The professor needs to tell the students what she actually wants in the essay and also teach material that would actually help us write better. Also she grades the essays like we are upper class english majors which most of the students in the class are not.

I was really scared of this class because of all the reviews she had saying she was hard and knowing that I am not a strong writer made it even scarier. And yes, this class was tough BUT it taught me a lot. I had to put a lot of effort into this class. I got a D- on the first essay so I was really scared I was going to do horrible in this class after that. But I feel like one of the reasons why I got a bad grade was because I was struggling yet I did not ask for help cause I was afraid to.

So I am telling anyone who takes this class now, IT REALLY HELPS to go to office hours. I went for the next essay and she helped me A LOT, I asked her a ton of questions. Sometimes I even asked the same question more than once cause I was still confused but hey it helped. If you show you want to improve, she will guide you as much as she can. Get as much help as you need.

Then there are other assignments that will boost your grade such as a presentation, debate (I was scared for this too, but it was not as bad as I thought it would be and I am a pretty shy person who does not like doing debates), reading responses and extra credit etc.

My point being, if you are like me who did have this professor as your first choice, don't be afraid. I struggled but I improved as I progressed throughout the quarter and actually ended getting an A- in the class which made me really happy. It is a good learning experience, and if you put in the effort you will be just fine.

Professor Juliano's teaching and grading styles are very straightforward. While it is true that students don't often do as well as they hope in the beginning of the quarter, Linzi is very willing to help students and explain concepts until you improve; thus, students see great improvement in their writing/grade as the quarter goes on. The assignments that are not papers are easy and help your grade too. As long as you make sure to include what she describes in class, you are free to write and discuss almost any topic. I think Linzi's class has helped my writing the most out of all other English/writing intensive classes I've had at school and I would highly recommend her.

I really liked this class despite it being a bit tough. I thought the professor was very interesting and kind and she knew how to help students succeed.

The class is a small class (around 20 people), and attendance is required. I had to miss a day and was asked to bring in a sick note if I didn't want to lose credit for what I missed. Before every lecture there was assigned reading, which was often a lot of reading, but some of the articles were interesting; during class you would be asked to answer questions about the reading and turn it in but they were not graded harshly. We had to write 3 essays in this class and turn in drafts. The drafts were not graded for credit, but I would recommend turning in a good draft because she makes a ton of edits that are helpful for the final paper. We also did peer review sessions in class and it was helpful to have classmates look over a completed draft .The essays were based off of the class readings and the prompts were kind of confusing and vague, which I often found very frustrating. However, she does offer a lot of guidance and gives you a lot of creative freedom. I think my friends took easier English comp classes, because I found this class very time consuming. But I did end up with a good grade and was overall pleased.

Professor Juliano was quite a good writing teacher. She led thought-provoking discussion and gave fairly interesting assignments.

While the other reviewer was correct that she is somewhat of a hardsh grader, she is quite fair and clear about her expectations. Participation and showing up to class on time is very important if you want to get a good grade. Also, make sure to meet her in office hours for your essay. She gave me a lot of ideas on how to improve my essays. She's very approachable and wants to help.

Honestly worst professor on campus.
Way too tough for an English Composition class and grades very very strictly.
Did learn some stuff but apart from that she's just a very bad professor.
DO NOT TAKE HER.

She's a hard professor but she really makes you learn and improve your writing skills. Her class is about film, structure of film, ideology, genre study. No textbooks required, you are given the reading through a pdf file. There are in class journals every class day except when a rough draft of a paper is due. You can get extra credit by writing good journals or peer editing another person's paper well.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS AT ALL COSTS.
She grades essays very strictly.
We have to reach class almost 7-8 mins early as she has "Journal" quizzes on readings. In our 2nd essay, 4 people got an F and 1 person a D.
She is a funny, cheerful person and you will learn from her class but her grading is not at all satisfactory.

English Composition 3 is a general education requirement. It should not be treated as an upper division english class. Unfortunately, this is exactly how Linzi treated it. Long story short, if you care about your GPA, avoid at all costs.

Our first paper's rough draft average grade was a 42%, which was the highest average of any of her classes. I consider myself a good writer. However, on my first paper, I received a 60%. I thought the paper was excellent, and so did other english professors. She never gave me a clear reason as to why I failed. I feel as if it had something to do with the political views I took in the paper.

She is a very nice person; she cracks jokes and is very engaging with the students. Her issue lies in her grading. She was a very harsh grader, especially for a class that should teach you how to write. I did not learn ANYTHING on how to write better, except for to not go against your professor's political views.

From what I hear from other EC3 classes, it is supposed to be an easy class. This was one of the most stressful classes I have ever taken. I do not recommend.