I feel like this class was the perfect class for someone who doesn't care about their degree. It's an easy A- class, which I actually enjoyed because I need to graduate in three years. I think a lot of people that are going here for their education would be really triggered with this class, which I can understand. The in-class assignments were weird and busy work. Most of them were just to fill time. There was this one time week eight that we were just sent outside in groups to do a worksheet that we weren't supposed to complete, so a lot of people got triggered but it was just to fill time. Participation is required for this class sadly. You do have to show up to TA sections, which were the most stimulating times, and you do have to show up to lecture to fill out an answer about that week's reading in your bluebook. It's just for attendance. What's annoying is that you do kinda have to do the readings to complete the quizzes, which felt very randomized. Some questions were too easy while others were extremely obscure and hard. I scored poorly on the quizzes but I got a 98 on the final essay. It helps to be a good writer throughout this series. They don't really help improve your writing, but they do help you understand broad concepts so you can write about them. There are two essays in this class, one is the midterm and one is the final. They are both worth a lot, but they also have the same topic. So chose you're topic early and get researching. This is how the other parts in the series work as well. I chose my play in week 3 for 101B and wrote the final essay week 6, so I was chilling throughout the rest of the quarter thank goodness. Knowing you theater majors, you're probably taking 22 units, so make sure the 101 series isn't as pesky as it can become over time. The final essay was to recreate a theatrical performance or ritual from that time period. So for example, you could write about the process of scandinavian burials or you could write about a Shakespeare play as if you were there. You would have to get sources from the time. You need three primary sources and like 7 secondary sources. I may have exaggerated those numbers, but I remember it being a lot. I actually think that was the amount. It was a real research paper. It was the most free-form out of all the essays you'll write in the series, so take it for granted. Anyways, this class was boring. Some of the slides had one photo on them with no context lol. There were a lot of inside jokes that came from this class, so try to find some enjoyment in it even if it may not come from learning.

I agree with everyone saying this class is easy, but not as easy as I think it used to be. Definitely still would recommend Theater 10 as an easy GE, but make sure to do the readings because they are tested on in the quizzes. If you do the readings, you will get an A.

Do the readings for the quizes, which makes up a good portion of your grade. Reading is not so heavy even for summer. I enjoyed most of the play script and readings. The prof is very passionate about what the materials, and he cares about the students. Overall easy and fun course to take. Text me at 858-371-4307 for course reader.

I enjoyed this class a lot. Professor Gorshein is passionate about Theater and it wears off on his students. Taking it online made this a very easy class and taking it with friends makes it easier and less stressful. Overall a very easy GE and highly recommend it.

Overall an interesting and well put together class. Not stressful, just enjoyable. Would recommend

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I took this class as it was offered as an online GE, and it was super chill. There were weekly quizzes, a midterm (which was an essay that you could write on whatever you want), and a final paper (which in our case was cancelled due to all of the COVID-19/protest concerns throughout the quarter). The quizzes are slightly annoying as they get quite detailed, but just try to skim the lectures and readings, and you should be fine.

I almost regretted holding off on taking my VPA GE for my last quarter as a senior, since it meant that I was taking 20 units. When I got into this class, it became no problem. The material was actually pretty interesting most of the time but rather intuitive so it was a nice break from my other classes. From what I gather, the structure of the class has been changing but has remained very chill.

For Spring 2020, there were 9 quizzes, with the lowest score being dropped. The quizzes were worth 55% of the grade, so the best 8 were worth up to 6.875% each of the grade. The midterm paper was worth 20% of the grade. The final paper was waived and everyone got 100% for this portion, worth 25%.

The quizzes would consist of mostly quick multiple choice questions and then 1-2 short essay questions, with a very clear rubric on how points were assigned for the short essays. I never lost any points on the written questions and they don't leave feedback, but am assuming they don't grade very harshly. The multiple choice and especially the T/F questions could be almost annoyingly simple - to the degree that it oversimplified the work. Just never overthink the questions. Overall, straightforward though.

The midterm paper was very flexible, as he gave us three different options to choose from when deciding on a general topic. It gives you a ton of freedom to write about whatever the hell you want. I decided to compare video games to theater. I got a 97/100, zero comments once again. Literally got zero feedback from this class, but it was fun, and I didn't even have to take the last quiz which was great because some of the quizzes are double the length of others and it was nice to be able to drop the one quiz.

Super easy class. It's normally online, so the structure wasn't any different because of COVID-19. The lectures are professionally pre-recorded so the atmosphere is a little different, but I found that it wasn't necessary to fully watch all of the lectures. Most of your grade is weekly quizzes, so as long as you do the readings you should be fine (they're open book). We had a midterm paper that I believe was graded very leniently, and there's supposed to be a final paper but ours was cancelled due to the current situation. Overall, probably the easiest class you can take for your performing arts ge and the readings are pretty fun/interesting!

This is how GE's should be. Most of your grade is based on the quizzes which are all real easy, just do the reading (most of time pretty interesting, but you can also just not read & cntrl-f), skim the lecture transcript, and you can 100% the quiz no problem (it's open note too). The midterm & final paper are all graded pretty leniently and you can write about pretty much anything as long as you ask first.