Acquaints students with purposes and tools of literary interpretation. Introduces techniques and vocabulary of analytic discussion and critical writing. Some emphasis on poetry with attention also to drama, essay, and the novel.

Prerequisites: Writing 2.

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Letter

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1, 2, 3

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None

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Letters and science

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James Donelan
3.8
97 reviews
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WRIT107L . Donelan J H 4 Months Ago

Passive aggressive professor. He does not have a rubric that he refers to when grading.

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WRIT107L . Donelan J H 6 Months Ago

Passive aggressive like an angry kid lol. assignments are peer-reviewed, and students give conflicting advice so you have to sort that out yourself. He does not give feedback until after submission... and feedback is not very constructive when he gives it. (An actual comment i got was to "never do this again" for one grammar mistake?)

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WRIT107L . Donelan J H 6 Months Ago

Definitely knows his stuff and will improve most students' writing if his teaching style works for you; also teaches how to manage one's responsibilities during hardships which is great. Unfortunately has an ego and seems to let his emotions get the best of him at times (often passive aggressive; sometimes unresponsive, kinda like an angry kid )

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ENG102 . Donelan J H 2 Years Ago

Definitely aloof in understanding that students are busy. Very annoying because slides are not detailed and he obviously doesn't spend that much time on the class. That being said, the lectures are pretty chill... that being said, the midterm and final involve memorization of knowledge I deem unnecessary to memorize. God, the calamity...

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ENGL102 . Donelan J H 2 Years Ago

The course material is boring and out-dated, the professor is old school. There is an overwhelming focus of anything that's not literature, which is funny because I took 101 & 103 and those courses bothered to actually talk about literature analysis. Not a bad guy but the reading material is r***st and s***st, and he spent time justifying them.

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ENG102 . Donelan J H 2 Years Ago

There r 2 essays and the 2 tests aren't hard if you do the reading. However it is very obvious that the guy has a huge ego and he only likes people who are willing to entertain his personal stories. This doesn't feel like a literature course but an author's autobiography course. The guy's anti-tech and I'm stupid to have done my notes by hand.

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