Sarah Abrevaya Stein
Department of History
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4.6
Overall Rating
Based on 26 Users
Easiness 3.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.8 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.2 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Engaging Lectures
  • Appropriately Priced Materials
  • Would Take Again
GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
55.2%
46.0%
36.8%
27.6%
18.4%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

34.3%
28.6%
22.9%
17.2%
11.4%
5.7%
0.0%
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A
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B+
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

62.4%
52.0%
41.6%
31.2%
20.8%
10.4%
0.0%
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A
A-
B+
B
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C+
C
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D+
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

39.6%
33.0%
26.4%
19.8%
13.2%
6.6%
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A
A-
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B
B-
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C
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

29.7%
24.7%
19.8%
14.8%
9.9%
4.9%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

35.8%
29.8%
23.9%
17.9%
11.9%
6.0%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

37.8%
31.5%
25.2%
18.9%
12.6%
6.3%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

31.0%
25.9%
20.7%
15.5%
10.3%
5.2%
0.0%
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A
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B+
B
B-
C+
C
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D+
D
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A
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Sept. 13, 2020

This was my second class with Professor Stein, and it did not disappoint! The lectures and readings were engaging and interesting. The class really went in depth about multiple and unique aspects of the Holocaust. Each week, one or two discussion posts were due. The discussion posts were mini-essays with a thesis statement, so the workload wasn't entirely light. There were two essays in this class, and the topics were generally not too difficult. Grading entirely depends on your TA. Overall, great class and great professor :)

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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A
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Aug. 11, 2020

I took this for a GE and I've never been more passionate about what I write about and how I feel about the Holocaust (We had a maximum word count and I usually had to take a lot of my writing out because I had written so much). Professor Stein cares for her students and the way she describes concepts were perfect for me. As long as you pay attention to the lecture videos, take notes, and read the required text, the class should be an easy A. Overall, I highly recommend this class.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
Aug. 3, 2020

This class was online and consisted of two weekly discussion posts, two essays based on the online lectures, and a "midterm" and "final". I put them in quotes because they weren't a test, you just had to go to some lectures or the Museum of Tolerance, or read a certain article. You do have to do the readings and watch the lectures to thoroughly complete the discussion posts, and some of the TAs were strict about citations and stuff, but for the most part if you put in effort, you will learn a lot of interesting information, and get an A

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 30, 2020

This class should be a grad requirement. AMAZING lectures by Prof Stein. My TA, Lily, was awesome as well

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A-
March 30, 2020

This class is as the review below describes. HOWEVER: grade is highly dependent on your TA. My TA was terrible about citations and often took a long time to answer my questions, once it took her three weeks to get back to me. Hope you get lucky.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 29, 2020

This was an incredibly easy yet interesting class, despite being online. Professor Stein posted all of the lecture videos at the start of the quarter and they were all around 20-30 minutes long. Our grade was made up of 25% participation in discussion, 15% Paper 1, 20% Paper 2, 20% Midterm, and 20% Final exam. It is really simple to get all of the participation points as all you had to do was respond to 2 questions on the discussion board each week, and as long as you put in some effort you get all points for that week. The papers were also fairly easy and my TA was willing to check over the thesis and introduction to make sure you were on the right track. The midterm was basically a guaranteed 100%. There was a list of activities like going to a museum/lecture/Holocaust survivor speaking and then you would write a response on what you heard/saw (40 points each). There were also articles that you could read and respond to (20 points each). All you had to do was amass 100 points and as long as you completed the assignment, you get a 100. The final exam consisted of 5 different essay prompts and you had to pick 2 and write a 650 word response for each. They were rather simple as well. All in all, this class is a pretty easy A. You have to put some work in, but the class is engaging, so it isn't really a problem.

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Quarter: Summer 2019
Grade: C
Feb. 9, 2020

NO NO NO! Personally not an easy class for me. It was super interesting though. It might depend on your TA but I got horrible grades on the papers and I’m an English major/put in hours of effort into them.

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Quarter: Summer 2019
Grade: A
Sept. 25, 2019

I took this class online during session A of 2019, which I think was the first time it was offered in this format. That being said, it was still the most straightforward, unstressful class that managed to keep me engaged and on pace (which can become problematic when it's online). Prof. Stein had set up the class, which was based on CCLE, with weekly lectures, resources, and assignments (including 3 essays, which was ever 2 weeks with the 6 weeks of summer sessions) that were clearly outlined with specific due dates and expectations, so that all you had to do was manage your time well to accommodate its requirements. If you viewed everything, read everything, and did weekly response discussions with your assigned TA based on the material, you're very much in for an easy A. -- However, by 'easy A,' I refer to the class's structure that enables you as the student to do well. I don't want to make it sound like you should just blow it off and not think deeply while you're in it, because it also covers critical thinking and patterns that are relevant to our current political climate.

That being said, I'd also like to acknowledge how this class addresses the topic of the Holocaust. It is very much a deep, heavyhearted moment in humanity, but Prof. Stein upholds it with a level of respect, objectivity, and detail that makes it not as 'depressing' or 'boring' as what can be connoted by a tragic event in history. . You're very much set up with context and objectives that arm to be able to perceive, break down, and understand what you will learn to be a culmination of several factors and not just one big thing.

Per all the bruinwalk reviews, I do have the textbooks for the class, which were novels: Maus I and II, Ordinary Men, and The Holocaust: a Concise History.
Please contact me if you're interested: ********** ((text))
(These were what's required for the summer online version, which may be different than the irl-quarter version).

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Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: B+
April 4, 2017

Very Good class. I enjoyed it very much. Selling all books except Maus for 30 bucks together. Contact if interested *************

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Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: I
March 10, 2017

I LOVED THIS CLASS. Honestly everyone should have to take this class at UCLA. Gives you a whole new perspective and will forever change the way you look at the world. Professor Stein is amazing. She teaches the class so respectfully and cares so much about the subject. She makes it as easy for you as possible to do well, she posts lecture slides online and you are even allowed a cheat sheet on the midterm AND final. You learn extremely valuable material and the readings are really good. 10/10 would recommend

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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A
Sept. 13, 2020

This was my second class with Professor Stein, and it did not disappoint! The lectures and readings were engaging and interesting. The class really went in depth about multiple and unique aspects of the Holocaust. Each week, one or two discussion posts were due. The discussion posts were mini-essays with a thesis statement, so the workload wasn't entirely light. There were two essays in this class, and the topics were generally not too difficult. Grading entirely depends on your TA. Overall, great class and great professor :)

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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A
Aug. 11, 2020

I took this for a GE and I've never been more passionate about what I write about and how I feel about the Holocaust (We had a maximum word count and I usually had to take a lot of my writing out because I had written so much). Professor Stein cares for her students and the way she describes concepts were perfect for me. As long as you pay attention to the lecture videos, take notes, and read the required text, the class should be an easy A. Overall, I highly recommend this class.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
Aug. 3, 2020

This class was online and consisted of two weekly discussion posts, two essays based on the online lectures, and a "midterm" and "final". I put them in quotes because they weren't a test, you just had to go to some lectures or the Museum of Tolerance, or read a certain article. You do have to do the readings and watch the lectures to thoroughly complete the discussion posts, and some of the TAs were strict about citations and stuff, but for the most part if you put in effort, you will learn a lot of interesting information, and get an A

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 30, 2020

This class should be a grad requirement. AMAZING lectures by Prof Stein. My TA, Lily, was awesome as well

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A-
March 30, 2020

This class is as the review below describes. HOWEVER: grade is highly dependent on your TA. My TA was terrible about citations and often took a long time to answer my questions, once it took her three weeks to get back to me. Hope you get lucky.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 29, 2020

This was an incredibly easy yet interesting class, despite being online. Professor Stein posted all of the lecture videos at the start of the quarter and they were all around 20-30 minutes long. Our grade was made up of 25% participation in discussion, 15% Paper 1, 20% Paper 2, 20% Midterm, and 20% Final exam. It is really simple to get all of the participation points as all you had to do was respond to 2 questions on the discussion board each week, and as long as you put in some effort you get all points for that week. The papers were also fairly easy and my TA was willing to check over the thesis and introduction to make sure you were on the right track. The midterm was basically a guaranteed 100%. There was a list of activities like going to a museum/lecture/Holocaust survivor speaking and then you would write a response on what you heard/saw (40 points each). There were also articles that you could read and respond to (20 points each). All you had to do was amass 100 points and as long as you completed the assignment, you get a 100. The final exam consisted of 5 different essay prompts and you had to pick 2 and write a 650 word response for each. They were rather simple as well. All in all, this class is a pretty easy A. You have to put some work in, but the class is engaging, so it isn't really a problem.

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Quarter: Summer 2019
Grade: C
Feb. 9, 2020

NO NO NO! Personally not an easy class for me. It was super interesting though. It might depend on your TA but I got horrible grades on the papers and I’m an English major/put in hours of effort into them.

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Quarter: Summer 2019
Grade: A
Sept. 25, 2019

I took this class online during session A of 2019, which I think was the first time it was offered in this format. That being said, it was still the most straightforward, unstressful class that managed to keep me engaged and on pace (which can become problematic when it's online). Prof. Stein had set up the class, which was based on CCLE, with weekly lectures, resources, and assignments (including 3 essays, which was ever 2 weeks with the 6 weeks of summer sessions) that were clearly outlined with specific due dates and expectations, so that all you had to do was manage your time well to accommodate its requirements. If you viewed everything, read everything, and did weekly response discussions with your assigned TA based on the material, you're very much in for an easy A. -- However, by 'easy A,' I refer to the class's structure that enables you as the student to do well. I don't want to make it sound like you should just blow it off and not think deeply while you're in it, because it also covers critical thinking and patterns that are relevant to our current political climate.

That being said, I'd also like to acknowledge how this class addresses the topic of the Holocaust. It is very much a deep, heavyhearted moment in humanity, but Prof. Stein upholds it with a level of respect, objectivity, and detail that makes it not as 'depressing' or 'boring' as what can be connoted by a tragic event in history. . You're very much set up with context and objectives that arm to be able to perceive, break down, and understand what you will learn to be a culmination of several factors and not just one big thing.

Per all the bruinwalk reviews, I do have the textbooks for the class, which were novels: Maus I and II, Ordinary Men, and The Holocaust: a Concise History.
Please contact me if you're interested: ********** ((text))
(These were what's required for the summer online version, which may be different than the irl-quarter version).

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Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: B+
April 4, 2017

Very Good class. I enjoyed it very much. Selling all books except Maus for 30 bucks together. Contact if interested *************

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Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: I
March 10, 2017

I LOVED THIS CLASS. Honestly everyone should have to take this class at UCLA. Gives you a whole new perspective and will forever change the way you look at the world. Professor Stein is amazing. She teaches the class so respectfully and cares so much about the subject. She makes it as easy for you as possible to do well, she posts lecture slides online and you are even allowed a cheat sheet on the midterm AND final. You learn extremely valuable material and the readings are really good. 10/10 would recommend

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4.6
Overall Rating
Based on 26 Users
Easiness 3.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.8 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.2 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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  • Would Take Again
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