Definitely take her. She looks for effort, so just revise as many times as you can. She gives great advice on how to write that you might not get anywhere else. Attendance is important, but she's very nice and approachable. Selling The Craft of Revision 5th Ed by Murray, Read to Write 3rd Ed by Murray, and Easy Writer 5th Ed by Lunsford. All of these books are necessary for her class. Email me: cynthiamai2115@yahoo.com

Definitely take her. She looks for effort, so just revise as many times as you can. She gives great advice on how to write that you might not get anywhere else. Attendance is important, but she's very nice and approachable. Selling The Craft of Revision 5th Ed by Murray, Read to Write 3rd Ed by Murray, and Easy Writer 5th Ed by Lunsford. All of these books are necessary for her class.

She is wonderful. She made me a better writer and her class is very interesting. Peer grading can be a little frustrating at times, but it's rewarding in the end.

There was a lot of work, but it all serves a purpose. Also don't get behind on your journals, I had to write all of mine in a day and it is really hard to remember what you did in class unless you wrote it down!

Got an A too. I think she gives higher grades on essays that have obviously been revised. The one I completely revamped got an A while my two others that were solid and I didn't change got much got -A's. So revise!

BEST PROFESSOR!! Very helpful! Got As on all papers :)
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Professor Popham is one of the most incredible teachers that one could have for English. She is more of like a teacher than a professor. She states her expectations at the beginning of the year and never strays from them. She takes the time to work with you if needed and she genuinely wants you to become a better writer. Now, I absolutely hated writing going into this class. Professor Popham really changed that for me though and she taught me a lot of techniques that I will be able to use in the future.

Here is the grade break down for her class:

Attendance-10%
Participation-15%
Essays-75% (25% for each one)

Attendance:
This is an easy 10%. Yes, she expects you to come to class everyday and arrive ON TIME but it is not that difficult. She keeps the class engaged and interesting so it is not too bad.

Participation:
This includes a lot of little stuff that she assigns. It is mostly busy work but it is not difficult so just do it and you will be fine.

Essays:
You write 3 essays in the entire course: a research paper, compare and contrast and an analysis of the entire class. The great thing about the essays is that you can revise them throughout the entire quarter and you do not submit it for grading until the very end in a portfolio. I would take advantage of this and try to have her revise it at least 2-4 times. By doing so, she has helped you as much as she can and she has basically laid out her expectations. The essays can even be crammed out in one night and you will be fine.

Overall, easy class and easy A. Like I said, there is a lot of busy work but I never complained because it could have been a lot worse.

I am selling the following textbooks for the class: the Course Reader, Read to Write by Donald Murray, and Easy Writer by Lunsford. Originally, they were about $130 total and I am selling them for $70. They are lightly annotated (with quality notes) and they are ALL required for her class.

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Professor Popham is great! Her workload is about the right. There are a lot work to do at first, but later on the course is not stressful. Also, she allow us to revise essays as many times as we want. She is always ready to help you with any questions in office hour. If you are not good at writing, Popham is the best choice! And you will learn many valuable things in her course!

As a person, Dr. Popham is super nice and she "forces" you to make friends with some of your classmates. She's helpful and never criticizes your writing too harshly. Her class requires a lot of work, but that's the best thing about this class. For a math & science major, this class is ideal because even if you're not a good writer, if you revise your essays a lot you can still get a good grade.

Professor Popham is absolutely incredible! She was definitely my favorite professor of the year! It is true that she does give a lot of busy work. You have 3 journals to write in, at least 1 entry per class, but in the end it all works out. There are 3 papers for the class which is 75% of your grade! When i first heard this i was scared because I dont consider myself the best writer, but you can revise an essay over and over and give it back to her for more feedback without a grade. She will tell you what she wants you to change and how to make it better and she will only grade the final essay. If you revise each essay at least 2 times before you turn it in, then you are in good shape for the class. Make sure to put the effort in. She is a great professor. Her lectures for the most part are pretty good. she helps you break down writing a thesis, brainstorming, editing, and the like because she want your writing to improve. She does make lame jokes and has different tones of voice that she uses that are pretty weird but in the long run, you will be a better writer. I stayed up until 4am the day before the final portfolio was due making sure it was perfect and it payed off because i got an A! You really feel like you accomplished something if you get an A in her class! I highly recommend Professor Popham, even though there is a lot of work.

you could get at least a B, if you are willing to work. And you only have to spent like 30 mins each day for her work. She is an awesome prof.

Professor Popham is a very nice woman. She is concerned and always willing to help her students. However, being a pre-med science major her class is a lot and i mean A LOT of stupid busy work. She doesn't realize that her students have other classes I think. Regardless it does not take away from her being a nice lady, but still the workload is insane.