I would 100% recommend taking English Comp 3 with Nathan! He is such an engaging professor and your writing will definitely improve through this class.

But with that being said, this class does have a pretty large workload (even online). In addition to a weekly mini-essay, reading journal, and peer feedback, there are two midterms (3/5 pages) and a final (10-12 pages). Even though we did do a lot of writing, no two essays were similar and none were overly daunting. We also had the opportunity to revise the midterms until the last day of class.

Nathan does a great job of communicating deadlines and the workload should never be too overwhelming as long as you time manage well. Lectures are dedicated to either discussing the reading for that week or other students mini-essays. Even though Nathan did a great job of adapting the class to an online format, I do wish that I was able to take this class in person just because of how small it is and how personal many of the essays are. I hope I can take another one of his classes in the future!

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Super great and interesting class. Be prepared to do some creative writing. The workload was fairly high for this course considering we were reading or writing most days of the week. Professor Deuel was very kind and helpful. Be sure to attend office hours. His selection of readings for the quarter were interesting and diverse. Professor Deuel pushed us to work hard but was always wiling to help and gave us the resources we needed to succeed. Overall, I would recommend this class, just be prepared for the work load.

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CLASS BREAKDOWN:

- Participation: 20%
- Weekly Mini-Essay: 10%
- Midterm Essays (2): 30%
- Final Paper: 40%

HOW THE CLASS WORKS:
Class happens every Tuesday and Thursday. On Thursday, we are assigned an abstract prompt (ex. why are you here?) and we have to write a single-spaced one-page "mini-essay" in regards to this prompt. This essay is due by the end of day on Thursday. It can be as formal or as informal as you want. There isn't like a very strict academic requirement to them as long as you write something. Then, he picks 5 essays to be shared with the class and he sends them out to everyone to review them. You write comments for each essay he sends out. On Tuesday, you go over your comments for the essays and give feedback to the authors of those pieces. After class ends on Tuesday, there is a section of a book (Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology) that you should write about in a "reading journal." This reading journal can be typed out or put into bullet points of your reaction to the text. On Thursday, you discuss the sections of the reading and the cycle repeats.

THE PAPERS:
There are 2 midterm essays. The first one is three pages and the second one is five pages, each one double spaced. The final paper is 10+ pages minimum, double spaced. All the papers were manageable, but DO NOT PUT THEM OFF UNTIL THE LAST SECOND. It takes some time to come up with a good idea that you want to write about for them, and he will help you come up with an idea if you email him one.

MY THOUGHTS:
As a South Campus person, I was scared to take any type of writing class, and I begrudgingly took this class as just another req to graduate. Man, did Prof. Deuel totally change that perception. This was a great class and Prof. Deuel made it a lot better. He is a great teacher, and I would totally recommend anyone to take this class with him. He takes the time to get to know you personally, which was such a refresher considering the blunt way that other professors deal with students. He writes comments about your writing and about you throughout the quarter. He really is a fantastic guy, who will genuinely make your writing a lot better. It is a decent amount of work at times because you have to write mini-essays, comments on the mini-essays, and the papers, but as long as you stay on top of things it is manageable. He is a big stickler for timeliness and he explicitly writes in his syllabus that he will not accept any late materials (unless you have talked about it with him before hand). You don't have to do anything remarkably amazing to get an 'A' in this class. Just do the work on time and participate in class, and you will do good. Highly recommend taking this class with him.

tldr: Prof. Deuel is amazing. Class is a decent amount of work, but if you stay on top of things you will most likely get an 'A'.

I LOVE PROFESSOR DEUEL!!! If you need your writing I requirement definitely try to get into Deuel's class! He's so nice, funny, and understanding. This class is really structured and you will have to write a mini-essay each Thursday night, which isn't that fun but you're given the prompts before so if you wanna go out on Thursdays, you just have to do it before. There's also a lot of reading/journaling. I normally hate English because I'm a stem major, but Deuel had me writing so much that it became easy for me. There are three major papers, two midterms and one final that all have a lot of creative freedom, so you can really write about whatever you want. I love love loved this class and was so happy I had Deuel my first quarter at ucla!!!

A great instructor, by far my favorite lecturer at UCLA. I always felt inspired to learn and I was always engaged in class, he brings the insightfulness and energy needed to be an educator. I'm truly grateful to have taken this course. If you put in the work (which you will), you will gain a greater confidence in your voice and your writing.

Best class I have ever taken at Ucla. If you are given the opportunity to take this course, DO IT!!! Deuel is a king.

I took English comp 3 in the fall as a freshman. Overall, the class is pretty similar to an AP high school English class because there are only about 20 people in each class. Mr. Deuel is such a personable teacher and I think the best thing about him is how much he cares about his students-if you email him, he will likely get back to you in the next hour (he even offered to call me about the midterm right before his flight took off).

The weekly readings that he assigns are pretty long but not super dense but you have to keep a reading journal with some notes about the reading. On Thursday, we just came in and discussed and at the end of each class, he gave us a very vague prompt to answer in 1 page single spaced by the end of the day. On Friday he'll post like 4-5 short essays that he wants us to look at and on Tuesday we will discuss them. (he makes sure everyone is chosen once). We also have to write a paragraph for each person between Friday and the class on Tuesday.

Even with the amount of work, it really isn't that bad- you have 2 midterm papers (one 3 pages and the next 5 pages) and then your final paper is 10 pages. While it might seem overwhelming, Mr. Deuel is literally always there to help you with ideas and gives you so much creative freedom, and in my opinion, is quite an easy grader. Also, if you don't do well on your first 2 midterm papers, he gives you the opportunity to "redo" them and resubmit them at the end of the quarter and you really just have to look at the comments he writes and make adjustments. 9/10 recommend this course

Professor Deuel is an amazing teacher and genuinely wants you to do well. He uses the book "Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology" and I found the readings 50% boring and 50% interesting. The workload is quite heavy for this class, with a mini-essay, a reading journal and a commentary (on fellow students' mini-essays) every week. Final grades are mostly based on 2 mid-term papers (3 page and 5 page) and a final paper (10 page), but homework and participation count too. Deuel grades generously so as long as you do the work, you will get an A.
9/10 recommend.