Professor Ortiz is one of the first professors I've had in college. She is so kind and genuinely cares about her students, even though we never got to meet in person.

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LEctures are not mandatory but the discussion is. After each lecture the professor uploads a question based on the lecture that you have to answer. There are only two papers based on the book Bad Indians that they make you purchase. They also have a lot of readings that are used through perusal but I'm not sure if they'll continue you that. The reading is heavy but I would suggest to just read every other week. or take light notes. I would recommend you watch the lecture though cus I had to cram them the last 2 weeks. this class is fairly easy but if you slack on the readings you will fall behind.

Don't take this cluster just bc it is a cluster, take it because you are interested or else you will become very bored. Lectures are entertaining but I found the reading to be SO overwhelming week after week. You spend all this money on two readers and barely use them. Fall quarter you take a midterm and write a paper (no final) and winter quarter you write a big paper and then take a big final. On the bright side, participation (just showing up) makes up a huge part of your grade, which is nice. The best part was spring quarter, where you got 6 units for going to one 3 hour discussion a week with a TA who was usually chill and didnt assign much. The A+ in the 3rd quarter almost makes this class worth it. I was interested in fall, but by spring I was tired of the class.

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The class was okay. Definitely do the readings to get an idea of what they are about, because you will need to recall information from specific readings for the midterm. They come in a course reader, which I heard was upward of $60 if you bought it new. I bought one from someone who took it last year for cheap and just looked up the readings online that it didn't include.
The essays came with seemingly easy prompts, but they stressed me out like crazy because I wasn't 100% sure what the TA wanted. Right after they assign the essays, GO TO YOUR TA'S OFFICE HOURS. Office hours helped me so, so much with writing the essay. Even if you think you're confident on the prompt, GO TO OFFICE HOURS. Show your TA that you're committed and looking to improve your writing. Ask them their opinion on your thesis. Ask them anything you're not fully confident about. Please, just go to office hours. I swear this helps your writing.
As for the course material, it wasn't too boring. I'm interested in interracial dynamics, but I was hoping for more contemporary material that went over current events. What we read so far was pretty historical and shouldn't be too hard to understand if you know basic American history. Some articles were pretty eye-opening, though. I can say that my eyes have been opened, and my perspective on some subjects have been broadened because of the readings. I really liked Bad Indians (the book you read for the first essay). It's a collection of all these different types of texts from different perspectives through time, and it was my favorite thing to read for the class.

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Fall quarter was better than winter quarter, but still sucked. Lectures were boring. You will find that answer across all boards. I've been in many boring classes, very few were THIS boring! KT Bender was a cool TA, very serious but pretty knowledgeable about the cluster and we actually learned things unlike the other TA I had (Winter quarter). This being said, your grade almost entirely depends on section/your TA. Section participation was 25% I believe, and the TA's also grade your essays/finals which encompass 20% each (20% for participation). Anyway, I wouldn't take the cluster again.... You can have more room for other classes because the cluster takes up 6 of your 10 enrollment units for the first pass (sometimes preventing you from enrolling in other courses) and then the GE's it satisifies can literally be satisfied in other courses.... Workload is annoying. The course reader is FAT!!!! The text of the articles is SOOOO small..... It was such a hassle... But if you aren't taking too manu demanding courses and can focus on the cluster, why not?

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This class can be difficult if you don't do the readings. It's a lot and can be overwhelming, but worth the work. In the fall you have 2 papers and one midterm exam. In the spring you have 2 papers and one final exam. Section participation and lecture participation (clickers) count towards your grade for both quarters as well. The papers are fairly easy if you read the course reader and go to section. The midterm exam is easy as well - you just have to define terms. The final exam was a bit more difficult, consisting of multiple essays, but doable. I found the lectures to be interesting but thats because I thoroughly enjoy this subject. This class allows you to knock out a lot of GE's which is really nice. I wouldn't take this class if you don't find the subject to be intriguing - you'll be bored to death. I'd take it again though.

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This was a great overall class. It takes care of a lot of GEs and it's really applicable to a lot of other classes you'll take in UCLA. There is a lot of reading, but it's doable.

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