I took ENGCOMP 3D with Professor Martinez during fall quarter of my freshman year. He was incredibly nice and a very easy grader. He encouraged building relationship with the peers in the class. There are 3 papers and that is the majority of your grade, although participation (including attendance) is also a small portion of your grade. There are a lot of homework readings, all very interesting and thought provoking. However, you don't need to do them in order to succeed in the class, because as a class, we summarize the readings at the beginning of class. Professor Martinez was very funny and I was sad to say goodbye to him at the end of week 10. He was an incredibly easy grader and this was a very very easy A. Homework was not a part of your grade so everything is basically optional except showing up to class, doing the papers, and occasionally raising your hand in class. Overall, a very easy and fun course. I cannot emphasize enough: IF YOU NEED TO FULFILL WRITING 1, TAKE PROFESSOR MARTINEZ. He is the best professor ever. I would take this class again without a doubt.

This class had a very light workload and was pretty easy. If you go to office hours, the professor will basically edit your essays and ensure you get an A. We only had 3 essays and they were pretty short. There were some reading homework assignments through discussion posts but they were quick,

BEST PROF EVER!!!! Such interesting assignments, I really enjoyed the 3 papers we had to write. Attendance is mandatory, but lectures are manageable and feel like a community because of the small class size.

By far, one of the best professors at UCLA! Writing is not my strongest suit but I'm glad to have taken this class with Professor Martinez. His live and welcoming energy made 8 am classes very much bearable! You'll feel your writing improve as the quarter goes on. The only homework assigned is usually short readings (provides PDFs so you do not have to buy them) that are briefly reviewed at the start of class. We had 3 different essays throughout the quarter, and each time we'd do peer reviews which made it very helpful to see what could be improved on before our final submission. His grading was fair and feedback was helpful. I felt he was always prepared for class with slides/handouts. We had to keep a notebook (physical or digital) with our notes, readings/annotations, essays, etc. in which he would do notebook checks here and there just to make sure we were keeping up with the class. If you have the opportunity to take this class with Professor Martinez, PLEASE DO! Highly recommend it.

This review is for both Peter Sellars and Andrew Martinez, since they both taught the class. The class is very easy, and is structured to make you learn more about yourself, rather than to get a certain letter grade. The class helped me reflect on my life and what I wanted in the future. I learned better ways to live my life and this class helped me re-examine my goals. Attendance is mandatory, but it's only once a week for an hour (even though it's listed as 3). Discussion is definitely mandatory though, but I found that discussion was fairly enlightening. Even if you miss class, just let your TA know and they'll let you make things up. Everybody is very understanding and kind, and I definitely enjoyed this class.