Ann Mason

This professor has taught: COMM200, COMM360, COMM451, COMM460, COMM461, COMM469E, ENGL101, ENGL391, ENGL393, ENGL398E, ENGL398V

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Ann Mason ENGL393 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/06/2024	Honestly, yes, this class takes some work, as does every writing class. With that being said, Dr. Mason's assignments were purposeful, and I truly believe my writing benefitted from this class. I'm a STEM major, so the last thing I wanted was a stressful writing class. While that class was a bit much at times, I think it was worth it. My least favorite part of the class were the writing labs, which we had 3 of. Basically, they were on random Thursdays and we had 2 hours to complete them, but for every one of them I worked until the last minute. For the third one, she was lenient about the deadline, however, since it was midterm season. I emailed Dr. Mason a few times asking questions, and her answers were very nice and helpful. Additionally, she extended a deadline for me when I asked for an extension. When comparing my assignments to my friends taking ENGL393 with other professors, our assignments seemed more helpful. For example, we had to make a resume and cover letter for a specific internship or job, a skill that is crucial to our futures. On the other hand, my friends taking 393 with other professors had to make skills based resumes, which seemed really unhelpful and like busy work. I will say her grading seems a bit harsh at times, although if you put a decent amount of effort in you should be fine. There was one group project with random group mates which was very frustrating. If that bothers you enough, maybe don't take the class. In my experience, however, the class was fine--not exceptional but not horrible.
Ann Mason ENGL393 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/01/2024	DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I thought this class was gonna be easy and just like 1-2 hours a week or less. This class has more work than my 400 lvl engineering classes combined. I had this class aysnc and online, but she seemed nice over email and announcement. Her assignments are long and time consuming and there are three writing exams that last 2 hours. There are a lot of peer reviews and discussion questions.
Ann Mason ENGL393 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/26/2024	If you're looking for a professional writing class that's an easy A take another person. I had this class aysnc and online so I never met her, but she seemed nice over email and announcements. But her assignments are quite literally all busy work except for like 4 main ones. She makes you do rhetorical analysis to stuff like your resume, which imo is unnecessary and a waste of time for this class. I got an A+ in ENGL101 and I was still getting grades in the 80's and low 90's for this class. I ended with BARELY a 90%. DO NOT RECOMMEND ANN MASON IF YOU WANT AN A. If you want to relearn rhetorical analysis and do a bunch random assignments go ahead and sign up.
Ann Mason ENGL393 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/22/2024	Pros: - Asynchronous - Prof. is responsive to emails & questions Cons: - Way too strict for no reason, you could not use words like "is, was, were, be" etc. without losing points on assignments - Too time consuming for a gen-ed - Long writing labs that did not open until the day they were due and took forever to complete - Incredibly slow grading - Did not receive feedback from her in time to apply it to future assignments - If you are already a pretty good writer, this is not the class for you. You will feel like you are being forced to write in a very specific way. If you want someone to tell you exactly how to write, then maybe take this class.
Ann Mason ENGL393 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/19/2024	Tough professor and class. Rubrics unclear. Group project is annoying. Some things don’t have rubrics which is annoying
Ann Mason ENGL393 Anonymous 05/11/2024	Took online. Grading is extremely slow and unclear criteria’s.
Ann Mason ENGL393 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/03/2024	Slow grading and no clear rubrics but writing lessons were helpful Last stretch of semester and writing labs from before spring break still not graded
Ann Mason ENGL393 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/24/2022	I took ENGL393 online with Dr. Mason (goes by Michele Mason). For this reason I honestly have no idea what she is like as a person. I am sure she is great based on the other reviews! I am taking off one star for slow grading, but otherwise the course was very fair and went smoothly. She gives only relevant work (no busy work) and grades fairly.
Ann Mason ENGL398V Expecting an A gashes08 12/14/2013	Absolutely an amazing professor! The things she teaches will significantly improve your writing. Writing for the environment can be tedious but she keeps it interesting. BUY THE BOOK! Not because you will need it but because it is worth reading. I am so glad I was able to take her class.
Ann Mason ENGL393 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/03/2012	I absolutely loved her. She was extremely helpful and kind. Her class is pretty interesting but the material can get pretty dry. (It is an English class after all). One of the best professors I've ever had. If I had a complaint, it would be that she takes a while with grading, but she is normally pretty generous when it comes to grading so I would say that evens out.
Ann Mason ENGL398V Expecting an A Anonymous 04/13/2011	She is a very nice lady and is very helpful if you want to improve your writing. Most people take this class to graduate, but she improves your writing whether or not you are interested in the environment.
Ann Mason ENGL393 Expecting an A katmariew 08/13/2010	She is an amazing professor who really cares about her students. She makes you want to improve your writing for the sake of improving it...not to just get the grade you want. I am a biology major, and I do have to say that so far this has been one of the most interesting classes I've taken.