Great professor who obviously cares about what he's teaching and hearing the student. I struggled on the essays, but that was with the TA and not the prof. Only graded on 3 essays and attendance only required for section. Though, attending lecture was still fun to hear all the different perspectives on the reading.
He was a wonderful professor! Made me decide to pursue english further, and was very kind and understanding. He was also amazingly kind and personable! Take him if you can pookies
Donnelly is easily the best professor I've had, his lectures are hilarious and he's amazing at engaging student participation. Attendance to lecture isn't required but you're definitely missing out if you skip. Very lucky to be in the English department, will be taking more courses with him in the future.
TAKE THIS PROF!! He is stellar, I have never been so fascinated by lectures as I have been in his class. His lectures on the books you read in this class are uniquely top-tier. Great discussions. TAs are phenomenal. Mainly graded by 3 shorter essays-- do the reading and go to lecture (not mandatory but oh, so worth it), and you'll be set.
I think I attended less than half of the lectures over the quarter because they never seemed to have much important information that couldn't just be found on Canvas, and I still ended up getting an A-, so if you need the class, take care of something else during the actual lecture time
his lectures weren't very necessary for assignments, but could still be helpful just in general. I do wish he wouldn't speak about Judeo-Christian beliefs as mythology in respect towards those who practice those religions. Jesus loves you!!
Professor Donnelly was one of the most interesting professors I had. His class for Science Fiction was really interesting with some great reads, making the papers easy and fun to write. If you have an enjoyment for the subject I highly recommend taking his class. His lectures aren't directly necessary but can give an outlook on the readings.
Donnelly is one of those professors who make it so that lectures aren't necessary but extremely helpful. He was really accessible during hybrid which was nice, and even better in person. Pretty easy to pick and choose what you read for the papers, but make sure you read what you're writing on. My TA was very responsible so overall good experience.
Interesting lectures with amazing TAs. Homework due every Friday or Sunday, sometimes both, but very doable. 3 papers that had straightforward prompts and a lot of support from TAs/lecture. This class is an easy A if you put in the effort and keep up with assignments.
I'd just say pick topics you are passionate about to write for your papers and do not go over the page/word count. I think the course content is super interesting and he is a super reasonable guy! This class was my first upper div and was very satisfying to learn about. It's not just textual material, movies as well as music, TAKE IT!!
Good class with interesting material. The class is graded mostly by Nectir posts and essays. An easy A if you do the assignments. Lectures are short but are somewhat confusing on how it connects to the class. Overall, a good class but I did not learn too much.
Lectures are shortish and easy to understand. (20ish min) three small papers that are kinda confusing but TAs offer lots of help. Participation counts so make sure you watch lectures and post during Nectir segment.
Funny guy who seems to care about his students. Didn't take attendance. Lecture material was pretty self-explanatory; I still went b/c I enjoyed class. Lots of papers (that's to be expected), but he offered a lot of support. Go to lectures before essay due dates bc he gives you a lot of material that you can use in your papers.
Professor Donnelly is a great instructor. He is funny, and makes a potentially boring lecture pretty interesting. He offers extra credit, and your grade is determined by 3 mini essays, 3 medium ones(longest was 850 words), and section participation(mostly based on attendance). A great class to satisfy your English requirement!
I cannot recommend Prof. Donnelly highly enough! His dystopian sci-fi class was the most fun I've ever had in a class. We spent most classes just talking about the readings. He does a wonderful job of making the discussion interesting, fun, and natural. I looked forward to every class!
Great lecturer, and really funny! Summer session is definitely easier and more relaxed compared to a typical quarter. Readings are interesting and not difficult to keep up with. Attendance is crucial, as he examines specific quotes and symbols during lectures that definitely appear on quizzes/tests.
Great class with an even better professor. Typical amount of reading/writing for an English class, but the themes covered (dystopia, apocalypse, humans vs. androids, etc.) easily make this the most interesting English class I've taken.
When I took this class, it went from 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM, so I would say Prof. Donnelly did a good job making a class that late interesting. I showed up to most of the lectures, even though they were not mandatory and most people would not show up. I found him interesting and I hope to take at least 1 Upper-Div course with him someday!
Great professor, go to lecture to get reading notes and help on interpreting books. grades based on essays
Donnelly is a pretty cool professor, but lectures get a bit too philosophical and can drag. Interesting and diverse readings: poetry, a dystopian and graphic novel, and a Shakespeare play. Grade is based off 3 mini assignments and 3 short essays. If youre already a good writer you'll get an easy A
His lectures were really fun to listen to. Probably my favorite professor ever. No final, but there are 3 essays and 3 close readings + a little extra credit
Donnelly is a fun guy, and is clearly very intelligent, however he does a somewhat poor job of communicating how to develop literary analysis skills. If you are already good with English you should be fine, however the class is essentially the same as AP Lit with slightly stranger readings. We read Titus Andronicus for some reason. Pretty solid.
I really enjoyed Donnelly's class. The reading were super interesting, and the class itself was pretty relaxed but still emphasized participation. He took the effort to learn everyone's names which was nice, too. Attendance isn't mandatory, but it's highly recommended and would definitely help enhance understanding of readings.
Loved this class. Fascinating material and concepts. Donnelly is a funny and charismatic man and his lectures are extremely illuminating. 2 essays, 1 final. The final was brutal length-wise (5 mini essays if I remember correctly), but you'll have fun throughout the quarter so I still recommend the course.