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Introduction to American literature from 1789 to 1900. The organizing thread of this course, and the selection of texts to be studied, vary from quarter to quarter. Consult the department's Course Description Booklet to see what will be taught in any particular quarter.

Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 50 or 109 or English 10 or upper-division standing.

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1, 2, 3

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None

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Letters and science

College
GEs Area G Writing
MASLAN M J
Mark Maslan
3.4
51 reviews
ILP 4105
M
15:00 PM - 15:50 PM
25 / 25 Full

GIRV 2127
M
16:00 PM - 16:50 PM
25 / 25 Full

ILP 4103
T
14:00 PM - 14:50 PM
25 / 25 Full

ILP 4101
T
15:00 PM - 15:50 PM
25 / 25 Full

ILP 3211
T
16:00 PM - 16:50 PM
25 / 25 Full

ILP 4107
T
17:00 PM - 17:50 PM
25 / 25 Full

Spring 2025 . Maslan M J
ILP 1101
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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ENGL 103A Maslan M J Spring 2025 Total: 117
ENGL 103A Maslan M J Spring 2024 Total: 107
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3.4
ENGL103A . Maslan M J 2 Years Ago

Prof. Maslan is a good professor and makes it very clear what you need to do. His lectures can be very long and a bit dry but you have to pay attention to them as the final and midterm are almost completely based on the lecture. If you pay attention and review his slides, however, they are super easy and almost a guaranteed A as long as you review

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103A . Maslan M J 2 Years Ago

Extremely dull, overly wordy to the point of having to decipher everything he says, and overall I just dread going to his class. The quarter isn't over but I can already tell I will remember absolutely nothing from this class a month after finishing it. It's just one of those classes...

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103A . Maslan M J 3 Years Ago

Despite his averse teaching style I actually thoroughly enjoyed his class. I hated that the midterm and final were in-person written exams, but I appreciated him giving us a clear expectation for what was going to be on it and what he wanted from it. He posts PowerPoints but they aren't too helpful unless you're reviewing. GO TO LECTURE!!!

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103A . Maslan M J 3 Years Ago

Really nice guy, very nerdy and passionate about the material. Readings were short and generally interesting. Chill class and I really enjoyed the lectures. Would recommend!

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103A . Maslan M J 3 Years Ago

He's a nice guy, but it is week 7 of the quarter and none of my work has been graded. I have no idea how I'm doing in the class and the drop date has already passed.

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ENG103A . Maslan M J 4 Years Ago

Took him during lockdown, and I ended up dropping the English major after 2 years. He made class dreadful, as he went MIA for 4 weeks and expected us to write short essay responses for the final on material we should've covered during those 4 weeks but didn't until one week before the final. Worst teacher I've ever had.

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