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Elizabeth Marshall
ENGL395 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/22/2025 |
(Note: Only putting an A because Dr. Marshall doesn't use the +/- grading system. If she did, it'd be an A+) Dr. Marshall is very sweet and truly wants you to do well in her class. Essentially, all you have to do is show up to each class, engage (or at least try to) in class discussions, complete assignments following the rubric, and do your Choice Point assignments ("extra" (not-so-extra) assignments to get at least a B in the class). The only thing I didn't like was the walk to Tawes, especially as a commuter, and classes were sometimes ones where it could've just been in the form of an ELMS announcement or email. Adding on to that, classes were often slow-paced and a little disorganized because of technical issues. However, given the small class and simple assignments, I would still recommend taking the class with Dr. Marshall. |
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Elizabeth Marshall
ENGL395 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/07/2025 |
The grading system is kind of messy because it’s labor based. You also have to do extra work to get an A. But the extra work is so easy, and since you don’t get many assignments it’s really not that bad. She’s very lenient with turning in assignments late. She’s honestly so nice and provides really great feedback. She’s a nice person and you can tell she cares. It’s just that the class can be really boring at times and feel like a waste of time. Sometimes I really wanted to skip (especially because it was a 25 minute walk for me to get to Tawes), but you just have to show up. Just show up, and do other work/assignment during class and you’ll be fine. It’s an easy class. I did learn a lot about public health and writing though. Her assignments are broken down into chunks so they’re not too overwhelming. And they’re very relevant, you can choose what you want to write about. You do have to pay for Eli review though </3 . |
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Elizabeth Marshall
ENGL395 Anonymous 04/16/2025 |
She's a nice person but such a mess as a professor. The grading system is such a mess. Even if you do all the assignments, the highest grade you're getting is a B+, and you have to do extra stuff to get an A. You also have to pay for a peer-reviewing website, which feels so unnecessary and frankly, annoying to use. Class feels like a waste of time. I really dreaded going to class. |
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Elizabeth Marshall
ENGL297 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/20/2024 |
This class is an easy A as long as you go to class and put effort into the assignments which aren't hard. The class is very small, meaning that you have to pay attention because she will call on you to engage everyone. She really cares about getting to know her students and making sure they succeed, the only thing is the pace of the class moves really slow up until the final projects where things pick up. I took this class as a gen-ed, but found it to be really useful in helping me write, collaborate with others, and exploring career paths through the writing world. |
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Elizabeth Marshall
ENGL297 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/10/2024 |
She is a very nice woman, but her class is a mess, and often a waste of time. However, the assignments we did were extremely valuable to me, and she does know what she's talking about if you can get past her quirks. You do two projects, a team project where you interview a writer, and an individual project where you can do this again, or research a specific genre of writing. It was all extremely helpful for those curious about how to get into the professional writing field. She also brought in great people to interview in class, like a grant writer and an internal communications guy. Speaking with these people is great. The class is great, and easy. Just know, that you will be annoyed with the professor at times. But some people were too harsh on her. Well, I will say, don't get on her bad side... be engaged in class or she will call you out in class A LOT. I get why these people hate her. But to me she was great. |
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Elizabeth Marshall
ENGL297 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 01/25/2024 |
Liz is honestly a really solid teacher. I'd give her 5 stars but her class was just annoyingly boring and slow at times. The workload for this class was very easily manageable, but just make sure you pay attention to deadlines as you have to plan ahead for some things. The actual assignments are relatively open-ended, and Liz is really good at working with you if you need direction or help. A lot of this class in class is discussion-based, so be prepared to talk and speak up. That being said, my experience was it doesn't really matter what you say as long as you say something so don't stress it's not that deep. The only other thing was that attendance is important. I missed a few classes which set me back on deadlines and most notably participation assignments in class. Legit just show up, engage a bit here and there, do your work on time, and you're golden. The course had one big group assignment, one big independent assignment, a few in-class participation assignments, like a minor essay or two, and just a few discussions. Also, the textbook is useless I didn't buy it and never needed it. |
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Elizabeth Marshall
ENGL297 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/22/2023 |
I really enjoyed the class because the class focused on working in team, finding professional writer for interview. There are very few assignments outside of the class. The course follow labor based grading, so turning assignment will ensure the points. Indeed, it is an easy general education class. |
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Elizabeth Marshall
ENGL297 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2023 |
This class turned out to be professional writing in the workplace and not an introduction to professional writing. I was told the class is an easy A and yes it is, most of the grades are based on completion and the course load is really small there are only a few larger assignments where you have to interview a writer for an individual project and group project and you have to write papers about it but it is pretty easy. The professor is just trying to get people to work well in groups as if they were in the workplace. The professor overall is very unorganized and confusing at some points, assignment due dates usually get pushed because she didn't do something she was supposed to do. Attendance is not mandatory but some days there will be in-class graded assignments and if you aren't there it is sometimes difficult to make it up without an excused absence. The class is pointless but I took it as a gen-ed and didn't really have to worry about this course and my grade in it. |