I got an A- in this class and it didn't kill me to get that grade. Dr. Hammer is a great professor who was clear and helpful. I also liked the class discussions and meeting with her in private meetings was cool. She makes the class interesting and fun.

Wonderful professor. Though the class was 2 hrs, she has a lot to say and gives you breaks and it doesn't feel that long. We had 3 papers and you peer review but she's always available to discuss. You have a 15 min conference with her after your 2nd paper. She really cares about her students & their work! Class helped me get comfortable w/research.

She is an amazing teacher who is interested in the best of her students. She is very helpful. I wish i had her for more classes!

Take her class! She makes the class interesting! The papers are not that hard and they're on interesting topics! I really enjoyed her class! I ended up with an A-

BEST professor at UCSB. She was very clear and helpful, her essays were a bit tough at times but i was able to get help with the CLAS tutor we got for her class. She actually takes the time to know her students, definitely recommend her to everyone!

loved her! so cute and energetic!! take her class- go to the actual classes and do the minimum work required and you'll get an easy A:)

Best prof you can get for writing! I am not a good writer and I actually liked this class and learned a lot too. Take her if you can!

Like the other person, I thought this class was HARD! But I thought Prof. hammmer was terrific. Really helpful, smart, and fun, and I learned a lot about writing. All around great class, other than the hardness. I'll take another class with her.

Prof. Hammer is very sweet, but my experience in her class was horrible. I love writing, but somehow could not get over a C in the class, when every other person thought my papers were excellent. Office hours didn't help, either. She never really told me what I was doing wrong.

I didn't feel that this was a writing class but rather where we had short readings to do outside of class and talk about them and then write 3 papers. Easy A, but I did not feel like I improved my writing because of the class.

She is a great teacher! her papers are interesting and easy to write. SHe sorts of teaches like a high school teacher so its very easy to follow.

Professor Hammer is a great English teacher. Her assignments are never too difficult and the papers are interesting to write. She is very helpful and it should not take much effort to get a good grade in the class. She is reminiscent of a high school English teacher in terms of difficulty. She is very interested in her subject and willing to help.

You won't be bored. She makes class interesting and cares about her students. Fair grader.

Interesting class and great prof who cares about students!

Great prof who cares about her students! She takes the time to get to know you.

She barely teaches and you won't learn anything. Every lecture is a waste of time, she gives bad guidance on essays and doesn't give good feedback. Just do all the work and choose the easiest essay topics possible. This class is easy enough if you do the work. Avoid if possible.

Loved her and her class! Prof Hammer is great and I learned a lot about college writing from her. 10/10!!

Overall class grade depended on short writing assignments/quizzes, three essays, and participation. Professor Hammer made her expectations and grading criteria very clear for all assignments. I HIGHLY recommend that you take writing 1 with her.

Hammer's class is a bit tough in terms of the big research paper that is due at the end of class, BUT she helps you every step of the way and makes sure you're 100% prepared to write it. You have to put work into the paper but she is kind and caring and her class is very interesting and taught me a lot about the arts and social sciences.

She really cares about her teaching her students. Also made class consistently interesting by assign cool readings and analysis of writings by people like Bob Dylan and Allan Ginsberg. Definitely glad I had the chance to take this class. If you put the effort into the work and get it all done, you should be fine.

There is homework due every single class meeting, which is a real drag. Everything has to be typed too, even if the assignment is just 1 line long, so it felt like a huge waste of paper. She is very nice and approachable, just expects more of the students than most professors.

Good Writing 1 Professor. Helped me become a better writer .

Hammer is an awesome professor. She is very clear about what she is expecting & although the class is a lot of work, she spaces it out nicely so it's not overwhelming when the final paper is due at the end of the quarter. She is enthusiastic & very approachable! This class is a great class for perfecting your research, analytic & writing skills

She's a very good teacher, you don't have to go out of your way to take he class, but if you get her as a teacher, consider yourself lucky.