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Tara Prescott-Johnson
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I'm the naysayer here. First, I admit that Professor Tara Prescott is a very kind person , and the course materials are kind to students. However, I doubt if her class is a good writing course. This course talks a lot on readings like Harry Potter. These discussions are "interesting", but have little to do with improving writing skills. I learnt most of writing during office hours. And the pace of the class is weird. Even though she does not talk lots about writing, the first essay dues on week two. There is only a "shitty first draft" two days before that, and she does not look at that. This means that you have no editing advice if you don't go to office hour. Essay 2 and 3 have peer review sessions, however you can't trust your peers too much. Professor Prescott focuses on grammar and languages rather than your thoughts in the essays. However your peers would probably not look at those detailed stuff. And mostly you have only two days to edit after peer review. It's really hard to make a perfect essay unless you are a experienced writer. Conclusion for those who are too lazy to read: It's true that Professor Prescott is a good person, but I only recommend this class for those who are confident about their writing skills and are seeking a fun class. Not recommended for those who want to learn something substantial. Especially not recommended for international students.
I'm the naysayer here. First, I admit that Professor Tara Prescott is a very kind person , and the course materials are kind to students. However, I doubt if her class is a good writing course. This course talks a lot on readings like Harry Potter. These discussions are "interesting", but have little to do with improving writing skills. I learnt most of writing during office hours. And the pace of the class is weird. Even though she does not talk lots about writing, the first essay dues on week two. There is only a "shitty first draft" two days before that, and she does not look at that. This means that you have no editing advice if you don't go to office hour. Essay 2 and 3 have peer review sessions, however you can't trust your peers too much. Professor Prescott focuses on grammar and languages rather than your thoughts in the essays. However your peers would probably not look at those detailed stuff. And mostly you have only two days to edit after peer review. It's really hard to make a perfect essay unless you are a experienced writer. Conclusion for those who are too lazy to read: It's true that Professor Prescott is a good person, but I only recommend this class for those who are confident about their writing skills and are seeking a fun class. Not recommended for those who want to learn something substantial. Especially not recommended for international students.
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Winter 2017 - I absolutely ADORE Professor Prescott! Not only is she great at teaching, but she also truly cares about her students and their personal growth. She is an amazingly cool, funny, and kind professor. There were a few papers that we had to write over the course of the quarter but we got a lot of time for it. The service learning part was incredible; I went to 826LA and I had the best time ever! I didn't really know what service learning was until I took this course. I honestly feel like my opinion of service learning would have been different had I taken an SL class with a different professor. I actually took this class only because I knew Prescott would be teaching it because I know how amazing she is. Prescott is definitely one of the best professors I'll have at UCLA and I recommend this class to everyone interested in a fun EngComp 3 course. She has some really cool anecdotes and gives great advice and is overall incredible. Seriously, just take this class with Prescott she's AWESOME :) I'm a big fan
Winter 2017 - I absolutely ADORE Professor Prescott! Not only is she great at teaching, but she also truly cares about her students and their personal growth. She is an amazingly cool, funny, and kind professor. There were a few papers that we had to write over the course of the quarter but we got a lot of time for it. The service learning part was incredible; I went to 826LA and I had the best time ever! I didn't really know what service learning was until I took this course. I honestly feel like my opinion of service learning would have been different had I taken an SL class with a different professor. I actually took this class only because I knew Prescott would be teaching it because I know how amazing she is. Prescott is definitely one of the best professors I'll have at UCLA and I recommend this class to everyone interested in a fun EngComp 3 course. She has some really cool anecdotes and gives great advice and is overall incredible. Seriously, just take this class with Prescott she's AWESOME :) I'm a big fan
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Fall 2015 - Professor Prescott is the best prof I've had at UCLA. She is brilliant, caring, and will do everything in her power to make sure that you succeed. Service Learning is pretty cool, I volunteered at the LA LGBT Center, but you could also work at a school or a tutor center if that's what you're more interested in. You write three or four papers and do a final portfolio, and that's it. Definitely take this, or any of Professor Prescott's classes, whenever you can!
Fall 2015 - Professor Prescott is the best prof I've had at UCLA. She is brilliant, caring, and will do everything in her power to make sure that you succeed. Service Learning is pretty cool, I volunteered at the LA LGBT Center, but you could also work at a school or a tutor center if that's what you're more interested in. You write three or four papers and do a final portfolio, and that's it. Definitely take this, or any of Professor Prescott's classes, whenever you can!
