Professor
David Kipen
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Fall 2019 - Professor Kipen himself is an interesting character....he refuses to give students A's right away and is a great criticizer. At the end of the day he looks for growth in students writings. Only thing I did not like was his very vague comments on how to better prepare for essays. For example I would ask "How can I make sure my essay doesn't seem too opinionated? How can I equally spread out my opinion, evidence, facts, etc?" and he would respond "Well that is tough, but keep in my mind opinion in an essay is necessary and important but refrain from using too much or it will take over the entire thing, just make sure to add enough evidence." Like SIR you did NOT answer my question.
Fall 2019 - Professor Kipen himself is an interesting character....he refuses to give students A's right away and is a great criticizer. At the end of the day he looks for growth in students writings. Only thing I did not like was his very vague comments on how to better prepare for essays. For example I would ask "How can I make sure my essay doesn't seem too opinionated? How can I equally spread out my opinion, evidence, facts, etc?" and he would respond "Well that is tough, but keep in my mind opinion in an essay is necessary and important but refrain from using too much or it will take over the entire thing, just make sure to add enough evidence." Like SIR you did NOT answer my question.
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Winter 2021 - I took Professor Kipen's English5W class last year and I truly think he's changed the way I approach writing forever. Overall his lecture was engaging and fairly easy all because he is so passionate about what he talks about. The entirety of this class is centred around one focal topic that Kipen himself has been studying his entire life. Before this class was not a fan of most writing classes, but Professor Kipen encouraged us to write how we want to write and I really gravitated this his approach. The essays he assigns during the quarter focus on the singular topic of the class but feel generally broad enough to leave you room to write something you're passionate about. However, the final paper was somewhat tedious but overall doable. If you're looking for a teacher who's truly passionate about his class and students, I would highly recommend this class.
Winter 2021 - I took Professor Kipen's English5W class last year and I truly think he's changed the way I approach writing forever. Overall his lecture was engaging and fairly easy all because he is so passionate about what he talks about. The entirety of this class is centred around one focal topic that Kipen himself has been studying his entire life. Before this class was not a fan of most writing classes, but Professor Kipen encouraged us to write how we want to write and I really gravitated this his approach. The essays he assigns during the quarter focus on the singular topic of the class but feel generally broad enough to leave you room to write something you're passionate about. However, the final paper was somewhat tedious but overall doable. If you're looking for a teacher who's truly passionate about his class and students, I would highly recommend this class.
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