ENGCOMP 3
English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language
Description: Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: satisfaction of Entry-Level Writing requirement or course 2 or 2I (C or better). Not open for credit to students with credit for course 3D, 3DS, 3E, or 3SL. Rhetorical techniques and skillful argument. Analysis of varieties of academic prose and writing of minimum of 20 pages of revised text. Completion of course with grade of C or better satisfies Writing I requirement. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2020 - This is easily one of the best English classes I have taken. Professor Hartenberger takes the time to make the class interesting even during online classes and truly cares for each one of her students. The class consists primarily of three large essays which she takes the time to meet with you one-on-one to edit and you additionally get multiple revisions to go over it. I initially wasn't too thrilled to be taking an English class, but I can now say I truly enjoyed taking this class.
Fall 2020 - This is easily one of the best English classes I have taken. Professor Hartenberger takes the time to make the class interesting even during online classes and truly cares for each one of her students. The class consists primarily of three large essays which she takes the time to meet with you one-on-one to edit and you additionally get multiple revisions to go over it. I initially wasn't too thrilled to be taking an English class, but I can now say I truly enjoyed taking this class.
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HORRIBLE. This man does not belong at the head of the classroom. He was a TA teaching Engcomp 3 to my class and made a habit of publicly berating the entire class after every assignment. He failed to effectively critique anyone's essays and give constructive help. He is also socially inept, and appeared to hate his job. He rarely came to class on time, and had no apparent lecture prepared. He mostly relied on the input of his students, who, in my experience, were not engaged by him or the material. I didn't do badly in the class, but I know that many with less writing experience did - and this was not the fault of the students, but this TA's inability to convey information properly. It's really a shame that grad students at this school are forced to teach either without enough training or against their will, but it's one of the unfortunate truths about UCLA.
HORRIBLE. This man does not belong at the head of the classroom. He was a TA teaching Engcomp 3 to my class and made a habit of publicly berating the entire class after every assignment. He failed to effectively critique anyone's essays and give constructive help. He is also socially inept, and appeared to hate his job. He rarely came to class on time, and had no apparent lecture prepared. He mostly relied on the input of his students, who, in my experience, were not engaged by him or the material. I didn't do badly in the class, but I know that many with less writing experience did - and this was not the fault of the students, but this TA's inability to convey information properly. It's really a shame that grad students at this school are forced to teach either without enough training or against their will, but it's one of the unfortunate truths about UCLA.
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Professor Hewitt really cares about her students. I would recommend going to her office hours where she really helps you work out your essay. She's very available and concerned. When I took the class the themes were really interesting and and she really knew what she was talking about. Overall I had a good experience but as for an English Comp 3 class, you could probably find easier ones. So if you are looking for an easy A this probably isn't the right class for you.
Professor Hewitt really cares about her students. I would recommend going to her office hours where she really helps you work out your essay. She's very available and concerned. When I took the class the themes were really interesting and and she really knew what she was talking about. Overall I had a good experience but as for an English Comp 3 class, you could probably find easier ones. So if you are looking for an easy A this probably isn't the right class for you.
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Fall 2015 - Mr. Hitchner was very cool. He was always eager to help students and was very available for office hours. We only wrote two major essays in this class and all the other small writings were to be combined for the big essays. His units vary from quarter to quarter, but when I took it, the topic was about music. The first essay was a popular narrative paper which I wrote on Nas, and the second essay was an academic analysis which I wrote on Kendrick Lamar. He gives you a lot of freedom in this class to write whatever you want. There were no midterms or finals either. There was some homework, but it was very manageable. He also teaches you how to use academic research database tools like jstor and ebscohost. He also took us on a "fieldtrip" to Powell Library so we knew how to use and navigate that too. Hitchner taught a great class and I'm glad I had a great time in English Comp 3!
Fall 2015 - Mr. Hitchner was very cool. He was always eager to help students and was very available for office hours. We only wrote two major essays in this class and all the other small writings were to be combined for the big essays. His units vary from quarter to quarter, but when I took it, the topic was about music. The first essay was a popular narrative paper which I wrote on Nas, and the second essay was an academic analysis which I wrote on Kendrick Lamar. He gives you a lot of freedom in this class to write whatever you want. There were no midterms or finals either. There was some homework, but it was very manageable. He also teaches you how to use academic research database tools like jstor and ebscohost. He also took us on a "fieldtrip" to Powell Library so we knew how to use and navigate that too. Hitchner taught a great class and I'm glad I had a great time in English Comp 3!
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