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Sarah Stein

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4.4
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Easiness 3.7 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 3.1 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.5 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.4 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
March 28, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

Keep in mind that I took this class in Winter 2021 during COVID. I want to begin by saying that Dr. Stein is great lecturer, even if her podcasts are prerecorded. They were often short enough to not lose concentration and the way she presented the material was great. That being said, it was still not the same as having live lecture and being able to ask questions in real time, and we really did not have any interaction with her at all. In regards to discussion, we did not have a real live discussion and instead it was just two, 3 paragraph long responses each week. There was a total of ten weeks, or roughly 20 discussion posts that were treated as mini essays and based off the reading we did that week. The midterm was relatively easy and not too time consuming, along with the final which was like a more comprehensive discussion post. There were two papers throughout the quarter, roughly 5 pages in length each, and these were the hardest assignments as they were graded the hardest of all. Your grade is completely determined by your TA who grades everything for you, and they are really your only point of contact. Discussions with them were not even life, and instead, they posted a 5-10 minute video each week outlining the topics and what they were expecting. The reading in this class is A LOT and be prepared for that. It is definitely doable if you get a good start at the beginning of the week, but the books are not cheaper. Overall, I spent about $90 on novels for this class.

In summary, be prepared for not much interaction with instructors and a lot of reading and writing, but the topics are interesting and engaging without a doubt.

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HIST 5
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
March 28, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

Overall it's an amazing class. Prof Stein's lectures are amazing and I also loved the book she wrote that we read. The breakdown of work is as follows: two discussion posts per week (2-3 paragraphs each); two essays (5 pages-ish each); a midterm activity (super easy - basically graded on completeness); and two discussion-post like things for the final. There is a LOTTTT of reading. However, I found most of the books very engaging and you can probably get away with not reading everything super in-depth like I did. I didn't take notes on readings, but I did on the lectures.

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HIST 5
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Aug. 8, 2021
Quarter: Summer 2021
Grade: A

This was an amazing class and Professor Stein did a great job putting it together. I took it during the summer asynchronously, and learned a lot.
The class consists of lectures and readings each week. Every Friday one or two discussion posts were required, depending on if an essay was also due that day. The essays were due every two weeks, for a total of three for the six week course. The first two essays were 500-750 words, while the last was 800-1000 words. There were two prompts to choose from each time, and they were very straightforward.
The lectures were extremely informative and high quality. Professor Stein is a great lecturer, and very knowledgeable about the subject.
The readings were primary sources, as well as two books and the graphic novels Maus I and Maus II. All were very interesting, and covered some unique aspect of the Holocaust.
I would highly recommend taking this class, either for a GE or a major/minor requirement. It's one of the best classes I've taken at UCLA.

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July 25, 2024
Quarter: Summer 2024
Grade: A

Stein's lectures are all online, so it was easy to watch the videos on BruinLearn and follow the course content. She sounds very well versed in the subject of the Holocaust and the coursework is manageable for it being asynchronous. Stein put so much detail into every aspect of the weekly lectures, readings, and questions to the three assigned papers that it makes you think more in-depth about the events of the Holocaust. I highly recommend this course to anyone needing an easy GE over the summer.

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HIST 5
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Nov. 4, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+

This class was kinda hard and had a heavy workload, despite my grade. Also your grade depends on your TA heavily. I had Marissa and she is so kind. The workload was insane when I took it. I remember we had to write 2 mini essays (page and a half each) weekly based on longgggg, sometimes hard to understand, readings (sometimes on an entire book!) for the discussion board. We also had to write two 5 page papers that were pretty tough questions. We also had three lectures per week, and sometimes there were not short. The final was also answering some short answer questions I believe, which wasn't horrible, but again it was if your TA was a harsh grader. The easiest part was the midterm, where we did an online activity, such as watch a holocaust survivor share their story and write about it. It was really interesting, but the work load was intense and the information was dense and emotional. You can only do well if you focus a lot of time to this class.

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HIST 5
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 28, 2021

Keep in mind that I took this class in Winter 2021 during COVID. I want to begin by saying that Dr. Stein is great lecturer, even if her podcasts are prerecorded. They were often short enough to not lose concentration and the way she presented the material was great. That being said, it was still not the same as having live lecture and being able to ask questions in real time, and we really did not have any interaction with her at all. In regards to discussion, we did not have a real live discussion and instead it was just two, 3 paragraph long responses each week. There was a total of ten weeks, or roughly 20 discussion posts that were treated as mini essays and based off the reading we did that week. The midterm was relatively easy and not too time consuming, along with the final which was like a more comprehensive discussion post. There were two papers throughout the quarter, roughly 5 pages in length each, and these were the hardest assignments as they were graded the hardest of all. Your grade is completely determined by your TA who grades everything for you, and they are really your only point of contact. Discussions with them were not even life, and instead, they posted a 5-10 minute video each week outlining the topics and what they were expecting. The reading in this class is A LOT and be prepared for that. It is definitely doable if you get a good start at the beginning of the week, but the books are not cheaper. Overall, I spent about $90 on novels for this class.

In summary, be prepared for not much interaction with instructors and a lot of reading and writing, but the topics are interesting and engaging without a doubt.

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HIST 5
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 28, 2021

Overall it's an amazing class. Prof Stein's lectures are amazing and I also loved the book she wrote that we read. The breakdown of work is as follows: two discussion posts per week (2-3 paragraphs each); two essays (5 pages-ish each); a midterm activity (super easy - basically graded on completeness); and two discussion-post like things for the final. There is a LOTTTT of reading. However, I found most of the books very engaging and you can probably get away with not reading everything super in-depth like I did. I didn't take notes on readings, but I did on the lectures.

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HIST 5
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Summer 2021
Grade: A
Aug. 8, 2021

This was an amazing class and Professor Stein did a great job putting it together. I took it during the summer asynchronously, and learned a lot.
The class consists of lectures and readings each week. Every Friday one or two discussion posts were required, depending on if an essay was also due that day. The essays were due every two weeks, for a total of three for the six week course. The first two essays were 500-750 words, while the last was 800-1000 words. There were two prompts to choose from each time, and they were very straightforward.
The lectures were extremely informative and high quality. Professor Stein is a great lecturer, and very knowledgeable about the subject.
The readings were primary sources, as well as two books and the graphic novels Maus I and Maus II. All were very interesting, and covered some unique aspect of the Holocaust.
I would highly recommend taking this class, either for a GE or a major/minor requirement. It's one of the best classes I've taken at UCLA.

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HIST 5
Quarter: Summer 2024
Grade: A
July 25, 2024

Stein's lectures are all online, so it was easy to watch the videos on BruinLearn and follow the course content. She sounds very well versed in the subject of the Holocaust and the coursework is manageable for it being asynchronous. Stein put so much detail into every aspect of the weekly lectures, readings, and questions to the three assigned papers that it makes you think more in-depth about the events of the Holocaust. I highly recommend this course to anyone needing an easy GE over the summer.

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HIST 5
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+
Nov. 4, 2021

This class was kinda hard and had a heavy workload, despite my grade. Also your grade depends on your TA heavily. I had Marissa and she is so kind. The workload was insane when I took it. I remember we had to write 2 mini essays (page and a half each) weekly based on longgggg, sometimes hard to understand, readings (sometimes on an entire book!) for the discussion board. We also had to write two 5 page papers that were pretty tough questions. We also had three lectures per week, and sometimes there were not short. The final was also answering some short answer questions I believe, which wasn't horrible, but again it was if your TA was a harsh grader. The easiest part was the midterm, where we did an online activity, such as watch a holocaust survivor share their story and write about it. It was really interesting, but the work load was intense and the information was dense and emotional. You can only do well if you focus a lot of time to this class.

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