She is very funny and entertaining. The class was easy, not very much writing for an SWS. Kind of boring, all we do in class is discuss the text.

She is a fun, young prof. She made the classes fun and they always went by super fast. The readings are interesting but she tends to grade papers hard. Revisions are optional, but I'd suggest you do them to improve your grade. She is a new prof. to GV and I would recommend taking her if possible.

She's an awesome prof! If you're looking to get your SWS credit out of the way, she's the prof to have! A good amount of reading, but she's very clear on directions and if you don't understand the text (which happened quite a bit for me), she has GREAT lectures. Very 'to the point'. Awesome enthusiasm and realates really well with students!!

Professor Shannon was really nice. I felt like I should have participated more, that probably would have given me a better grade. But I appreciated her feedback on papers--she helped me become a better writer, more organized and to the point.

Shannon is awesome. The class was really fun and she has a great sense of humor. She was really good at getting us to see things that I didn't notice when I read the poems on my own. She was really helpful with papers too as long as you turned in a draft. She gave really good feedback but people who didn't turn in drafts didn't do as well.

Professor Shannon was great. Her lectues were interesting and the only work she gives is 2 essays and 3 paragraph assignments. Take her class but be sure to turn in rough drafts for the essays and speak up in class.

I got an easy A in her class. I didn't think her tests were hard at all. Actually, they were easy compaired to my other Lit. classes. I thought she was really fun. DO turn in rough drafts however, or you will regret it.

I was afraid to take Ashley Shannon after reading some of her reviews, but that fear was baseless. Yes, some of her lectures could be boring, but the majority were very interesting. For a young professor she is very knowledgeable. I considered her a tough, but fair and reasonable grader. She's also super sweet and just a nice person. Take her!

Clean, concise, interesting. Do the work and you'll be fine. She is very approachable.

Honestly. Seriously... just don't take her. She is really boring and made me realize how boring British Literature can be. Honestly... If you love literature... you won't after her class. She's really cynical, and its obvious that she doesnt even like the literature. Run, run, run.

You all can complain all you want about how hard Prof Shannon is, but I honestly enjoyed her class. If you talk in class, and read the stories...YOU CAN'T DO BAD. Yeah some of the stories are long, but most are somewhat enjoyable. Also, change exactly what she tells you to on the rough draft of the essays and again... easy grade.

I loved her. She was very interesting even when the literature wasn't. She says she has "pop quizzes" to scare attendance into you, but our class never had one. As long as you turn in a draft for your papers, you'll be fine. If something is unclear, she will clarify during her office hours.

She is a pretty good prof. overall. I would take her again. Exams are straightforward, and she prepares you well for them. She is a very tough grader for the papers though. It is hard to do well on them. She does take attendance. If you do the readings and are a good writer, you will be fine.

I don't know what some of you are talking about...I LOVED Professor Shannon! Rock on feminism! We had very thoughtful, insightful discussions on readings, and she is open to student ideas and interpretations. Yes, she expects a lot (you HAVE to do the readings) and can grade tough, but I learned so much! She pushed me to make my best work. Take her

I'm going to update my review for Prof. Shannon because, looking back on the semester, she was pretty bad. She seems really seems to judge people and play favorites really bad. It's weird, because the favorite person is normally me, but she doesn't have a sense of humor so... ya know.

Excellent professor. She pushed us hard and expected precise work. I enjoyed the literary works (5 novels by the Brontë sisters) and was challenged by the writing assignments. She also had us purchase texts from a variety of publishers so that we could decide which publisher (and price range) we preferred.

If you want to get what you pay for, take Dr. Shannon's classes! She is an excellent prof who expects students to read the assignments and participate in class. Talk to her during her office hours about the papers, and I guarantee it will help immensely. She is fun in class, she knows her stuff, and she has a GREAT sense of humor. I loved her!

If you keep up with your reading, participate in every class by volunteering your opinion, and really THINK about your papers, you'll do fine. She knows almost all the biographical or historical facts surrounding a story. And believe me, if you come up with a wacky thesis on a paper, as long as you support it well, you'll get a great grade.

Yes she is a tough teacher, but if you go to her for help and really work hard you can do well. I had to go to her office hours multiple times for help on paper revisions, but it was worth it in the end and I ended up with A- in the class.

I don't know why everyone complains about Professor Shannon. I did well on the papers. You need to participate in class and do the reading and you'll be fine. She does a great job explaining the historical context, especially with the role of women in the text. Great prof, fun class. Recommended!

Really good prof. Hard but fair; she holds you to a standard. Do the work, put forth the effort. Study, go to class, ask her if you don't understand. She's really interesting, and makes snarky comments about some of the texts when she "translates" them into slang. Give it a real, honest effort, and you'll do well enough.

AWESOME prof. Super helpful and nice. Teaches with a feminist angle, showing the subtext of stuff that seems ok. If you follow the prompts and read her notes on papers, your writing way improves. Exams and papers are hard, but if you know your stuff, back it up, and present it clearly, you'll be ok. Def would take her class again.

This is the second time I've had her and I love her just as much as the first time. She is a great professor and I learned a lot from her. Some people say she has a feminist point of view but she doesn't ram it down your throat. The class is a little hard but if you just put in the effort you will do well.

One of the best profs I've had. She's very helpful and responsive, both in class and out of class. She's kind of intimidating, but only because she demands you fulfill your responsibilities as a student. This class is not for slackers, but if you're actually interested in learning, try to get in. It's worth it.

Professor Shannon is pretty nice and helpful. She is really knowledgeable, and I learned a lot from her. However, she is strict on attendance and tardiness even though she was late at least 5 times over the semester. Also, her grading is very inconsistent, and it's really hard to know what to do in the class in order to do well.

I like Prof. Shannon a lot. She's funny, and she really knows what she's talking about. She has high expectations, but it's not impossible to do well as long as you go to class and pay attention. I would recommend her if you're genuinely interested in Brit Lit.

The essays are pretty straightforward; if you do your reading and keep up with your understanding of texts, you'll be fine. Her testing is considerably tougher than anything else in the class however. The style is more in line with a history exam...focusing heavily on the names/time period of literature more so than the relevant themes within.

Shannon is one of my favorite English professors. She is a tough grader, but she is willing to help a lot. She's super funny and VERY knowledgeable in what she teaches. I get SO much out of her classes. Take her!

People complaining about Prof. Shannon's rigid grading clearly didn't put in the necessary work. She's tough, but only because she expects nothing less than 100% effort. I had her for 216 and chose her specifically for my Capstone because she is the best TEACHER I've had. If you want to do well in the real world, take her. She knows her stuff.

Professor Shannon is the perfect instructor for ENG capstone. She is super organized, and that helps keep students on schedule with their senior thesis projects. She was also extremely helpful with all stages of thesis writing. I would high recommend her if you are looking for a prof that structures ENG 495 well.

I really enjoyed being taught by professor Shannon. The class was interesting and I learned a lot. This was a difficult class and it challenged me a lot. If you want to take an easy course, don't take it with her. If you want to be challenged and learn a lot, take her.

Professor Shannon is a tough grader, but you will learn SO MUCH. She is very approachable and funny. Make sure to go to class prepared!

Dr. Shannon is an extremely hard grader. She does not offer much explanation on her grading, and if you go to her office she will not be clear. I attended every class and went to her office before and after every paper and still was not happy with my grade. She was terrible, so do not take her.

Dr. Shannon is super helpful. She doesn't stop explaining until there are no questions left. She's very clear about grading and papers. She makes class fun and everyone gets to pitch in, but you totally aren't forced to speak. Plus she gives 4 free skip days for mental health. Would take again and again and again...

Dr. Shannon is extremely smart and gifted in her area of expertise and she is also very willing to answer questions and is prompt about responding to email. Her class is not hard if you put forth the effort and her directions are clear for homework. I would take her again. Only negative was she was late in grading towards the end of the semester.

The class focused on taking multiple literary theories and applying them to the same book, in my case, Dracula. Though I didn't enjoy the assigned book, I felt Shannon taught the class well and I learned a lot. There were two important papers as well as three or four tests, all of which were graded fairly.

You really have to read in this course but that is to be expected from a literature rich class. However, I didn't like the fact that the students lead every class and Prof Shannon just contributes here and there as needed in the class discussion. I wish there was more direction from her sometimes, but overall I still did enjoy the class.

Dr. Shannon is a lovely person who is willing to help students outside of class and is very understanding of those with anxiety/depression. Yet, the class is led almost entirely by students, and she contributes very little. Grades are also entered very late.

Dr. Shannon is one of my favorite professors at Grand Valley. She is very passionate about the subject and her passion is infectious to the class. As long as you do the required readings for class and speak up every once in a while, you should do fine in the class.

Why is her rating so low?? She's great! Homework was reasonable - just readings, Perusall annotations, and occasional 10-min lecture videos; no busy work. In class she'd lecture a little, then group discussions. She's VERY in-tuned to how we're doing mentally; she took a whole period addressing exam stress, dropped a couple assignments. Take her!

Dr. Shannon's classes are really interesting, and I like that she uses short stories in addition to novels. She does take a while to grade things, so don't expect to have your papers graded quickly. She is easily accessible in her office hours, and her organization of the classes are nice w/o being repetitive or making people move around.

I will never understand why Shannon's rating is so low. I've had her twice now, and I love her! She really cares ab her students, is willing to adjust syllabus when we're overwhelmed. She really knows her stuff, but makes tons of room for discussion and for students to share their own views. You gotta stay on top of the work, but she's great!!!