Professor Morris is extremely knowledgeable in the field, and she is also kind of old school. She expects students to memorize dates and details as well as overarching concepts and is a stickler for things like grammar and spelling, but she compensates for this by being a pretty lenient grader. Because Professor Morris is so knowledgeable, there is just a lot of information in every lecture. As a result, I don't think you need to read the textbooks for every class and can leave them to study for the final and paper. The grading scheme consists of a midterm, a final, class participation (5%), and a research paper. She does not offer a lot of guidance on the research paper, but if you go to office hours, she will help you understand her expectations. She was very encouraging, and I felt comfortable asking questions inside and outside of class. I learned a lot; however, this class covers more the practice of religion and the archaeology behind it than what Ancient Greeks actually believed about the gods. The reason for this makes sense because of how Greek religion worked, but it was a bit of a surprise at first.

One of the most boring lectures I've been to. She's very knowledgeable on the subject, but failed to engage my interest. As people have been saying, lecture is completely unnecessary to attend as she posts midterm and final guides that don't really require the lecture notes. Plus, she writes all the information at the bottom of the slides and you can't read them unless if you're in the front row. Fairly easy grader though. Overall, I would avoid taking a course with her if I could.