GREEK 252
DUNN F M
Francis Dunn
3.7
139 reviews

139
3.7
CLAS60 . Dunn F M 4 Years Ago

He's a very kind and charismatic professor. His lectures are easy to understand. I took her during my spring quarter of 2020 during quarantine and he made the class fun.

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CLASSIC40 . Dunn F M 4 Years Ago

Such a cute man, love his vibe and accent. Its super easy to pass the class without reading and really knowing anything. The lectures were pretty boring but he was such a beautiful man that it was worth it. Also he tells the most random stories at the beginning of lecture which is swag.

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CLAS60 . Dunn F M 4 Years Ago

He's a great professor, very passionate and well-organized. A bit boring but I think that's because I wasn't too interested in the subject but that's not his fault. Class was an easy A as long as you're willing to do the work, would definitely recommend!

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CLAS40 . Dunn F M 4 Years Ago

Guy is incredibly boring as a lecturer, veers off topic, and you're asleep by the time he comes back again. Class is pure easy memorizing. Take for a pretty easy A and credit.

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CLAS40 . Dunn F M 4 Years Ago

Bad experience 1h final, too little time for too much materials

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 4 Years Ago

His lecture is funny, just like your grandfather telling story, but slides do not help at all. Too many readings. Not easy if you never learned greek myth in the past. Very difficult

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 5 Years Ago

Professor Dunn tries to make his class as interesting as possible especially because the majority of the class is first-year students. I admire that he tried but lectures were pretty hard to sit through, especially because most of the slides were pictures and nonsense notes he took during class. Pretty easy class though.

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 5 Years Ago

Professor Dunn gives off an adorable grandpa vibe and obviously loves Greek myth so much. However, his lectures only confused me more and let's be honest, I didn't want to read all those books. Take this if you're down to read a lot. If not, this class might not be a good call for you.

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 5 Years Ago

Dunn was passionate about his lectures; however, he often went on tangents and didn't really talk about much that was relevant. I just read, went to most of the lectures, and attended section. It was an easy A but the material itself was boring since we had to analyze the myths a lot. You don't have to go to lecture. Just read.

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CLAS40 . Dunn F M 5 Years Ago

If you attend lectures and sections you should at least get a B. If you read the material also and pay attention than it's an easy A.

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 5 Years Ago

Easy class, you don't even really need to show up at all. The reading is a lot but I never did it. Dunn is a sweetheart and I enjoyed the class a lot

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 5 Years Ago

He is really passionate about Greek Myth and has a good time telling stories. The midterm was pretty hard but the final was easy and was not cumulative. There was also a 4-6 page essay. All in all it wasn't that bad. Make sure you do the readings they really do help.

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

Would HIGHLY recommend taking classics 40 with Dunn! He is such a sweetheart and always starts class by telling stories about his childhood, and he is incredibly passionate about the subject. Grade was based on midterm, final (+take home essay), and section grades, overall was very easy if you did the readings and was also interesting and fun!

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CLAS40 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

the best man alive, wish he was my grandfather, has the best accent ever and tells great stories of his childhood, oh and the greek myth part is pretty cool too. better take this class

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

Almost all the material is on Sparknotes, and as long as you don't skip class and pay attention for a short 50 minutes thrice a week, the class will be a breeze. The material gets a bit boring towards the end of the quarter, but Dunn is a true aficionado, and I promise he will not disappoint.

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CLAS40 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

The topic of the class is obviously super interesting, but unfortunately just not carried out well, imo. Dunn doesn't really use slides, which is fine, but unfortunately he also seems to skip around a lot which makes his lectures hard to pay attention to. I think he would be better suited to a smaller class size where he is available to more q's.

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

Professor Dunn clearly knows his stuff and is passionate about greek myth, however he wastes a lot of time telling us stories at the beginning of class. Definitely not as easy or interesting as I'd thought it would be. Graded on section, midterm, final, take-home essay, and creative project.

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CLASS08185 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

Great professor. As long as you do the reading (which isn't much) and go to lecture occasionally, you can definitely get an A. Really interesting material. 100% would take again.

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

As long as you stay up to date on the readings, I found that there's no reason to attend lecture. Section is really where you'll get insight to the specific readings. Interesting material and a fun course!

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

The class is easy depending on your TA. My TA was not prepared for the sections at times and gave us quizzes. She did not upload any grades, making it impossible for us to know what we need on the final to pass the class. Prof. Dunn was not that bad. He first starts his lecture by telling us a story, then connecting it to the theme of the lecture.

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CLASS40 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

i love this dude. he is so entertaining and is willing to do anything to make college students who don't pay attention interested in and excited about greek mythology. i'm in lecture right now and he just fell onto his knees to reenact a scene from the furies. so much respect for you, sir.

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CLASS60 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

Lectures can be long, but Dunn is very passionate about the subject! CLASS 60 was a brand new class for Spring 2018. Really helpful during office hours. Participate a little bit for your participation grade. Midterm and Final + Project with very clear guidelines, very easy if you study major people or events that were mentioned in lecture!

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CLAS60 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

This class has actually been great. There's only a midterm, a final paper, and a final exam. Dunn is very passionate and tries his best to make the topics interesting. He is a good lecturer and enjoys when people ask questions. All you have to do to get an A or B is pay attention and read the assigned texts.

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CLASS60 . Dunn F M 6 Years Ago

30% Midterm, 30% Paper/Project, 30% Final, & 10% Participation. Lectures were somewhat boring and readings were lengthy but Dunn does a good job of focusing on what you need to know for the test during lecture. Exams are fairly short with IDs and a short essay. Dunn is passionate about classics and seems very knowledgable. Interesting class!

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