Stanley Plumly

This professor has taught: ENGL125, ENGL243, ENGL353, ENGL379T, ENGL428C, ENGL479A, ENGL499, ENGL688, ENGL788, HONR349J

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Stanley Plumly ENGL243 Anonymous 05/13/2012	DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HIM. It is not a poetry class where you analyze poems and actually think and learn. It is him ranting about a poem the whole lecture then taking a MULTIPLE CHOICE exam on HIS interpretation of the poem. Later in the semester the exams consist of FILLING IN THE BLANKS of random lines from poems that are over a page long. He is so narcissistic to think his opinion is the only accurate one on every poem and he even plays recording of HIM reading them. I have heard this is a good HL to take with other professors but if its Plumly DO NOT TAKE IT.
Stanley Plumly Expecting an A Anonymous 10/20/2011	Plumly is legit. I mean, he's the poet laureate of Maryland, for goodness sake. He's not afraid to speak his mind, but he's awesome in that way. I had him for a smaller honors seminar with a bunch of other students who took poetry seriously, so I'm sure that affected the class dynamic and his attitude towards students (in a positive way). If this seminar ever comes up again, and you love poetry, TAKE IT.
Stanley Plumly ENGL243 Expecting an A- Anonymous 06/16/2011	Dr. Plumly is the most rude and pompous professor in the CORE department. AVOID this dumb class. I took it because I hate reading, and in poetry well you should know if you're even reading this review...that you won't have any outside reading to do, which is great since I am a BIO major with a ton of reading already to do. Anywho, he doesn't make it clear what to expect on the exams, and his style is too all over the place. I tried to meet with him once and he did not make himself readily available. THE TA'S ARE SO IMPORTANT, FREAKING AVOID JAMISON CANTOR. I am a senior at UMD, and honestly from all the TA's and professors I've had Jamison is a name and a face I will NEVER be able to forget. This a-hole ruined my experience. He is too intense, requires extra work (like recitation of a poem at the end of the semester in front of your class), and he grades harder on your exams, and he NEVER gives you hints on what to expect while the other TA's do. he thinks he's to good for maryland, so avoid him, avoid Plumly...avoid ENGL243.
Stanley Plumly ENGL243 Anonymous 05/24/2011	I didnt think this class was easy. i got a 68 the first test. if you do not study you wont do well and although people think it will be easy, its far from that. sometimes he gives you breaks on tests which is nice. i got an A- because i started working to bring my grade up. just study and knowwwww your poems. youll be okay.
Stanley Plumly ENGL243 Anonymous 03/02/2011	Awful professor, could put an insomniac to sleep. Tests involve recognizing lines from poems and matching them to the correct author. TAs suck at preparing you for exams.
Stanley Plumly ENGL243 Expecting an A samhallen 06/01/2010	A lot of students don't like Professor Plumly's style of teaching; they claim he's old-fashioned, dry, and soporific. These things may be true, but if you try even the slightest bit in this class its not hard to do well. There is no reading or work aside from the 3 tests. Go to lecture. Write down whatever is on the board. More importantly, GO TO DISCUSSION. Your TA grades your tests, so as long as you write on the exams what they tell you in discussion, your golden (you also get 50 points for attendance in discussion, so you should go either way). Don't be shy to switch TAs mid semester if your initial one is too hard or too unwavering in discussion. If you can get Shenandoah, she's awesome and really wants you to do well. This class is easy enough, and definitely a good one to take to fulfill your HL core.
Stanley Plumly ENGL243 Expecting an A Phoenix_ourumd 05/24/2010	Go to every lecture and write down whatever is on the chalkboard. Make sure to copy down places but don't pay too much attention to dates (they don't really matter unless it relates to the season). Three exams 100 pts each, discussion (mandatory) 50 pts, final 150 pts. Multiple choice, matching (author to poem) and short answers. It's NOT difficult to get an A. It all depends on how hard your TA grades. (Avoid Jamison - all the other TAs are good though).
Stanley Plumly ENGL243 Expecting a B amehta 05/13/2008	show up to every class!! about 60% of the exams are based on things he said in lecture. if you dont have lecture notes you're basically screwed. easy to get a B, hard to get an A. if you get Laura as a TA, she's amazing.