Okay the simple thing is that you possibly can not know what grade you are going to get. He grades completely unfairly. He makes no comments whats so ever on essays, rather makes grammar corrections, then gives you a B/B- (WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN)

Okay so lets begin
First you have a ID, Map Quiz (the ID's are not hard as long as you put the correct information and memorize the info) The Map on the other hand makes no sence. He gives you locations, send you home and says google them. Literally the places he gives overlap one another so it makes absolutely zero sense... Anyways I got an A+ on the ID portion and a B on the map, combined I received an A for the exam (this is in week 4)

Then you have your first essay (4 pages, you CAN NOT pass 5). He cares more for grammar than content. Your introduction paragraph make or breaks you. Literally take it for him to read because if he dosent like you intro then you will get a B on the essay. INTRO IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN THE ENTIRE ESSAY. In addition, make sure you make your intro exactly I repeat exactly like the example he gives. He says you can write it differently, even approves it during office hours, then claims you did not do it exactly as he wanted.

Final is the same. Pay attention to page numeration, citations, sentence structures.

Advice from me is read up to week 4 as it is essential to for the ID exam, you can stop after. The essays he covers in lecture, you can just go back and incorporate in your essay.

Anyways, I got an A but this guy gave me ANXIETY. I really don't recommend since he is highly unorganized and dosent really seam to care much (even though he says he does). I learned things I didn't know before, it was interesting I am not going to lie, but the stress was not worth it.

Professor Aslanian was a pretty good lecturer, he really knows what he is talking about and you can tell he is very passionate about the material. Honestly the class is not that hard ( a lot of readings though), the midterm was easy (consisted of IDs and short essays) and he gives a study guide beforehand. We had to write another 2 essays for the take home portion of the midterm but each was 4 pages maximum . He really emphasis having good grammar so if you just have the writing center look over your papers before you turn them in them you're almost guaranteed an A on the papers. The final was also 2 papers (also 4 pages maximum). Overall I would recommend taking this class if you're interested in Armenian history.

Professor Aslanian is, by far, one of the best professor I've had! He truly cares about his students and does a great job going over such a rich and complex topic. Aslanian also offered his students the opportunity to attend other discussions of relevant topics, further expanding their knowledge on the subject. Reading the textbooks and attending lecture are important for the class. I would gladly take him again!