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Nahid Ahmadian CMLT270 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/28/2024	This is a great, low-stress class! It almost feels like a book club because, before each class, we read a short story, chapter, or play script (think around 15-20 pages) and then take the whole class to discuss our thoughts on the reading. If you have the chance, definitely take Professor Ahmadian! She’s extremely nice and understanding and really makes the discussion feel lively. And, each day’s tasks and resources needed are put into that specific day’s module, so everything is easy to find and organized. Plus, on the rare assignments that we have to write something that isn’t opinion-based, she is extremely clear with what she wants, to the point that she will give you a layout paragraph by paragraph (and sometimes sentence by sentence), which I would say is very, very helpful. Overall, she is a great teacher! (BTW this is the second class I took that was taught by her, with the first being ENGL101) This is the grading structure, for those curious: Discussion Board Posts & Class Activities - 30% Before each class, there will be a discussion board to accompany the reading. In class, there will also be an in-class discussion board to accompany the discussion (she’ll give you ample time to do it in class, but it’ll be open for the whole day if you need more time). These are essentially completion grades, so give it your best! Exam 1 & Exam 2 - 20% each Short answers (around 100-150 words per question, around 11 questions) and done in class. If you attend class, you will be fine. Every now and then, she also states in class if a specific question we discussed will be on the exam. The first exam is on the first half of readings, and the second exam is on the second half of readings. (The first one was handwritten, but after the class’s feedback, the next one was in person online) Presentation - 10% Honestly, free points. It is a little speech/PowerPoint presentation on a reading of your choosing, plus an essay to accompany it (which could totally be the script you read from). You do it with a partner, and ours ended up being 5 or 6 pages double-spaced. (Median - 10/10) Final Paper - 20% This was a comparison paper, and also extremely straightforward. She broke it down paragraph by paragraph what she wanted, and we took a class to brainstorm our thesis statements and respective topic sentences, which she gave us good feedback on. (Median - 18.5/20) OVERALL, HIGHLY REC!
Nahid Ahmadian CMLT270 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/23/2024	She doesn't explain what she wants you to write at all. Class is mandatory and if you miss you'll lose 5 points because you miss the class activity and there isn't a lot of points in the class so if you miss even twice your grade will drop a lot. She doesn't explain what she wants from presentations or essays well and will never give you a study guide or a good idea of what to study for the exams. The class itself is not that difficult but because there isn't a lot of points given out if you miss a couple it drops your grade a lot.
Sydney Sharpstene CMLT270 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/18/2024	Very good professor! She was lenient and understanding. This course is a lot of reading but she makes it fun, the quizzes are Gimkit quizzes and you can basically get a 100 every time. She is super sweet and I definitely recommend her. She also gives extra credit opportunities, and if you don't like a grade you got for a paper you submitted, you can redo it for a higher grade.
Sydney Sharpstene CMLT270 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/15/2024	The class was reading heavy with 6 books throughout the semester. Most of the books were pretty easy reads and each reading took me about (~30 mins) and were pretty enjoyable. Professor Sharpstene is very understanding and quite lenient with grading so none of the assignments were particularly stressful. If you put effort in she gives you the resources to get an A (and honestly an A+). The 'lectures' were pretty fun, she started with a gimkit which is like a kahoot style quiz/game then transitioned into talking about the lesson plan for the day. Usually we either did a quick writing assignment that was turned in or a small group discussion. She was very open to feedback about which activities we liked and didnt like and was willing to modify the class as we found out what we liked best. Overall a very enjoyable professor would recommend for any of the classes she teaches. (Also considering she was assigned to teach this class like a week before it started she did a good job planning lessons)
Sydney Sharpstene CMLT270 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/14/2024	Super awesome teacher. The workload is decent and having to buy 6 different books is annoying (there are some online for free, others no luck). Essays aren't devious, 3-page midterm + 6-page final. Final Examination was kind of a pain due to how long the writing takes, but not too difficult. Overall, a great gen-ed and teacher combo if you don't mind Lit classes.
Nahid Ahmadian CMLT270 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/11/2024	Super nice and understanding professor, goes over everything you need to know for papers/presentations super in depth, and very receptive to questions. Most classes are formatted like a discussion, with the reading and discussion board activity due before class guiding the flow of the discussion and the content covered.
Daniel Sidman CMLT270 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/12/2024	This course is quite difficult if you are not a good essay writer. There are not a lot of assignments so the two essays are weighted heavily and they are graded quite harshly. The final is graded quite loosely so that is an easy grade boost. Sidman is an okay professor although it is quite hard to understand what happens in class as the texts are complex and hard to read.
Mehdy Sedaghat Payam CMLT270 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 06/20/2023	Amazing prof. So well minded, relatable, and educated. 1 7-10min presentation on any topic (book, song, movie, show, poem, ads, literally anything), around 3 discussion posts, and a final paper that is super vague. Prof grades off of completion (no one got lower than a 100% on the final or any assignments for that matter). Had a couple novels for us to read but changed some to movies and has us read less when he realized no one was reading them. The class is mainly discussion based and super interesting.
Mehdy Sedaghat Payam CMLT270 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/12/2023	This guy is the real deal. Easily one of the best professors I've ever had. This course is not too much work (1 presentation, a few discussion posts, and a final paper) and is pretty fun. He did originally have like 5 novels we had to read but after he realized no one felt like reading them he switched to movies instead. Take this class if you want an easy A and are open to learning new things.
Fernando Duran CMLT270 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/19/2023	Amazing professor, even if you hate reading he does such a good job in teaching the material. His course is actually super interesting. Would recommend
Brianne Friel CMLT270 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/13/2022	best prof ever I didn't do much in this class and ended with 100
Brianne Friel CMLT270 Anonymous 04/07/2022	She is the best ever, highly recommend any of her classes just to have her
Brianne Friel CMLT270 Anonymous 03/08/2022	This class is great!! Highly recommend
Fatima Taha CMLT270 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/21/2019	Very nice teacher. You don't have to read a single book she assigns. No participation in class is needed. Very short essays and one group project based off of one book.

Nahid Ahmadian
CMLT270

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/28/2024

This is a great, low-stress class! It almost feels like a book club because, before each class, we read a short story, chapter, or play script (think around 15-20 pages) and then take the whole class to discuss our thoughts on the reading. If you have the chance, definitely take Professor Ahmadian! She’s extremely nice and understanding and really makes the discussion feel lively. And, each day’s tasks and resources needed are put into that specific day’s module, so everything is easy to find and organized. Plus, on the rare assignments that we have to write something that isn’t opinion-based, she is extremely clear with what she wants, to the point that she will give you a layout paragraph by paragraph (and sometimes sentence by sentence), which I would say is very, very helpful. Overall, she is a great teacher! (BTW this is the second class I took that was taught by her, with the first being ENGL101) This is the grading structure, for those curious: Discussion Board Posts & Class Activities - 30% Before each class, there will be a discussion board to accompany the reading. In class, there will also be an in-class discussion board to accompany the discussion (she’ll give you ample time to do it in class, but it’ll be open for the whole day if you need more time). These are essentially completion grades, so give it your best! Exam 1 & Exam 2 - 20% each Short answers (around 100-150 words per question, around 11 questions) and done in class. If you attend class, you will be fine. Every now and then, she also states in class if a specific question we discussed will be on the exam. The first exam is on the first half of readings, and the second exam is on the second half of readings. (The first one was handwritten, but after the class’s feedback, the next one was in person online) Presentation - 10% Honestly, free points. It is a little speech/PowerPoint presentation on a reading of your choosing, plus an essay to accompany it (which could totally be the script you read from). You do it with a partner, and ours ended up being 5 or 6 pages double-spaced. (Median - 10/10) Final Paper - 20% This was a comparison paper, and also extremely straightforward. She broke it down paragraph by paragraph what she wanted, and we took a class to brainstorm our thesis statements and respective topic sentences, which she gave us good feedback on. (Median - 18.5/20) OVERALL, HIGHLY REC!

Nahid Ahmadian
CMLT270

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/23/2024

She doesn't explain what she wants you to write at all. Class is mandatory and if you miss you'll lose 5 points because you miss the class activity and there isn't a lot of points in the class so if you miss even twice your grade will drop a lot. She doesn't explain what she wants from presentations or essays well and will never give you a study guide or a good idea of what to study for the exams. The class itself is not that difficult but because there isn't a lot of points given out if you miss a couple it drops your grade a lot.

Sydney Sharpstene
CMLT270

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/18/2024

Very good professor! She was lenient and understanding. This course is a lot of reading but she makes it fun, the quizzes are Gimkit quizzes and you can basically get a 100 every time. She is super sweet and I definitely recommend her. She also gives extra credit opportunities, and if you don't like a grade you got for a paper you submitted, you can redo it for a higher grade.

Sydney Sharpstene
CMLT270

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/15/2024

The class was reading heavy with 6 books throughout the semester. Most of the books were pretty easy reads and each reading took me about (~30 mins) and were pretty enjoyable. Professor Sharpstene is very understanding and quite lenient with grading so none of the assignments were particularly stressful. If you put effort in she gives you the resources to get an A (and honestly an A+). The 'lectures' were pretty fun, she started with a gimkit which is like a kahoot style quiz/game then transitioned into talking about the lesson plan for the day. Usually we either did a quick writing assignment that was turned in or a small group discussion. She was very open to feedback about which activities we liked and didnt like and was willing to modify the class as we found out what we liked best. Overall a very enjoyable professor would recommend for any of the classes she teaches. (Also considering she was assigned to teach this class like a week before it started she did a good job planning lessons)

Sydney Sharpstene
CMLT270

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/14/2024

Super awesome teacher. The workload is decent and having to buy 6 different books is annoying (there are some online for free, others no luck). Essays aren't devious, 3-page midterm + 6-page final. Final Examination was kind of a pain due to how long the writing takes, but not too difficult. Overall, a great gen-ed and teacher combo if you don't mind Lit classes.

Nahid Ahmadian
CMLT270

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/11/2024

Super nice and understanding professor, goes over everything you need to know for papers/presentations super in depth, and very receptive to questions. Most classes are formatted like a discussion, with the reading and discussion board activity due before class guiding the flow of the discussion and the content covered.

Daniel Sidman
CMLT270

Expecting an A
Anonymous
03/12/2024

This course is quite difficult if you are not a good essay writer. There are not a lot of assignments so the two essays are weighted heavily and they are graded quite harshly. The final is graded quite loosely so that is an easy grade boost. Sidman is an okay professor although it is quite hard to understand what happens in class as the texts are complex and hard to read.

Mehdy Sedaghat Payam
CMLT270

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
06/20/2023

Amazing prof. So well minded, relatable, and educated. 1 7-10min presentation on any topic (book, song, movie, show, poem, ads, literally anything), around 3 discussion posts, and a final paper that is super vague. Prof grades off of completion (no one got lower than a 100% on the final or any assignments for that matter). Had a couple novels for us to read but changed some to movies and has us read less when he realized no one was reading them. The class is mainly discussion based and super interesting.

Mehdy Sedaghat Payam
CMLT270

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/12/2023

This guy is the real deal. Easily one of the best professors I've ever had. This course is not too much work (1 presentation, a few discussion posts, and a final paper) and is pretty fun. He did originally have like 5 novels we had to read but after he realized no one felt like reading them he switched to movies instead. Take this class if you want an easy A and are open to learning new things.

Fernando Duran
CMLT270

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/19/2023

Amazing professor, even if you hate reading he does such a good job in teaching the material. His course is actually super interesting. Would recommend

Brianne Friel
CMLT270

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/13/2022

best prof ever I didn't do much in this class and ended with 100

Brianne Friel
CMLT270

Anonymous
04/07/2022

She is the best ever, highly recommend any of her classes just to have her

Brianne Friel
CMLT270

Anonymous
03/08/2022

This class is great!! Highly recommend

Fatima Taha
CMLT270

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/21/2019

Very nice teacher. You don't have to read a single book she assigns. No participation in class is needed. Very short essays and one group project based off of one book.

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