This class was really interesting and the lectures were pretty interesting to follow along. The professor was clearly knowledgable on the subject and obviously wanted his students to understand the material. The group project at the end of the year was pretty interactive and refreshing to do. Definitely would recommend this GE to anyone who is even remotely curious about the origins of writing. I am also selling the course material ("The Story of Writing") for $10. Email me at ************* if interested.

Somewhat more work than other G.E.'s, but definitely doable. Procrastinated pretty heavy in this class, which reflected in my final grade. Quizzes are free points, just read a day before and make sure to connect the ideas in the reading with points of emphasis during lecture, as he tends to put info like that on the quizzes. Midterm and final were fair as they each focused on the writing systems learned in the previous weeks. Group project was fun, although we got snubbed of extra credit tbh. Overall, class was ok and definitely loses steam towards the end of the quarter as lectures just drag in which you repeat random ancient alphabets.

SELLING THE ROBINSON TEXTBOOK- "The Story of Writing, 2nd Edition" for $10, basically new with no highlighting or writing inside. email me @ ************* to purchase!

Professor Smoak is a genuinely cool, down-to-earth man who is really fascinated by the material in his lectures. I thought that the class was more than fair and actually interested me. Often times, we had guest lecturers who were his teaching assistants. They always had interesting and valuable information to share about their areas of study. I would recommend this class. It is pretty darn easy if you stay on top of your work.

I am selling "The Study of Writing" of any one is interested.

Contact: S*************

Great class, but grades mainly revolve around TAs. That may be an issue to some of you. Selling all course textbooks for cheaper, email me at *************.

Selling "Jerusalem: One City Three Faiths" by Karen Armstrong email me if you're interested! *************

This class has a pretty light workload. Each week there is a 1 page double spaced reading response that you turn in each discussion section for a grade. There are only 2 tests and the 2 essays that you have to write are both pretty easy. However, the TAs grade harshly and the writing portions of the tests are graded harshly as well. This isn’t an easy class to get an A in, but the workload is totally doable.

Selling the textbook “Jerusalem: One City Three Faiths” for $8. (It’s $10 if you want to rent it at Ackerman). Email me at ************* if you’re interested

Awesome class! Professor Smoak is a great lecturer and he is always willing to help students. The essays were a bit demanding but I mean this class does satisfy the Writing 2 requirement (as well as another GE). If you are just a little bit curious about religion, you would love this class! I think I'm going to get a minor in Religion or something because of how interesting I found the course material.
-
I AM SELLING PDF VERSION OF "JERUSALEM ONE CITY THREE FAITHS" By Karen Armstrong. Shoot me a quick email: *************

Great Lecturer! all around awesome professor. Selling story of writing textbook email me if interested at G*************

CLASS AN N EA 10W: Lectures go into depth. Really made me think about religion and why Jerusalem is so important to religions. Liked the class. Class consisted of two 8 page papers a midterm and a final. The midterm is a bit of everything, essays, multiple choice, and dates. Overall, he's a wonderful professor and well his class fulfills your writing 2 requirement. So go for it. Good luck! If you need the books e-mail me. *************

Sorry for the spam. This was for ANE 10W.

Great class, but grades mainly revolve around TAs. That may be an issue to some of you.

Selling all course textbooks for cheaper, email me at *************.