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“He has a 2500 word essay and allows re-writes”
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Reviews (88)
There's a lot of reading, but if you establish a common ground with him it makes the class a lot more interesting.
Easy class. Just do the reading. Exams are easy and multiple choice with 5 bonus questions.
I have taken all of his classes! He is the greatest teacher ever! No doubt! If you take him and don't like him, then you can kill me, but make it painless.
Video class was laborious/dry. His background in History interferes with rather than complements his lectures. Too many maps, unnecessary historical data for Eng. lectures. Helpful notes for constructing essays though w/ allowance for rewrite.
Take him for every English class you can- great teacher and a perfect model for an aspiring teacher-
I could not stand his American Lit. class. he has not updated his syllabus or his tests in ten years. I do not recommend his class to anyone, unless you need time in the day to take a nap.
The class was not that difficult at all. Just watch the tapes, take notes, and meet up with a class member at test time and take the tests together. As far as the major essay in concerned, you get a rewrite and I made a 92 on it after the rewrite. I recommend this class!
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If you are an English major or minor don't miss his classes. He has one ten page paper and the opportunity for a rewrite. Just read the literature and the tests are as easy as they get. I love it that he is so laid back and relaxed. It makes for an easy A. What else could anyone ask for?
All we did the entire semester is give five in-depth presentations and listen to other's presentations. It seemed like a lot of busy work without as much discussion and critical thinking in class as a graduate seminar should require.
its an easy class if you do the work
The class is basically a lot of busy work with the students delivering presentations each week. The professor uses an outdated syllabus and is not consistent in following stated course requirements. Furthermore, he requires a lengthy essay (and you are allowed a rewrite) but he lost my paper twice. Unorganized. Do the work, get an A. Guaranteed.
I absolutely adore professor wood he is the sweetest teacher i have ever met.
Dr. Wood is so cute in his hats that he wears! I took him on-line and in person. He's very knowledgeable and sssooo hip! His tests aren't too hard and the paper is allowed a re-write. A relatively easy A.
He lets you rewrite your papers and thats the only good thing about this guy. He lost our grades for the first and second essay. He said, "I might of left the grades in conroe, I'm not sure, I didn't have time to check." RU KIDDING!
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Talks alot about himself, cananda, the boyscouts, and malaysia, unfortunately none of that is on the test. Kind of leers at you in a creepy/**** sort of way too.
I took his child. lit class in the fall and it was great! We did about 3 presentations each and about 2-3 short essays. The teacher was insightful and funny and very laidback. However, when I tried to take him for the summer for am. I had to drop. You cannot take this class along with a few more muchless a fulltime job:o) Adol. lit. here I come! :o
Relatively easy class...Very laid back ...I never went to class and read one of maybe four plays and still got an A in the class...Final is optional...Tests are easy!
Very laid back guy, which isnt a good thing. pointless to go to class because u dont learn anything. Only good thing is he lets you rewrite your papers and has an optional final to help raise your grades. Tests are the worst i have ever taken. Would not recommend him.
Not much in depth discussion of the novels which was kind of disappointing. Got off topic alot. Tests were kind of difficult but some how with his grading system it worked out in the end.
Talks constantly about history and religion, very little about lit. If you want to actually learn about lit, you will be disappointed. Test questions are over minute trivia from the text. 3 of the 6 questions on the final were straight history--no literary reference at all. Easy A, but no real knowledge gained.
I had a GREAT time in this class this summer! He really encouraged participation, and listened to what we had to say. We read plays and watched the movie versions of them. One paper, one optional extra credit final. Definitely worth the effort if you're an English major in need of that Amer. Lit credit, or just like plays!
Easy professor, but the worst one I've ever had. He DOES NOT care about his students - leaves the room often to do independent work and ignores students. Uses tenure as excuse to be lazy.
I have him this semester and find his lectures very interesting. It's true it's a lot of history, religion, "background" info, but how that is not interesting to people, I just don't know. I'm an English major and have no problem with his lectures.
Took him for both Children's and Adolescent Lit. Way easy and very enjoyable. He's awesome and grades easy. I've heard other of his classes are not as easy. I am taking Modern American Drama this summer...we'll see.
He tests over comments made briefly in class, that you NEVER thought would be on the test so take GOOD class notes and attend. Dont read the novels if you can watch the movie! 2 tests, 2 1500 word papers. No real life knowledge gained from class except that paragraphs should be square?? He is NOT helpful at all and he is VERY demeaning to students.
Only take this idiot if you need an easy A. He expresses his own personal opinons in class and rambles on about nothing in general. Doesn't really talk about the books except for a bais description. Tests and paper are easy and he barely reads the papers at all so grades are good for bad papers.
He is absolutely terrific. I had him for Fall 2008 and made sure that I had him for Spring 2009. Whatever he says is very important as it is likely to be on the test.
This teacher is easy. Either go to class or read the book and you'll be fine. Questions are often fact base rather than contact base, and the 1500 word paper and posting are easy enough. Definitely recommend if you have a heavy course load.
He's a sweet instructor. Definitely very smart, and the class is an easy A.
Easy A or B but extremely boring. Never talks about anything we are supposed to read. Talks about random things. I spent most of the time in class on Facebook or writing stories
Fairly easy, but not for lovers of literature. Teaches history and theology, not literature. Tests over dates, quotation ID, and largely unrelated material. STUDY THE TEXTBOOK! Partiuclarly the biographical sections. Ignore the lectures. Very generous extra credit. Show up to class for the handouts (required), don't bother to listen to lecture.
This guy's a great teacher. Not sure why people are complaining. He gives many ops to make an A. Who cares if he goes off on rants that have nothing to do with the course? He's nice and grades very fairly.
Not easy, rambles, doesn't talk about the subject at all, only interesting things are the readings.
B. Wood was one of the best professors I have had. Some people feel he gets too far off track from the readings, but I think this is one of the attributes that make his classes so great. His class allows for the freedom to pursue (as a class) personal subjects/ideas associated with the readings. Make the effort and you will make a good grade.
I took Native American literature with Wood, he NEVER talks about the books we read. He spent mire time in our class talking about religion than Native Americans.
If you do well on the major essays and do the optional final along with a short extra credit, you can still pull off a B or an A. But, he's not a good professor. Take him if you have severe insomnia and need a cure.
I had taken this course as an requirement for my major. The class is BORING and the professor does not talk about the literature. The whole semester he talked about religion and why we should question our faith. The multiple choice test are terrible. Almost everyone failed the exams. There is 3 exams, 14 weekly papers, and a 6 pg research paper.
I went into this class (Cosmic Narratives) with high expectations. Professor Wood's rambling, offtopic, unending speaking style made it impossible to put in a word edgewise. He's extremely unorganized, and it had me constantly nervous knowing he was responsible for handeling my work. Interesting course idea, but I didn't learn a single thing.
The course is next to useless for anyone that has an elementary understanding of science. Throughout it all he comes off as arrogant and condescending, and I wouldn't subject anyone to his lectures. Forgot to grade my major essay, gave me a C+, and a month later has still failed to officially change my grade. He is now ignoring me. AVOID!
I took Dr. Wood years ago. I'm so thankful for him opening my mind about religion, and allowing our class to express themselves. It is because of Dr. Wood, that I'm considering pursuing me degree in religious studies. He is amazing, and it's unfortunate how so many people do not see the brilliance of this man. He's wonderful!
Cosmic Narratives was interesting. It certainly covered more than basic science. Wood has some interesting views on society and ecology that were worth taking the course to hear. I also appreciated his straight-lecture format. Class participation would have been a waste of time. Fair grading. Accepts late work. Allows re-writes.
I had him for Native Amer. Lit, and he did not discuss what we had read. He would say one thing, and then turn around and say another. His tests are confusing and will question you over extremely minor details you would not notice. He doesn't give back anything, so it's hard to know what grade you have in the class. This class will sneak up on you.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! I love British LIt and I was so excited to take the class. . THe biggest waste of time!!! He never talks about literature-only religion and history. The tests were the most ridiculous tests I've ever taken. I am an A student and worked hard to get a B+. Condescending and plays favorites. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!
Useless class. Wood is disorganized and conceited. Gives some interesting facts but FAILS to synthesize new ideas. The entire field of "big history" fails to provide any meaningful insight. The majority of the learning is academic history. Anyone that comes out with anything significant from this class didn't have much going in.
So at first I hated him!!!! He seemed so sarcastic and mean.BUT after I actually listened and read the assignments I loved the class.He will open your mind. He goes off topic a lot,so keep up with the readings,do the extra credit,and keep up with the weekly writing assignments and you will be fine.I bombed the first test but managed an A- overall!!
You will NOT do well in this class if you don't read the work carefully, including historical and author biographical info. His tests are remarkably difficult and you will fail if you don't KNOW the material... all of it. He does not curve, but he does offer extra credit opportunities. He's not a hard grader on the writing.
3 midterms are extraordinarily hard to do well on, but assigned writing is not difficult or harshly graded. Optional final and extra credit available. Very easy to compensate for poor test scores. You'll hate his tests but ewill njoy the rest.
He would go off tangent a lot, and was very conceited. Almost every day before the lecture he would spend from 5 to 20 mins talking about how great he is instead of teaching us anything. Tests are hard, as they're focused on minuscule details in the text. I didn't learn much. I will give him credit as a fair grader on papers though.
There's not much participation. He doesn't usually take attendance but I do recommend you go to class because his lectures can be very helpful. The tests are more based off of history and facts than literary analysis. Good professor though. 14 WTLs (Writing to Learns-250-300 words each), Three Multiple Choice Tests, One 2000 word Research Paper.
Second time taking Dr. Wood. Many of these reviews are accurate. He gives you what you need to pass and it's your responsibility to be up to the task. Lectures do tend to go off on tangents so the syllabus is your best friend. Gives plenty of opportunity to do really well. You have to work to FAIL.
This is a reading intensive course, but he gives plenty of time. This class has 3 test, weekly writing to learns that are 300 words, and a final paper that is about 8 pages. Not a bad class. He is friendly. Class can be boring but whats new. Extra credit available.
Dr. Wood was never on topic in class. Be it that he created this course it seems like only he really understands what is going on. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.
His first 5 tests have nothing to do with any actual readings. He gives you a sheet with the Native American tribes, you memorize them, and then that's your test. He has a 2500 word essay and allows re-writes. It should be a history class instead of an English class. I haven't learned a thing from him directly.
His tests were not tough but there is a lot of reading to prepare for them so I recommend studying everything on the syllabus leading up to that day. His map tests were easy. I recommend making copies of the map and filling in the blanks. His lectures never had anything to do with the tests but I enjoyed the multiple extra credit opportunities.
His tests were tough. Reading all of texts, study the authors biographies and the history for story as well. I really enjoyed his lectures. He is really funny. Extra credit and an optional final exam are what helped me get an A. Get ready to read and put extra work into his course.
His lectures tend to go way off topic and he loves talking about his personal life, socialism, and atheism. His tests are moderately challenging so make sure you do the readings beforehand. Keep up with the writing assignments. He offers one extra-credit opportunity and an optional take home final. No attendance taken. Uninspiring class.
I took Cosmic Narratives and the class itself isn't too hard. there were a number of essays I had to write but he grades fairly easily. Lectures on the other hand are hard to follow as he often goes off topic and can put you to sleep. The subject itself is just basic sciences and history. Overall easy A class, terrible lecturer.
Repeats the same thing, over and over... Beware he is very proud of his work and is self absorbed. Made class attendance mandatory after most the class missed when it was flooding and bad weather, do not take this professor.
This class is incredibly unorganized. Consists of weekly "writing to learn" assignments, 300+ words each. Do not waste money buying the book. Just do all writing assignments and pay attention in lecture. There are 3 tests, including final. Only the first test has a study guide - take FULL advantage. Only take this course if absolutely necessary.
Independent Study. Very easy guidelines set by myself and professor. Gave great feedback, and communication was solid. Overall, a fantastic way to receive credit and not have a lot of work to do, and one less class to attend to.
His teaching method is to talk and then test you over it. No powerpoints or organization. only take him if you are good at listening and taking notes. but even then, the tests are over a lot more than what he talks about.
Wow so this is the ONLY time I have felt the need to rate a professor. First of all, his lectures are boring, and meandering. He isn't respectful to students. He assigns a TON of reading, and his tests are DIFFICULT. You have to study so many small, unimportant facts that he will try to trick you over, and most of the class failed. AVOID HIM.
He is the worst professor I have ever taken. His lectures put you to sleep and all he talks about is his own accomplishments and tests you on things that you DO NOT LEARN IN CLASS. It is the worst thing ever and if you read this then do not take this class. IT is NOT worth it. I swear to you. I am begging you. TURN AROUND AND DONT LOOK BACK
Has no clear grade structure, off topic A LOT. If anyone asked me if they should take him, I would tell them to move schools just so they dont have to talk to him.
If you like rambling, off topic elitists with a focus on religion when religion is NOT A FOCUS in the material, go right ahead and take him. Otherwise? Reconsider.
I really wanted to give this professor a chance cause hes a sweet man, BUT, his tests are extremely hard, I only passed 1 and it was based on memorizing maps. Everyone has failed his tests. Insane amount of reading. Also, ignore the religion comment someone posted. Religion is imperative to the class because of the puritans and Hawthorne.
I see people complaining about the lectures, which is warranted, but not in regards to test material. Essentially this professor has been teaching for so long that he knows the information by heart and rambles on about things. That being said, tests are pretty easy as long as you read the assigned reading and do minimal review.
Run away. His map tests are hard, you have to memorize all tribes where they're located and he chooses which to grade you on. And content tests? LOL, there was no content we were graded on. Pompous, very arrogant, lectures are dull I was asleep every class. Middle of pandemic we went to online & he sent many condescending emails, wasn't helpful.
PLEASE! DO NOT! listen to the people who gave him a bad rating for 3349. I guarantee you those same people were procrastinators who had no respect for the class or the professor himself. He gives you more than enough time to prepare for tests, and to turn in papers. Plus, most papers that are asked of you are only a little over ONE page
I love this guy! Had him for Cosmic Narratives and this was the coolest class ever. Bad reviews were just mad they had to actually read a book and listen to lectures. He is truly so sweet and kind and as long as you are respectful, then you will be FINE and maybe even learn something! LOVE HIM. He is smart and so into this class he created :)
I don't really mind about how tough of a grader he is, as this is college and it is expected. However, Dr. Wood is very rude to his students. He is very unprofessional. If you do any one thing wrong, he will send you a nasty email (riddled with spelling mistakes!) about how you're unfit for a university setting.
The class itself is generally easy as each week has a required amount of readings and then about a page and a half of writing about one of the chosen topics. He does not give any feedback on why you receive the grades you get. I never got notes on what I could improve or why my grades fluctuated as much as they did and he ignored my emails on it.
Horrible Professor. Always sent out email calling students not worthy of college and just being the most disrespectful person. Did not tell you why he gave the grade that he did and would send the nastiest emails. Ignored students when they emailed him. If you don't want to be treated like you're the lowest of the low, avoid him all cost....
homework is very different from other classes bc instead of uploading attachments he wants u to copy and paste with mla formatting which if ur not used to his class or demands, can cause u to accidentally get a low grade which i got the first couple weeks we had to submit but once u get a hang of it and the word count, his grading becomes more fair
I took Professor Wood for 19th century American literature and it was easy to get the books he asked for. You do have to read a lot but he gives you more than enough time to prepare and as long as you stick to it you will be fine. Professor Wood was incredibly understanding about a medical/family emergency that I had so I appreciated that as well.
Second time taking this professor, once u get used to how he wants the homework formatted, getting a good grade is pretty easy. Be sure to carefully read and follow the WTL requirements, so long as you do that with reading and turning in on time, you will do great.
I took professor Wood for two courses in his summer online sessions, and when reading his reviews i was scared of a lot of reading or a harsh grading system. In my opinion as long as you read the directions you will pass and get a good grade. For summer there were 4 Long discussion post w/ 2 req. replies a multiple choice final, and a final paper.
Good professor who provides a straight-forward and routine course structure. Weekly assignments are identical to each other in their instructions, which makes the class easy to keep up with once you get the hang of doing the assignments. While he can come across as harsh, if you reach out to him directly he replies with thoughtfully and helpfully.
Easy A to be honest, I just fell behind on the WTLs. I'm mainly leaving this review because I don't like the way he talked to students; sending mass emails about how we are unfit to study English due to mistakes in MLA formatting due to Canvas's restraints (after the first assignment?) really took me aback. Didn't think that was appropriate.
Formatting instructions are present on every assignment, not hard to find them. If you follow these instructions the class is easily manageable. A bit of reading is required but it is by no means unmanageable. I have had no difficulties with Prof. Wood's pace in a tight summer course and he was very understanding of the time crunch we are under.
Unnecessary to also have a term exam on top of a term essay. Unnecessarily intricate instructions for what are just discussion posts. But other than that, just read the material and try your best on the discussion boards. It's needlessly complicated but not a bad class. You can do a lot worse than Dr. Wood. He should be a second option at best.
A Final Exam is completely antithetical to English learning. This is not a history class, it is an English class. Quizzing us on dates, authors, historical facts and such is unnecessary. It has relevance to the texts we are reading, and should be applied to when we analyze the works, but to quiz us on it? Ridiculous. Also gives no feedback, at all.
I would take Dr. Wood again. He was very understanding if any deadlines were missed and laid out very clear instructions. I will say that I wish he would provide feedback to written work especially the final essay.
This class was very very easy! However, I'm not quite sure whether or not Dr. Wood actually read everything we wrote because I got the same grade for everything I turned in. Again, not necessarily bad, I would just appreciate more feedback. Overall an easy class, but still informative.
The class was easy enough but the guy gave absolutely no feedback at all, which I think is incredibly important for an English class (hence the 3 rating). Six 400 word discussion posts with 100 word replies, a cumulative lockdown-browser test (that I'd argue was very offtopic to the class and VERY detailed), and a 1500 word final essay
I would give a detailed review of the horror I went through in this course but RMP obviously is trying to protect the “reputation” of these people. If I can go in to detail what I went through you would think this is straight out a horror film from Wansee entertainment. No joke
Class Info
Online Classes
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Attendance Mandatory
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Textbook Required
78%
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