Helen Morales

64 reviews
Amazing lectures Clear grading criteria Get ready to read Hilarious Respected Lecture heavy Skip class? You won't pass. Gives good feedback Caring Graded by few things Participation matters Would take again Inspirational Lots of homework Tough grader Tests? Not many So many papers Accessible outside class Online Savvy
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CLAS40 . 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

Arguably the easiest class at this school, with Helen at least. Pretty interesting as well.

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CLAS40 . 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

Prof. was hilarious & overall a good teacher. Which is kinda hard to find nowadays. Clear on what work you need to do to get an A, B, C etc. which takes the stress away. The class taught by her & the TA made me love greek myth.

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CLASS40 . 1 Year, 11 Months Ago

Easy GE. Clear & easy grading. 2 weekly 200WC writing for completion, attend 7/10 sections, complete 1 1600WC project/paper for a passing grade or 2 for an A. I mostly BS'd all assignments with just some Percy Jackson knowledge and Wikipedia. Just make sure to focus on writing analysis. Never needed to attend lecture or do the readings. (Fall 2021)

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CLASS40 . 2 Years Ago

the project(s) are kind of a lot of work, but if you pace yourself it isnt that bad. the weekly work assignments arent too bad either and you can miss a few! the material itself is really easy, especially if you like greek myth already (percy jackson fans?). julio is an amazing TA as well!

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CLAS40 . 2 Years Ago

Lots of reading but you don't need to do most of it

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CLAS40 . 2 Years Ago

Great professor and TA!

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CLAS40 . 2 Years Ago

the only challenging part of this class is the two projects that really bite you in the butt if you procrastinate on them. start early on them so you do not stress during finals week! otherwise, morales seems cool, I did not attend any person lectures with her though. TA was great, really passionate about his stuff.

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CLAS40 . 2 Years Ago

If you want an easy GE, take this, pass/no pass. Just attend 7/10 sections, and about 70% of the weekly writing assignments (basically 2 per week) for a pass grade. Writing assignments are generally graded easily, credit/no credit. Just make sure to set weekly reminders to do the work, cause a lot of times I forgot to do them, so I cut it close.

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CLASS40 . 2 Years Ago

I took CLASS40 in Fall 2021 online. The grading policy was clear and assignments were graded more on if you followed the directions than did anything special. I followed all the guidelines (max of 2-3 hours a week). Plus, if you manage to write more than 1600 words for your final projects you can apply for a writing credit in L&S.

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CLAS40 . 2 Years Ago

She is very kind and funny, but if you are looking to really learn greek myth and don't think this class is it. There aren't any tests or final which is a plus, but it doesn't hold people accountable so I felt no one knew anything, at least I felt I didn't learn much. You pretty much get to pick your grade based on how much work you want to put in.

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CLASS40 . 2 Years Ago

Professor Morales will be a professor I remember for a while. She is very passionate about what she does and this translates to her lectures. Fall 2021 had the class online but I felt I got a high quality of education nonetheless. There was a lot of writing, so be prepared.

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CLASS40 . 2 Years Ago

Super easy stress free class. The only thing you need to do to pass is participate in sections and do the weekly assignments; requires an hour or two a week. To get an A, you'll need to do two writing assignments, which aren't too bad, just requires some extra work. They're graded based on completion, and the TAs give good feedback.

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