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Eliamani Ismail
ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/20/2024 |
She doesn't make the course all that easy but that is partly the department's fault and all the papers you have to write are within reason. She is a strict grader but completely follows the rubric that she provides. If you go to class she will basically tell you what she is looking for in your writing and if you ask the right questions she will give you a very explicit explanation of what you need to do. Her grading is strict but has a lot of options outside of assignments to get more points. I even asked for her to increase my grade at the end of the semester and she was very willing. If you participate, pay attention to what she says about the assignments it is very easy to get an A. |
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Eliamani Ismail
ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/13/2024 |
For someone teaching this class for the first time she was a very chill professor, her classes were blended (one day zoom and one day in person) but she ended up making a lot of days asynchronous which was nice because I could focus on my STEM classes. However, she assigns a lot of reading after every class on top of the assignments and will random call on people regarding those readings in class, which can be a little annoying if you didn’t get a chance to look over them. At the beginning of the semester there was also basically no opportunity to do group work or interact with other people in class which made the class dynamic a little awkward. But I think she caught on to that mid semester and we ended up having a lot more group work towards the end. Coming from someone who did a lot of research papers/writing in high school, this class wasn’t conceptually challenging as the major writing assignments are pretty straightforward. The writing is definitely tedious but that’s just the nature of the class, I would recommend her especially if your major has a heavy workload and you just need the english credit. |
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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. |