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Harryette Mullen
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Course Assignments: 5-6, 5 page Journal Entries due throughout the 10 week course. 1 Poetry presentation. No Midterm. No Final Exam. No additional papers to be completed. Professor Mullen tends to lean more toward a discussion based class versus lecture based. The course texts were incredibly interesting and very relevant to African American social justice, identity, and civil rights issues today. The books were to be read throughout the 10 weeks and then students would come to class, listen to the professor lecture for about half an hour, and then the rest of class would be a discussion on whichever questions students may have regarding the texts or the professor would throw some questions out. The class is somewhat writing intensive in that it requires you to submit journal entries and the professor sometimes asks the class to write and reflect in class. However, it is an absolutely wonderful and very easy class. I definitely recommend!
Course Assignments: 5-6, 5 page Journal Entries due throughout the 10 week course. 1 Poetry presentation. No Midterm. No Final Exam. No additional papers to be completed. Professor Mullen tends to lean more toward a discussion based class versus lecture based. The course texts were incredibly interesting and very relevant to African American social justice, identity, and civil rights issues today. The books were to be read throughout the 10 weeks and then students would come to class, listen to the professor lecture for about half an hour, and then the rest of class would be a discussion on whichever questions students may have regarding the texts or the professor would throw some questions out. The class is somewhat writing intensive in that it requires you to submit journal entries and the professor sometimes asks the class to write and reflect in class. However, it is an absolutely wonderful and very easy class. I definitely recommend!
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Fall 2019 - She was an amazing professor and the works she assigned were informative and thought-provoking. The class discussions were great. She would pass around papers, literary documents, excerpts from historical documents, and other outside resources to help us understand the readings and certain themes that may go unnoticed. My only issue was that she tends to cut you off while you're talking which is kind of nerve-wracking when you're trying to get your point across. Also, if you do take her then go to her office hours.
Fall 2019 - She was an amazing professor and the works she assigned were informative and thought-provoking. The class discussions were great. She would pass around papers, literary documents, excerpts from historical documents, and other outside resources to help us understand the readings and certain themes that may go unnoticed. My only issue was that she tends to cut you off while you're talking which is kind of nerve-wracking when you're trying to get your point across. Also, if you do take her then go to her office hours.
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If you like being taught by your peers and not the professor, I recommend Professor Mullen. However, if you like to actually be taught by the person who is paid to do so, this is not the class for you. The journal entries she assigned made me feel like I was back in elementary school. I DO prefer discussions, in which all can express their ideas and options, but when a teacher does not add any of her knowledge to class time, I feel like I might as well stay at home. I do not doubt that Professor Mullen is a talented writer, as she has won many awards, I just do not believe she is a talented teacher. She does not seem to care about student learning, and does not guide students through a text. The class I took with Professor Mullen was on Rita Dove, an author I knew nothing about before the class, making my need for guidance elevated. This need was never met. She is not the WORST teacher out there, but I think that there are many better.
If you like being taught by your peers and not the professor, I recommend Professor Mullen. However, if you like to actually be taught by the person who is paid to do so, this is not the class for you. The journal entries she assigned made me feel like I was back in elementary school. I DO prefer discussions, in which all can express their ideas and options, but when a teacher does not add any of her knowledge to class time, I feel like I might as well stay at home. I do not doubt that Professor Mullen is a talented writer, as she has won many awards, I just do not believe she is a talented teacher. She does not seem to care about student learning, and does not guide students through a text. The class I took with Professor Mullen was on Rita Dove, an author I knew nothing about before the class, making my need for guidance elevated. This need was never met. She is not the WORST teacher out there, but I think that there are many better.
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Winter 2019 - Mullen is a hidden gem in the UCLA English department. Very knowledgeable, a fantastic poet. At first, I didn't like that her poetry workshops were more structured than others I'd taken but after a while I learned to appreciate the prompts and challenges to try out specific forms.
Winter 2019 - Mullen is a hidden gem in the UCLA English department. Very knowledgeable, a fantastic poet. At first, I didn't like that her poetry workshops were more structured than others I'd taken but after a while I learned to appreciate the prompts and challenges to try out specific forms.
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