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Tod Jones
ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/15/2012 |
I liked Dr. Jones. He was a very nice guy. Class is a little dry but it's tolerable considering you get out early a lot. Rblood's comment stating he rarely ever went over assignments is completely flawed and ridiculous. They day which we are required to turn in our assignments he reads over the next assignment and asks if there are any questions. He also spend the Rough Draft clinic asking if we have any last minute clarifications which we might need. He always replies to the emails sent and he is very thorough in response. |
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Tod Jones
ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/26/2011 |
Dr. Jones is a nice guy. He is very organized and the classes are predictable. A lot of people say that English 101 classes are all the same but I would disagree. I know a lot of people that had other professors and they had much more busy work. This class consisted of clear-cut papers and no busy work. Although the papers are semi-large, they are easily manageable. Dr. Jones can tell how much work you put into a paper and gives very fair grades. I always thought he gave me too high of grades for my papers. He is a good professor and will often let the class out early. |
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Tod Jones
ENGL201 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/20/2011 |
I agree with Anon1. I thought Dr. Jones' class was interesting, since it was all about the Epic of Troy and I myself am interested in Greek mythology. He is not the most exciting professor in the world, but his lectures were generally fine. If you are interested in the subject matter and take the class seriously, you will not regret it. |
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Tod Jones
ENGL201 Expecting an A Anon1 12/27/2010 |
I liked this teacher and thought the class was very interesting, but I can see where the other reviewers are coming from - he really doesn't explain what he wants from you. 40% of your grade is two essays and I think he spent two minutes total explaining what he wanted (but there was also a set of instructions). The final we had was 50% essay and when we asked how long or what he expected in this portion he just told us to use the time well. The reading amounts to about 7 hours a week and the daily quizzes can be tricky so you have to read carefully if you want an A. All that said, if you read carefully and know how to write an argumentative essay, you can definitely do well. If you don't, make use of online resources and the writing center and you should still do fine. You can get an A in this class if you want to. |
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Tod Jones
ENGL101 Expecting a B rblood 12/11/2008 |
My worst teacher since I've arrived at college. Really never taught us anything about assignments that were helpful to us. Never thoroughly explained an assignment, nor how to write an effective audience analysis. Never in class did he himself lecture us as students on how to evoke exigence with the audience, which was a big part of the last few assignments. I got A's in AP english courses in high school, although it's my least favorite subject and my worst, and I come here and have been getting C's because quite frankly, I've never been sure exactly what he expects from us on a paper. To end it, he even told me that my writing skill is "not where it should be for a college student at this point in the semester" Wow thanks. I highly suggest a different teacher if you aren't 100% confident in your writing abilities |
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Tod Jones
ENGL202 Anonymous 01/09/2008 |
Professor Jones was awful. His lectures were dry and boring, he didn't stimulate class discussion, and his book selection was poor. |