ENGL 4W
Critical Reading and Writing
Description: Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Introduction to literary analysis, with close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from principal modes of literature: poetry, prose fiction, and drama. Minimum of 15 to 20 pages of revised writing. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2021 - Overall, a really enjoyable class! Probably not the easiest as a writing II option or if you're not interested in media/English/literature, but not difficult at all. The class was centered around weekly pieces and discussion on their themes. Pieces varied, one week we played a game and another we read articles; some texts could be dense, but as long as you got the ideas and could participate in discussion it was fine. The main assignments were 2 essays: the first was an analysis on a piece from class, and the second was a research paper where we were also given the option to re-write our first essays. The final project was basically anything you wanted as long as it related to the class theme; some people did drawings, short stories, podcasts, etc. Brenda herself was an awesome instructor and I highly recommend her; her feedback on my essays was always insightful and constructive. She was also extremely lenient with extensions and very knowledgable during office hours! I would take this class again if I could.
Winter 2021 - Overall, a really enjoyable class! Probably not the easiest as a writing II option or if you're not interested in media/English/literature, but not difficult at all. The class was centered around weekly pieces and discussion on their themes. Pieces varied, one week we played a game and another we read articles; some texts could be dense, but as long as you got the ideas and could participate in discussion it was fine. The main assignments were 2 essays: the first was an analysis on a piece from class, and the second was a research paper where we were also given the option to re-write our first essays. The final project was basically anything you wanted as long as it related to the class theme; some people did drawings, short stories, podcasts, etc. Brenda herself was an awesome instructor and I highly recommend her; her feedback on my essays was always insightful and constructive. She was also extremely lenient with extensions and very knowledgable during office hours! I would take this class again if I could.
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Winter 2020 - Tony is the best!!! He's so supportive of his students and encourages growth over anything else. He's a great grader for essays, always gives totally fair grades that encourage you to try. However, his comments on every single essay are helpful and wonderfully guided and give so much to work off of for the next papers. The course material is so interesting, he explores different ways history is told in fiction, nonfiction, and theory. This is the best class I have taken at UCLA so far, and it's largely because of Tony. He's so inviting, and I wish I could take another class with him.
Winter 2020 - Tony is the best!!! He's so supportive of his students and encourages growth over anything else. He's a great grader for essays, always gives totally fair grades that encourage you to try. However, his comments on every single essay are helpful and wonderfully guided and give so much to work off of for the next papers. The course material is so interesting, he explores different ways history is told in fiction, nonfiction, and theory. This is the best class I have taken at UCLA so far, and it's largely because of Tony. He's so inviting, and I wish I could take another class with him.
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