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Raffi Wartanian
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Winter 2023 - While Professor Wartanian worked hard to be helpful with all our writing, it felt like I was taking my AP Literature class all over again. The lectures were not engaging, grading seemed very unclear at times, and there seemed to be no common themes between the readings and what we were doing. I stopped doing the reading tasks about two weeks into the class as I had already done my reading presentation early, and I only did this because I was relearning rhetoric and writing styles as I had learned in AP Lit. He grades all essays based on how he wants others to write and does not take into account other writing styles when the whole point of all the essays was to be creative with our approach and how we discussed topics. Although unlike other ENGCOMP professors, Professor Wartanian has students turn in all final drafts of an essay during week 10 instead of a set day like other professors. Some people may find this beneficial, but during the last week when you can actually find the time to go over the essays, you have already completely forgotten what the prompt and readings for the first essay are. On top of that, since all the final drafts are the majority of grades, it is extremely hard to figure out your final grade as he does not give an official grade for your rough draft. Some people may like this style, but it seems as if my peers in other ENGCOMP classes found that with a due date after their final draft was due, they were able to effectively write their essays as it is a fresh topic and they are not already moving on the next essay of their three.
Winter 2023 - While Professor Wartanian worked hard to be helpful with all our writing, it felt like I was taking my AP Literature class all over again. The lectures were not engaging, grading seemed very unclear at times, and there seemed to be no common themes between the readings and what we were doing. I stopped doing the reading tasks about two weeks into the class as I had already done my reading presentation early, and I only did this because I was relearning rhetoric and writing styles as I had learned in AP Lit. He grades all essays based on how he wants others to write and does not take into account other writing styles when the whole point of all the essays was to be creative with our approach and how we discussed topics. Although unlike other ENGCOMP professors, Professor Wartanian has students turn in all final drafts of an essay during week 10 instead of a set day like other professors. Some people may find this beneficial, but during the last week when you can actually find the time to go over the essays, you have already completely forgotten what the prompt and readings for the first essay are. On top of that, since all the final drafts are the majority of grades, it is extremely hard to figure out your final grade as he does not give an official grade for your rough draft. Some people may like this style, but it seems as if my peers in other ENGCOMP classes found that with a due date after their final draft was due, they were able to effectively write their essays as it is a fresh topic and they are not already moving on the next essay of their three.
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