed very interesting, but the professor ended up mainly saying the same few obvious points every single lecture that by week 5 I stopped going altogether. There are 3 assignments that go into the gradebook for the class: 1 presentation, 1 midterm essay, and 1 final essay. They essays are both extremely open ended and really have nothing to do with the things talked about in lecture: the midterm was a poem analysis and the final was either an expansion on your presentation or a argumentative essay for a social advocacy group's cause. Take this class if you want an easy GE but don't care for learning any actual material.

Shoutouts to Discussion 1E for having one of the healthiest, inclusive learning environments I've ever had at UCLA. Everyone participated and no few people dominated the conversation.

Prof. MacFadyen is an excellent/funny lecturer who is aware of, and accommodates, student habits and culture. The information he presented in class was very interesting, though ultimately you didn't have to apply much from the lectures into the coursework. The midterm and final papers were open-ended and completely doable, and I actually enjoyed writing both of them as the topic choices given to you are quite interesting and thought-provoking. Overall, one of the most memorable classes I've had and certainly one I'd recommend with this professor.

Dr. MacFadyen is really nice and funny with cool British accent. He offered some creative ideas about social media and storytelling. But my TA was a harsh grader and he graded all my papers and presentation, which cost me an A. Would recommend the class to humanity majors but if you are not THAT interested in literature, think carefully before taking this class. Papers may require a lot of literature analysis.

The lectures in this class were only interesting because of David's humor. Honestly, I was always hesitant to make the trek to class because there was never any mind-blowing or interesting information presented. The connections between social media and storytelling are fairly intuitive and don't need a class for people to see them. Because the class/discussion are not very engaging, I didn't learn a lot.
However, the midterm/final paper are very open and flexible which makes the workload pretty easy.