the class was graded by participation, mini research paper, 4 film reviews, pop quizzes, and a final paper. he grades based off of letters and not numbers (you'll receive an A instead of 90) and he never inserts grades into canvas so you wont know your grade until it is in gold. never answers emails and does pop quizzed based on readings.I did p/np

nice prof but odd grading

Grading criteria weren't transparent. Did not update grades throughout the term - We only knew what we got when grades appeared on gold. However, has great stories about immigration and is highly respected! Take his class with caution

Professor Huang was super engaging as a lecturer + incorporated a bunch of different material in his course -- books, poems, videos, movies, music, etc. I didn't really know what I was signing up for when I chose this class, but he blew away any expectations I had. Show up to class, pay attention, take good notes, ask questions. Be engaged!

He's a good professor and really entertaining. I've taken three classes with him and really enjoyed them.

Had a great time in this class. We read some really interesting books, and his lectures are really entertaining. He goes off on a lot of tangents during class, so you may not get too much from the lectures, but he is very, very funny. Pretty easy grader; would definitely take one of his classes again.

easy class even for engineering students - Huang tries very hard to be funny and is always interesting -- likes to go on random tangents

Professor Huang is a great and very funny lecturer! Took this as a GE and was dreading it because I hate American history, but it was actually really interesting because of the topics he chose. Exams were super easy if you go to lecture. No slides posted so make sure to take notes.

unclear grading criteria like the rest of the reviews. if you're not interested in the topics then you won't enjoy the class. lectures aren't mandatory but you should go just for the exams. overall, don't take if you don't need to.

If you don't go to lectures you won't pass. Lots of readings, but you can get through with only knowing the gist of things. Exams are fill in the blanks (terrible) and a short essay answer. Lectures are really hard to follow (his banter didn't help). Paper guidelines were unclear, you basically had to create the prompt yourself. Avoid!

Lectures were so so messy and all over the place. If there weren't TA sections, I would have failed this class. Would drift off topic during lectures as well.

I stopped attending lectures because I got nothing out of them; the professor would ramble on about things that did not correlate to the reading, like his hometown. The test is fill-in and blank, if memorization is not your strong suit, you will suffer. Do anything in your power to not take this class; it'll save you a lot of stress.

graded solely on section attendance, midterm, paper, and final. the paper and final occur around the same time. both tests have a fill in the blank section, which was absolutely ridiculous and taught nothing. the paper had no prompt, the only requirement was the page count. did not specify in the course description that the class was only poetry.

Lectures were unorganized/all over the place. Didn't know what was going on half the time. Only graded on section attendance, midterm & final, and paper. Exams are fill in the blank and a short response. Really didn't like the fill in the blank part, as that teaches nothing about the content of the readings and was hard to study.

Kinda funny, but that's it. Unorganized and confusing lectures. Doesn't post grades and only accepts assignments through email, but he won't email you back. Spontaneously assigns writing assignments during class rather than sticking to the schedule in the syllabus. No grading criteria. For a poetry lab, we never actually write poetry.

You won't know any of your grades until he uploaded to Gold, so you won't have a chance to change PNP or DROP the class. The Final Paper accounts for 50%, and his rating is very harsh.

If you attend lecture and take notes, it’s an easy A. attendance is mandatory but his lectures are amazing!

Loved Professor Huang! He was really funny and the class was interesting. Super easy. Graded on a take-home midterm, take-home final, and 5-7 page final paper. Easy A. He has some really interesting stories and insights.

Good Professor. The class consists of just reading lots of poems. Tests make sense - you're graded on the key ideas that the professor talks about (the hardest part) and then matching these quotes to the poems and poets, so mainly memorization. Don't bother with the textbook you can just look up the poets/texts.

I didn't go to this class for 6 weeks or read any of the readings before the day before the midterm and final and got a B. if you put in very minimal effort you will get an A. He's a cool guy but the class was graded very oddly.

This prof is awesome! No idea why he's rated low. If you show up and do the work you'll do well in the class. That's all anyone can ask. They check your thinking but incorporating an essay at the end, and check your knowledge with the fill in the blank tests. They're not everyones favorite, but if you go to lecture you will get a lot out of class

God I should have listened when I was told as an English major to skip this professor. I scored a 90 on the midterm without ever going to lecture (they're truly useless, I've gone to two all quarter). That said, the test format is truly ridiculous. Someone said it before, I'll say it again, fill in the blank ID is not the point of an English class!

For this class there are almost no grading criteria, and some of the deadlines lack a clear date. We were assigned his own book, and it did not relate with the curriculum thus far.

Took this class for a GE and was far better than I expected. Reading is a max. of 10 pgs prior to every class. Majority of tests consists of info off the syllabus such as author names and titles of poems, and the memorization is usually just a single key word that he has emphasized in lecture. Midterm, final, and one 5-7 pg paper. Highly recommend.