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Eliamani Ismail
ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/10/2024 |
Not an easy course, but definitely not hard. Professor Ismail is nice. She’s actually very lenient overall (extends a lot of extra credit options, extensions, feedback, said verbatim she hates giving anyone below a B) BUT she is a hard grader so that evens it out. I do think I left the class a better essay writer however. This is not an easy A class, but you can still get one with ease. |
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Eliamani Ismail
ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/10/2024 |
Understanding, fun professor and fair imo. Clearly cares about her students. Class itself was lowkey tough though bc no one read/takes 101 seriously, but clearly not her fault. She has a little elms page where she organizes everything by week so the class is really easy to keep up with. I do think she does take 101 a littttle bit too seriously for a class literally no one wants to take, but she seemed super passionate about writing so I guess it’d be weird for her to make this a nonsense class. I had a friend take her for a creative writing course and they loved her, hoping I can do the same next year. |
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Eliamani Ismail
ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/08/2024 |
This is a tough one because she is a very intelligent and nice professor, but I don't think she taught our class well. This was her first time teaching ENGL101 however, so take that with a grain of salt. Everyone in my class would go dead silent whenever she asked a question, so eventually she just started cold calling on people which sucks. The assignments weren't too difficult, just very tedious, and she did grade them pretty harshly imo. The best way to go about this class is to participate as much as you can and use her as a feedback resource as much as you can. That way she can tell that you actually care about the class and your grade, and will be more willing to help you. Almost all of the assignments included a "peer revision" process that would rarely help because everyone would be too scared to critique your work. Getting an A is doable, but you definitely have to be more outgoing and proactive. |
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Eliamani Ismail
ENGL272 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/21/2023 |
Amazing class. I was nervous when I learned we would all have to workshop our writing with the class, but Professor Ismail was really encouraging and made the first few classes just about reading a wide range of inspiring work. By the time workshop came around I was definitely excited. The class is chill and mostly focused on learning how to create fiction, but not in a prescriptive way. I appreciated that. Professor Ismail was really easy to talk to and super smart despite being such a young professor. I wish I could take it again and I would recommend to anyone interested in writing. |
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Eliamani Ismail
ENGL272 Anonymous 12/11/2023 |
I LOVE this woman to pieces, let me tell you. She is a phenomenal instructor who always has creative, helpful, and constructive feedback even when the rest of the class doesn't. She cares for her students and has a great sense of humor. She's understanding of people's time and responsibilities outside of her class, so her deadlines have some flexibility to them. If you miss a workshop of someone you'll be expected to give them and her feedback. It doesn't have to be long, maybe just a paragraph or two. But if you want to improve your writing and even your confidence in writing, take her class. |
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Eliamani Ismail
ENGL272 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/03/2023 |
I loved loved loved this class. As someone who used to write when I was younger but abandoned it in high school, this class brought my spark back! Class consists of some readings in the beginning to inspire you. Then, each student will have two workshops in which they submit a 7-12 page fiction story about anything they please. During the workshops, the class reviews the work, asks questions, and gives suggestions. My favorite part of this class was getting to read everyone's work. |