I really liked the content of the class and Griffin is a pretty good lecturer. There were three required books and about 15 sonnets but it was only important to know them on the final. Some of the assignment instructions are unclear and the grading is very subjective so make sure you get to know your TA and ask them clarifying questions.

Grading policy was so unclear. Mixed gradings between TAs and never showed total grade. TAs graded the papers so harshly. After taking the final (that he told us about a few days before), I want to drop this class. Do not recommend. Worst class I've taken here (and I've gone through ochem). Avoid Griffin at all costs!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I thought this class was relatively easy until now. I had a great TA so I didn't have to worry about harsh grading, despite unclear directions. The final was not mentioned at all (even on syllabus) until 1 week before. It is unnecessarily difficult and specific. The lack of information and communication in this class has been extremely frustrating!

The slides aren't posted anywhere, so go to lecture. Professor Griffin seems and nice and was funny. You can tell he's passionate and tries to make his lectures more engaging. HOWEVER, instructions for all the assignments are so vague and unclear and my TA was a tough grader and lowk mean with feedback. The final is diabolical. not an easy-A course

horrible lectures that are very content dense. half the words given for the midterm were very briefly mentioned in lecture and are not even real literary devices. redundant points. awful in person final that is very content heavy and unnecessarily meticulous.

Lectures are somewhat boring but he's a great guy and very relatable. He tries his best to make his lectures interesting. Only downside are the slides aren't posted anywhere so you have to be in class to get the slides for the day. The slides are packed with information.

Prof. Griffin is amazing. He cares a lot about his work and understands that not everyone loves literature. He's very engaging during lecture. Most of the grade is based on two papers and a final, but this could fluctuate. This class is perfect if you're not a talented writer but still like literature. I regret not taking the honors section.

In ENG10, Professor Griffin was more focused on sharing his passion for literature than giving grades or assignments. For this reason, it's quite easy to get an A, depending slightly on your TA. Perfect for those who enjoy exploring literature but don't feel a natural talent for essay writing. Just go to lecture and section.

Prof. Griffin is very nice and super passionate. The lectures have so much material in them, which can be confusing. The final was not difficult at all and was just to show off what we learned. The class was graded on section attendance, final, and 2 papers, but overall the class is not time-consuming and there is no homework. I recommend!

Lectures were SUPER long, boring, & PACKED w/ tiny words, which was super confusing to comprehend. Get ready to read 3 long novels, a lot of Sonnets, poems, etc. The gradebook consisted of 2 essays (1 short 1 long) & a take-home final exam (~3 hrs). My TA Olivia Bievenue was nice but v late in grading & never covered any lecture & reading material.

The expectations for our reading and writing were appropriate in difficulty, and our participation and work were evaluated fairly overall. However, with the two papers plus the take-home final exam, I think this class should fulfill writing requirements though it does not. My main critique is I found the dense lectures difficult to sit through.

He seems like a genuinely good, smart guy, but oh my god this class was WAY too much for introductory english. It's not even that it was hard, just SO intense and too much work. The final is literally the worst one I've taken in three years here (including ochem, biochem, etc.), basically made us write ~4 essays worth of content in 24 hours.

Professor is extremely unclear in the directions of the assignments and the structure/grading of the class. It does not matter if you go and type as fast as you can, you will not be able to get down the 500+ words per slide in 8 point font. The final was AWFUL and an extremely unnecessary amount of work. He changed this course, avoid the class.

this class was extremely unclear on what the actual content was and the lectures made no sense. there was 2 assignments that we quite doable. then the final was the hardest one ive had at UCSB. avoid this class if u can.

unenjoyable class

This class was so unclear. The professor is verbose and makes every assignment ten times more difficult than it should be with his explanations. While I cannot speak for them, it seemed as though the TAs were confused at times too. I would not recommend this class, as the final was horrible and did not even open on time.

English 10 is a very easy GE and I would definitely recommend taking this class. The papers are not long at all, maybe like 700ish words. Your grade on the papers mostly depends on the TA but they are pretty chill and do not grade super harshly. There was the TA strike when I took this class so we only had two papers and a mini final reflection.

Prof. Griffin is super funny and a great lecturer. You can tell he really cares about the material and wants his students to succeed. Try to get Billy Collins as your TA if you can.

ENGL10 gotta be one of the easiest classes with Andrew. He's very accommodating and a genuinely hilarious guy. The paper's aren't very long for an English class, and there are also very few. Ironically the assigned readings didn't affect you too much if you didn't read them, you just need a basic understanding.

Griffin is definitely one of my favorite professors Ive taken so far. He's so passionate during his lectures and wishes the best for his students. I did have some trouble in the class because of my TA, but the second I brought it up to him he did his best to fix that issue. He was so kind and accommodating and he's also really funny.

Griffin is really understanding and I found his lectures interesting. You only read 1 book all year with supplemental pieces alongside it so its light reading for an English class. If you pay attention in lecture you dont have to read all the extra poems and stuff. Engaging lecturer. Sit up front tho cuz his slideshows are in like 10 pt font.

Important: engl10 was changed: focus now on a blm poetry book, not literary classics. Went 2 first 4 lectures, they were slow, uninspiring, slides: convoluted. Citizen by C. Rankine is the only book read. Actually learned a lot about race in usa, and Andrew seems super chill+friendly. Gradebook was empty all quarter, so hard to gage grades.

Super nice prof, not that much work considering it is an English class. He is very passionate about what he teaches. He is also very accessible with office hours and will always meet to discuss anything. Overall, entertaining prof. Attendance definitely not mandatory as he posts everything.