Frederick D'Aguiar
Department of English
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4.0
Overall Rating
Based on 1 User
Easiness 5.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 5.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Often Funny
  • Participation Matters
GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
100.0%
83.3%
66.7%
50.0%
33.3%
16.7%
0.0%
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A
A-
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

100.0%
83.3%
66.7%
50.0%
33.3%
16.7%
0.0%
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A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
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F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

84.6%
70.5%
56.4%
42.3%
28.2%
14.1%
0.0%
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A
A-
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B
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C
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D+
D
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

93.3%
77.8%
62.2%
46.7%
31.1%
15.6%
0.0%
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A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
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F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A
Nov. 12, 2022

Fred is very funny, kind, and approachable, and he often brought us snacks during class (our last lecture was in the Sculpture Garden and he brought pizza and soda!). I got to know my fellow students and their writing very well; he was tolerant of fantasy and science fiction, so many people submitted stories in that vein. However, because this was his first time teaching a short story workshop, it was a bit of a mess. We didn't have a syllabus and each week we brainstormed what we'd like to do for the next in terms of prompt/peer review, etc. At first it was a bit overwhelming because we all had to read and provide feedback on everyone else's fairly long stories (so for example, reading eleven other people's ten-page stories before the next class). However, later it switched to us reading everyone's but only providing in-detail feedback to one other person he matched us with. I really liked Fred, but the structure of the class was frustrating. Most of our class time was spent reviewing the student stories, which I appreciated, and we only read about three published short stories and a book by one of his former graduate students ("Happy for You" by Claire Stanford). If you take this class, I recommend just obtaining clarity on what's expected of you in terms of the assignments and talking to Fred.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A
Nov. 12, 2022

Fred is very funny, kind, and approachable, and he often brought us snacks during class (our last lecture was in the Sculpture Garden and he brought pizza and soda!). I got to know my fellow students and their writing very well; he was tolerant of fantasy and science fiction, so many people submitted stories in that vein. However, because this was his first time teaching a short story workshop, it was a bit of a mess. We didn't have a syllabus and each week we brainstormed what we'd like to do for the next in terms of prompt/peer review, etc. At first it was a bit overwhelming because we all had to read and provide feedback on everyone else's fairly long stories (so for example, reading eleven other people's ten-page stories before the next class). However, later it switched to us reading everyone's but only providing in-detail feedback to one other person he matched us with. I really liked Fred, but the structure of the class was frustrating. Most of our class time was spent reviewing the student stories, which I appreciated, and we only read about three published short stories and a book by one of his former graduate students ("Happy for You" by Claire Stanford). If you take this class, I recommend just obtaining clarity on what's expected of you in terms of the assignments and talking to Fred.

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4.0
Overall Rating
Based on 1 User
Easiness 5.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 5.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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