She's very knowledgeable about the time period and does a good job presenting the information with valid conclusions. Intelligent, sharp, and to-the-point. Aside from that, the class isn't too difficult. You'll get an A if you brush up on the textbook and make sure you stay on top of the timeline, things move quickly.

I will take any class she teaches. She is probably the best lecturer I have had, and her perspective as a legal historian is very interesting. However, every class she teaches is only essays, so you do have to learn how to write for her/her TAs' grading style. You should go to the lectures to write relevant and informed essays.

Great class, she was a super engaging professor. Lectures were very fun and interesting, she loves when you ask questions. Only graded on 4 papers the entire quarter, so if you like writing then it's an easy class. I sadly am not the best writer, so it was a bit of a struggle but I did find the topics super interesting.

Such an easy class. No midterm or final. Your grade is made up of 3 papers and section participation. You do not have to attend lectures but some of them were interesting and provided good ideas for what to write about in your papers.

She is such a great professor, I learned so much from her lectures. By week 9 the lecture hall was almost empty. The grade is 3 papers and section participation. The lecture was there to give inspiration for papers and section discussion so if you know enough about the topics, lecture is optional. A lot of weekly reading articles though.

Such a great class! Lecture attendance optional, but section attendance is mandatory. Would recommend and wish I could take again :)

Prof Perrone is extremely kind and reasonable. Your grade consists of 3 Op-Ed papers. They have no prompt which can be difficult, but there is an optional rewrite in place of a final. Lots of reading, but not required to do well in the course. Great class if you have background History knowledge and are good at writing.

Professor Perrone is amazing! Such an engaging lecturer and even tho attendance isn't mandatory I suggest going anyways. Always opinionated and passionate about what she teaches. Grading is based on 3 op-eds of your choice + section grade. LOTS of readings every week, but they are pretty much optional (though sometimes discussed during section).

Amazing lectures and really interesting content. Attendance optional but I would suggest going because the lectures are just that good. Graded off of 3 papers and optional rewrite to replace lowest score. Sections based off readings that week and had very engaging discussions. Definitely will take another class of Perrone's again.

Professor Perrone was funny in class. She talks about current issues around the world and its history. Lectures are not mandatory, but the section is. The section is 25% of grade and 3 op-eds are also worth 25% each. The final is optional where you rewrite your lowest essay.

If you get a good TA, this class with be easy and fun. My TA was annoying and was not helpful, but I was still able to get an A. The professor is great though, she is good at lecturing and lectures are easy to pay attention to. I always did the reading right before the section, so never put in that much work besides the essays. Would recommend fs.

Great lectures, but hardly count towards your grade. Easy A if you can write 3 quality essays. Readings are almost nearly optional, but I usually skim to complete the reading questions (usually only about 250 words per week). Overall, easy class, interesting content, and no mandatory attendance.

Professor Perrone is an amazing lecturer. She is highly organized and clearly very knowledgable and passionate about the subject matter. She was accommodating and gave great feedback as well. Readings could be lengthy but were always interesting and relevant. I took HIST 17B with her too, and cannot recommend her courses enough.

First time teaching the class but she did an AMAZING job. I'm honestly kind of bummed it was cut short because of the strike. Lectures were informative with some guest lecturers. Assigned articles were interesting and supplemented lecture well. Course was graded w/ 3 op-eds w/ chance to rewrite for higher grade. Sections were discussion based.

such an easy GE. attendance is optional and lectures are very interesting. no final, graded by TA on 3 op-eds with one makeup optional. section is mandatory for points but very easy and fun.

this was her first year teaching HIST5, but I thought she did a good job. She is very passionate about her beliefs but did not push them on any of the students, but instead allowed each of us to create our own interpretations. The big assignments were three papers, op-eds, that you get to choose the topic of.

Professor Perone recorded the lectures (really well done) and the TA graded the midterms. While the TA was definitely not an easy grader, she was very reasonable in her grading and expected solid college-worthy essays. My only (minor) criticism was that sometimes the essay prompts were unclear. Fortunately, room for interpretation was given.

While the professor did a nice job of doing lectures and clearly explaining the material, the "reader" a.k.a the TA of the class grades super unfairly, and the fact that we have to risk scoring lower if we ask for a regrade is INSANE. Pandemic or not, have a little more empathy for your students. The fact that it's all based on 3 assignments--bye.

The professor was great, but the reader who grades the assignments was very objective and would give poor grades if the argument in the paper was 'not good enough' or if it was an objective argument. I do not recommend taking this class in COVID times due to everything being online and how subjective the grader is.

Perrone is an amazing lecturer and an outstanding professor overall. I have never taken a more clearly organized and structured course in my life. Although, her TAs are tough graders and assignment criteria isnt always clearly stated. Thus, to avoid missing points, ask questions about assignment requirements.

Clear class schedule and enthusiasm in the Civil War topic, she offers great opinion and facts in the topic. She is willing to answer questions in and out of class. One of the best professors in my college life. But, must be aware of the heavy reading assignment, over 50 pages per week with required notes and two papers of 12 pages in total.