Mary Washington

This professor has taught: AASP298L, AASP498C, ENGL234, ENGL317, ENGL329W, ENGL368A, ENGL379C, ENGL428F, ENGL472, ENGL479A, ENGL479L, ENGL628A, ENGL749I, HONR269U

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Mary Washington ENGL234 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/06/2011	Professor Washington is a great professor! but absolutely DO NOT take this class if you dont want to read. We covered about 8 books in one semester! that was the most draining part. Her quizzes are very exquisite in detail, which makes it rather hard. but I learned a lot. Definitely recommend this class
Mary Washington AASP298L Expecting a B+ Anonymous 06/20/2011	So, let me start off with the positive. The professor is very passionate about what she is teaching and I can honestly say that the material and readings were interesting. However, this is not an easy A. I got a B+ in the class. Granted, I didn't read half of the books, but even when I did read, the quizzes were very difficult. Also, the final is cumulative and it's like impossible to remember everything that happened in every story that we read over the course of the semester. And yes, this is a literature class, so there was a lot of assigned reading. But to end on a good note, the stories that I did read, I highly enjoyed.
Mary Washington AASP298L Expecting a B anonymous11 05/24/2011	I got an A- in this class, and it was not easy. MaryHelen reviews books online, her material is hard. the final is almost impossible, quizzes annoying. Papers do able. Try to get anna steed as your TA, she is the best ive come to realize that at the end.
Mary Washington ENGL234 Anonymous 05/14/2011	dont ever take this class unless you want to read a lot, listen to lectures about nothing, and fail the final regardless of the amount of reading or work you did for the class
Mary Washington ENGL234 Expecting a C Anonymous 04/27/2011	Absolutely the worst class I've ever taken in my life. It is so unorganized and the material taught is normally random or far-fetched. Washington acts surprised by her own powerpoints and just rants for 45 minutes about god knows what. It is impossible to tell what is important and what's not. Please don't listen to the positive reviews on here as these were probably reviews by her own TA's. The grading is terrible as well and the quizzes are composed of multiple choice questions with about 10 different choices making them extremely hard. The reading is often boring and uninteresting. And if Morillo is your TA don't expect to know your grade on an assignment til about a month after its collected. And certainly do not expect to get a good grade.
Mary Washington ENGL234 Anonymous 12/05/2010	I have to say I really enjoyed Professor Washington's class. It was very intersting and she was very knowledgable and passionate about her class and managed to make me so too. The books we had to read were short and interesting and for the most part are the only 'homework' you get apart from the 3 papers mentioned below. She is funny and makes the class interact with her along the lectures and is always open to new ideas. She is very nice and sometimes is even lenient on postponing quizzes. There are MANY quizzes in lecture and discussion which require the stories to be read. I would recommend this class to anyone. It isn't loaded with work and you learn a lot of interesting things. I personally am very happy I took the class. There are 3 papers and a final apart from the quizzes. The last 2 papers are a little difficult but you get plenty of time and plenty of help! To succeed in this class just go to lecture and listen. Hope this helps!
Mary Washington ENGL234 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/15/2010	I don't know what experience the other reviewer had on here - Professor Washington is one of the all time best teachers I've ever encountered, and most of the people in my ENGL234 class agree. She really knows her stuff, and she's clearly passionate about what she's teaching. Lectures are interesting, and often times don't just focus on the readings; the class isn't just about literature, but culture and history as well. I found the course to be extremely enlightening and interesting. The class includes three papers (the first is pretty easy, not really an essay), a fair amount of quizzes, and one final exam. Show up to lecture and read the stories (most of which are short and interesting) and you should get around a B range. Going into talk to TAs helps a huge amount with the papers.
Mary Washington ENGL234 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/27/2010	Do not take this class for core or for personal enjoyment. Take it with the other professor. Worst class I have ever taken. Also, if your TA is Bridgette Todd for this course run!