ENGCOMP 3D
English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language
Description: Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: satisfaction of Entry-Level Writing requirement or course 2 or 2I (C or better). Not open for credit to students with credit for course 3, 3DS, 3E, or 3SL. Rhetorical techniques and skillful argument, with focus on diversity and inclusiveness. Analysis of varieties of academic texts and writing of minimum of 20 pages of revised prose. Completion of course with grade of C or better satisfies Writing I requirement. Letter grading.
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Fall 2023 - This class destroyed me all quarter. It is a lot of work: 2 writing projects, both 6 pages exactly, a 3-page writer's reflection and a 3-page community service analysis. The highest grade you can get on all the writing pieces is a B+, if you want to earn an A you have to do 6 hours of community service and write the 3-page piece about your experience. Adding up all the pages, it doesn't seem like too much, but you will rewrite these pages countless times. You write so-called "analytical writing" using the "personal pronoun" according to the methods in her self-written textbook. While it has the potential to make you a better writer, personally as an econ major it frustrated me knowing I won't be doing this personal writing again. She absolutely violated both of my writing project 1 & 2 drafts, and I had to work very hard to get them up. She tells you your grade but gives you time to improve your pieces which are all do on the last day of the quarter. Tamar is a very big personality, and you need to stay on her good side to do well (ie doing thorough annotations on readings, sucking up to what she writes in her textbook, agreeing with her politically, ect). I am very surprised I came away with an A-. Not easy by any means.
Fall 2023 - This class destroyed me all quarter. It is a lot of work: 2 writing projects, both 6 pages exactly, a 3-page writer's reflection and a 3-page community service analysis. The highest grade you can get on all the writing pieces is a B+, if you want to earn an A you have to do 6 hours of community service and write the 3-page piece about your experience. Adding up all the pages, it doesn't seem like too much, but you will rewrite these pages countless times. You write so-called "analytical writing" using the "personal pronoun" according to the methods in her self-written textbook. While it has the potential to make you a better writer, personally as an econ major it frustrated me knowing I won't be doing this personal writing again. She absolutely violated both of my writing project 1 & 2 drafts, and I had to work very hard to get them up. She tells you your grade but gives you time to improve your pieces which are all do on the last day of the quarter. Tamar is a very big personality, and you need to stay on her good side to do well (ie doing thorough annotations on readings, sucking up to what she writes in her textbook, agreeing with her politically, ect). I am very surprised I came away with an A-. Not easy by any means.
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Fall 2023 - Dr. De is super sweet and approachable inside and outside of class. You will not feel intimidated at all when asking her questions for clarity about a prompt or asking for advice. The workload was very light but ofc it is an engcomp class so there's a lot of writing, but it was all spaced out well. Here is a breakdown of the 3 papers assigned (which you're given a few weeks to write ranging from 4-6 pages but tbh I ended up writing way more): 1. Paper One/Analytical Summary. Theme: Performing Female and Male Bodies 2. Paper Two/ Critical Argument. Theme: Undoing Gender and Performing Difference 3. Paper Three: Analytical Argument. Theme: Performing Internationalism and Race At times, I felt that her advice during the one-on-one conferences contradicted stuff she said previously during office hours, which confused me when I needed to edit my writing. I would recommend asking her to type some of her suggestions on Google Documents so you can refer back to them when editing your paper. List every suggestion and do them!! This will bump up your grade. Sometimes she can be quite blunt when giving criticism but I felt that it genuinely improved my writing. I enjoyed choosing our own prompts and her prompts were super interesting, helping me stay engaged in the class. Since there are around 20 people in the class, you can expect a lot of discussion on the paper topics but dw you're usually given time to come up with your answers before speaking. There is a grade rubric but I would prioritize improving your papers. since that takes up most if not your final grade. She is very passionate about student's success and learning in the class, and I highly respect that. She held good expectations for us and I could tell she saw great potential in every student, which I greatly appreciated. I loved taking this class!
Fall 2023 - Dr. De is super sweet and approachable inside and outside of class. You will not feel intimidated at all when asking her questions for clarity about a prompt or asking for advice. The workload was very light but ofc it is an engcomp class so there's a lot of writing, but it was all spaced out well. Here is a breakdown of the 3 papers assigned (which you're given a few weeks to write ranging from 4-6 pages but tbh I ended up writing way more): 1. Paper One/Analytical Summary. Theme: Performing Female and Male Bodies 2. Paper Two/ Critical Argument. Theme: Undoing Gender and Performing Difference 3. Paper Three: Analytical Argument. Theme: Performing Internationalism and Race At times, I felt that her advice during the one-on-one conferences contradicted stuff she said previously during office hours, which confused me when I needed to edit my writing. I would recommend asking her to type some of her suggestions on Google Documents so you can refer back to them when editing your paper. List every suggestion and do them!! This will bump up your grade. Sometimes she can be quite blunt when giving criticism but I felt that it genuinely improved my writing. I enjoyed choosing our own prompts and her prompts were super interesting, helping me stay engaged in the class. Since there are around 20 people in the class, you can expect a lot of discussion on the paper topics but dw you're usually given time to come up with your answers before speaking. There is a grade rubric but I would prioritize improving your papers. since that takes up most if not your final grade. She is very passionate about student's success and learning in the class, and I highly respect that. She held good expectations for us and I could tell she saw great potential in every student, which I greatly appreciated. I loved taking this class!
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Winter 2020 - Professor Dickey truly cares about her students. From the engaging projects, papers, and informative group discussions, Professor Dickey has truly made me a confident and better writer. The class is discussion based which helped me develop a sense of critically analyzing a film’s underlying message in regard to race and racial identity. She strives to inspire and develop powerful writers. Like any other class at UCLA, there is a good amount of work but at the end of the day it is worth it, what you put in is the grade you will receive so make sure to participate, do the readings and watch the movies. I highly recommend this class for anyone trying to fulfill their diversity requirement or writing 2!
Winter 2020 - Professor Dickey truly cares about her students. From the engaging projects, papers, and informative group discussions, Professor Dickey has truly made me a confident and better writer. The class is discussion based which helped me develop a sense of critically analyzing a film’s underlying message in regard to race and racial identity. She strives to inspire and develop powerful writers. Like any other class at UCLA, there is a good amount of work but at the end of the day it is worth it, what you put in is the grade you will receive so make sure to participate, do the readings and watch the movies. I highly recommend this class for anyone trying to fulfill their diversity requirement or writing 2!
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Winter 2019 - The essays that you are assigned in this class might be boring, which is about family love stories( I've heard that she has stuck with this topic since she started to teach.) However, this class is definitely an easy A cause I believe most of the work is graded by completion not accuracy and as long as you follow her suggestions when revising.
Winter 2019 - The essays that you are assigned in this class might be boring, which is about family love stories( I've heard that she has stuck with this topic since she started to teach.) However, this class is definitely an easy A cause I believe most of the work is graded by completion not accuracy and as long as you follow her suggestions when revising.
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Fall 2023 - I took this class for my writing requirement and ended up loving it. The quarter I enrolled in followed the topic of fear in America and delved into horror films, ongoing political/social issues and other media. There are no tests, only 3 essays throughout the course. The first essay was a diagnostic which was given full credit so long as it was completed and on time. The other two functioned as the midterm and final. I had a lot of fun writing all 3 essays which we were given plenty of time to complete and get feedback on. The professor is super approachable and helpful. I thoroughly enjoyed this class and would recommend it to anyone.
Fall 2023 - I took this class for my writing requirement and ended up loving it. The quarter I enrolled in followed the topic of fear in America and delved into horror films, ongoing political/social issues and other media. There are no tests, only 3 essays throughout the course. The first essay was a diagnostic which was given full credit so long as it was completed and on time. The other two functioned as the midterm and final. I had a lot of fun writing all 3 essays which we were given plenty of time to complete and get feedback on. The professor is super approachable and helpful. I thoroughly enjoyed this class and would recommend it to anyone.
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Winter 2021 - Okay, I like Prof Johnson's humor, but this class IS JUST SO HARD FOR NO REASON. The theme of the class is the American Dream, which is pretty funny as I am not an American. We have to do journals before classes, and these journals can take HOURS because we have to watch television shows and write three pages about them. The journals are graded upon completion tho. WE HAVE TO PAY FOR HBO AND NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTIONS. The textbook was trash, except the AXES structure that you must use in your essay unless you want to get a B. If you finish everything on time, you will get a B. The final portfolio involves a cover letter and two essays, each of them are six pages long. We have to write three-page drafts for three essays, and you can choose two of them as part of your final portfolio. Only the portfolio will actually be graded. BUT! In the syllabus, he said if you get EXEMPLARY on both essays, you WILL GET AN A. if you get one EXEMPLARY and one SATISFACTORY, you will get an A- or B+ depending on which essay you got exemplary for. if you get two SATISFACTORY grades, you will get a B. HE MENTIONED NOTHING ABOUT LOW OR HIGH EXEMPLARY I got TWO LOW EXEMPLARY on both of my essays, and MY GRADE WS 92/100, which WAS AN A-, NOT AN A!!!!!!!
Winter 2021 - Okay, I like Prof Johnson's humor, but this class IS JUST SO HARD FOR NO REASON. The theme of the class is the American Dream, which is pretty funny as I am not an American. We have to do journals before classes, and these journals can take HOURS because we have to watch television shows and write three pages about them. The journals are graded upon completion tho. WE HAVE TO PAY FOR HBO AND NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTIONS. The textbook was trash, except the AXES structure that you must use in your essay unless you want to get a B. If you finish everything on time, you will get a B. The final portfolio involves a cover letter and two essays, each of them are six pages long. We have to write three-page drafts for three essays, and you can choose two of them as part of your final portfolio. Only the portfolio will actually be graded. BUT! In the syllabus, he said if you get EXEMPLARY on both essays, you WILL GET AN A. if you get one EXEMPLARY and one SATISFACTORY, you will get an A- or B+ depending on which essay you got exemplary for. if you get two SATISFACTORY grades, you will get a B. HE MENTIONED NOTHING ABOUT LOW OR HIGH EXEMPLARY I got TWO LOW EXEMPLARY on both of my essays, and MY GRADE WS 92/100, which WAS AN A-, NOT AN A!!!!!!!
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Fall 2018 - The professor is not easy on you, but for good reason. After taking this course, I feel as though my writing and understanding of how to write has greatly improved. It feels discouraging in the beginning, as the rough draft is graded (though not inputted into the grade book) to show if you are on track with the first essay assignment. Most everyone would do poorly. Just make sure you do the (usually) bi-weekly reading logs to the best of your ability (hopefully scoring extra credit points as you do so), engage in class, and be willing to accept and ask for criticism. It was rough, no doubt. At the same time, I could not have asked for a better professor.
Fall 2018 - The professor is not easy on you, but for good reason. After taking this course, I feel as though my writing and understanding of how to write has greatly improved. It feels discouraging in the beginning, as the rough draft is graded (though not inputted into the grade book) to show if you are on track with the first essay assignment. Most everyone would do poorly. Just make sure you do the (usually) bi-weekly reading logs to the best of your ability (hopefully scoring extra credit points as you do so), engage in class, and be willing to accept and ask for criticism. It was rough, no doubt. At the same time, I could not have asked for a better professor.
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