She doesn't grade any of your writing and gives you feedback on 2/10 writing pieces. I just don't understand the point of a writing instructor who barely provides feedback, doesn't grade your assignments, and just inputs a final grade. Still don't know what I got in any of my assignments...

Love this professor. I'm not a writing major but this class makes me consider it. She enphasize participation and group projects. Workload is more than average, but worth it. She gives clear instruction and feedback so you can improve. It's an easy A if you talk to her.

I enjoyed taking this class, it has been one of my favorite classes thus far. This class is not difficult at all, the professor is really helpful and guides you step by step. Prof. Dickey will engage throughout the class discussions There's not many assignments except for article readings which are to be read before class, Journal entries based on class discussions/articles, a podcast group project and one portfolio in which you edit one of the 2 essays you write, along with small 1-2pg reflections. Make sure you read the articles/skim, because they will be discussed, and you are graded for participation. Also, most of the class will be just classmates and prof, having a discussion on the articles.

Summer 2019—ENGCOMP1

TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!

As a freshman who did not fulfill his entry to level writing, I was very nervous about taking an English class because I did not know what to expect. I am a decent writer who struggled with expressing and articulating my thoughts. Professor Dickey improved my writing ALOT! She is very clear and she cared about my work.

This is a great class to take for English 1. She emphasizes taking out the word “it” in your papers and by doing so will improve your grade drastically. The class is long but Ms. Dickey makes time for breaks and she’s funny and fun so overall it isn’t daunting. Definitely recommend her as a professor as shes not only helpful but genuinely a great person if you get to know her during office hours and in class.

TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!! She is a great english teacher! Dickey, truly cares about her students. She enforces diversity a lot in her class, so please come into class with an open perspective or leave the class with an open perspective specifically on films.

Class:
Her class is not like the typical classroom setting, it is discussion based. Lectures are just you, your classmates, and the professor discussing about films, articles etc.

HW/ Participation:
Do the hw assignments and watch the films, it is not that hard to sit for a few hours and do the work. Plus in class you should participate if you want to get an A because participation matters and teacher will know if you watched the films and did the hw assignments.

Assignments:
-3 essays
-Watch films +take notes
-Read articles and assigned readings
-Do the assignment following the movie

The Professor is amazing. Highly recommended taking this class. The workload is fair and the Professor dedicated to help students with their essays and writing assignments.

This is the best class I've taken at UCLA. The professor somehow got rid of the awkwardness of speaking up on zoom that most of the time a handful of students had to wait until the next class for them to discuss their ideas. I really enjoyed learning about how racial stereotypes are embedded into our society through film, and I actually looked forward to Professor Dickey's class every week. There is, however, a lot of readings and movies we need to watch throughout the quarter but she hardly talked about most of them so you could get away with not doing those assignments. The class is based on a grading contract so it is not an easy A because a lot of people did not get A's, so that is the only downside of this course. Take this class if you can!

Professor Dickey is one of the best professors and person I have ever met. Classes always started off with checking in and asking how everyone's day was. Then, we went into a discussion about the movie, article, essay, or whatever there was. I really enjoyed the class, but the workload is insane. Out of all 4 of the classes I took that quarter, I was up so many nights trying to finish over 10 essays. A lot of the assignments are due back to back so I was constantly stressed over the next essay. Luckily, the prompts and assignments that Prof assigns are quite interesting and engaging, so I recommend.

DO NOT BE DECIEVED BY THE INFLATED RATINGS. The content of the class is disorderly presented and there are little to no connection between each assignment. The "instructor" did not provide any guidance for her assignments and essays and merely packaged all that responsibility into the shroud that is "creative writing." She isn't forgiving of late submissions, yet in amusing irony she was always late to fulfill her part as a professor. Our final grades were not published until a week and a half after the department deadline, which left us no room to inquire regarding the process of grading. Similarly, a friend of mine had to reschedule her individual review with her 3 times on short notice.

Overall, the content was not difficult, but the lack of instructional clarity and structural integrity made this class very frustrating to deal with alongside other coursework.