tough, but good teacher

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He's a really good teacher. Very enjoyable to talk to. Recommend him to anyone!

Doesn't seem to have a thought of his own. Class discussions are horrible..instead of calling on the person who has something to say, he seeks out those who don't. More of a composition class than a reading one.

He is a difficult teacher but if you follow instructions and do your work you will learn a lot.

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a little hard. he has a lot of small papers and you do group discussions and one presentation. but if you try hard, you'll do good. he's nice.

has a lot of papers but is very helpful if you are unclear....nice guy

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Good Prof. If you have problems, talk to him, he WILL help. Expects a lot. But follow directions, ask questions and participate. Lots of papers, one presentation. He's tough,but you never hear students say they learned from the easy profs.He's nice too.

Lots of papers, but he helped out in any way possible. Keeps students involved in class discussions. Peer reviews on every paper helped out a lot.

Chris is an awesome professor. he helps a lot and makes things easy to understand. if you pay attention it will help you in the long run writing papers for future classes.

Very boring class. Doesn't seem interested in teaching and is very monotone. LOTS of busy work and grades papers very hard. I'm bearly getting by and i got awards for my writing skills.

He is very helpful. You can go to him and he'll go through your whole paper with you. He forces you to participate in class, which can be good or bad. Lots of writing. He grades so-so, not super hard but definately not real easy.

He's a very helpful professor. Willing to answer any questions and requires you see him once in the semester for help...i'd suggest him.

He takes his job very seriously, and as long as you work hard, you'll do okay.

Nice guy, looks exactly like Igon from Ghostbusters! Tons and tons of busywork. If class was done early, he'd keep repeating the same thing over and over until it was time to go. But, not an unfair grader.

Greatly disliked this class, although he is a good prof. I often found myself overwhelmed in work, but I ended up doing well. A good grade is definitely earned, as he is very demanding and quite critical of your work. However, I learned a lot from him.

He is a great guy that will help you get over any fears of english. Willing to help you all the way but he dose put big emphis on final. Had a low b - high C going into final ended with c- with that paper beening the one of the best papers i have written.

Really nice guy, really helpful. Doesn't grade hard but expects an effort. Gives 6 papers and 3 rewrites! I think he was a pretty good teacher.

Chris is a nice guy, he expects a lot of his students. Not too much, afterall this is college. I'd say take him, if it's the 7-10pm Thursday night class be ready to stay until 9:50 on the dot!

Great guy.Helpful if you need it.Work is hard though.Be prepared to have, like, 100 pages of reading homework at times.His attendance policy is a little overboard, but it's good to be in class anyways.Talk to him, in your writing and in person, he'll help

This class is very difficult. He makes you read a lot and grades papers fairly hard. There are a lot of papers and the dreaded ten resource annotated bib. He is a really great guy though. He'll help with any questions and makes sure the class understands the assignment. Hard class to get an A.

I really liked Chris. He knows everyone's name and remembered the things you said. He is a tough grader,but you can tell he really cares about his students and wants them to become good writers.

I enjoyed this course. The papers were well-defined, he allowed rewrites, and he was on a first-name basis with his students. He made people participate, which was nice, and encouraged students to come to him for help.

I really enjoyed this class. At first i didnt think it would be a good class but with his encouragement and helpfulness, we made it through! I strongly recommend him for anyone taking english.

He knows every student's name, so be alert in class because he will call on all of them. There were a few papers, but nothing too bad (the longest was 6 pgs) You can do rewrites. The 2 books that you have to read are easy...but challenging to incorperate into a paper. I would take him again for sure

Very organized, Teaches in a way that keeps you awake and makes it fun. Would take him again.

Doesn't just give away A's but is very helpful. Wants to see his students do well.

Chris is a very helpful teacher. He makes an effort to remember every student's name and is very attentive to students needs indivdually. Overall, I had no real problems with his class. His class was fairly easy. He is very clear on what he expects from his and is always willing to help.

Great professor! Very clear. Makes class fun with discussions and acting. Not hard at all. Papers are not long, and you have plenty of time to do them. Just do the work and you will be fine.

Chris is extremely helpful - but you must make the effort to approach him if you need it. He grades fairly tough, he expects a lot but if you work hard it isn't too bad. He allows 2 rewrites out of the five papers. All quizes are from essays in text book - nothing else. Not an easy class.

Chris is a great professor who cares about his students. His instructions aren't always clear but he is always willing to help you. Consider him for English

Good teacher but very anal. LOVES english and make sure you read the stories in the books and also he doesnt believe in As but still gives them sometimes. Not a bad class.

Chris is a great prof and just a nice guy in general. The class is discussion based, which can be very interesting and helpful in clarifying the stories.

A great prof

Chris is awesome!! I would take his class again in a heartbeat, he is super helpful and understanding of freshman/new students. workload isnt bad, quizes kinda stink.

At first, I was scared to take this class. I heard he was a little anal, and he even said he was. But I have really grown to like to class. If you put in some effort, you should pass. Maybe not with an A, but you will pass.

He is a really nice guy and likes when you participate. At least pretend that you know what you are talking about and do the work and you should be fine

Do the work and pay attention. Listen and it is an easy B. Would have to be a good writer to get an A. Can't just work hard and receive an A in his course.

Very talktive guy, likes to call out people and ask if "your okay". He is a nice guy and a good professor, but dont expect an A even if you think its your best paper. The class is an easy B. And dont ever expect to get out early he'll find something to talk about or give you a huge guilt trip.

He's a great Professor. I will say that he will challenge you, but he is only preparing for you next English class. Be prepared to write and always go to the writing center at least five days in advance.

This was my favorite class this semester. Professor Giroux is very helpful and really cares how well you do. You are allowed 2 rewrites out of 3 papers, but I never had to use them. Read the selections and participate and you'll get along fine.

Say goodbye to your print balance.

Great Teacher, he really is in love with teaching. He treats you as if this is a job and expects professional behavior, which should be expected. Class is not easy, you will have something due every week but it is just busy work: resumes, cover leters, etc. However make sure you have a large print balance because you will print alot in his classroo

He was a very nice person and always wanted to know if you understood everything. Don't expect an A... but you can work hard for a B.

Chris is the best teacher I've had at SVSU. He really cares about his students & will go out of his way to help. Papers were not difficult and you get the chance to rewrite the 1st two. Final was easy. Classes are interesting and mainly discussion. I learned a lot in this class! I highly recommend Chris as a teacher.

GREAT prof. he really cares about his students and makes class discussion fun. Be prepared to partispate and write a few papers. As long as you put in effort, you'll do great!

final was easy... as long as you participate you will do fine i would take another class from him again he makes sure you understand everything before moving on

He's a great teacher but class is SO boring. He has a monotone voice and puts you to sleep. He wants to make sure you know what you are doing, but when it came down to expectations, he was not very clear. He relies on Vspace too much and sometimes that was hassle dealing with technology.

Very helpful when trying to understand an assignment. Paper topics are kind of tricky though.

Be prepared to read ALOT in this course with him. It's not stuff that is hard to understand, just a lot of reading. You do a couple papers, an annotated bib, and a group presentation. He was incredibly nice and helpful, just tended to put people on the spot in class discusions. Overall, however, I would recommend!

He cares that you understand the material but, the class is just sooooo dry. Plenty of pop quizzes and no extra credit...continuous papers that sometimes end up overlapping. But at least you come out of the class learning how to write a more professional paper.

Easy and interesting class. If you read the books and participate in discussion the time will fly by. Papers weren't that hard and there was one presentation. He was very helpful on anything that was misunderstood. Overall a good class and prof that I would recommend.

Mr. Giroux is such a good teacher! He's very helpful and makes sure his students understand the work that he gives out. There's A LOT of reading assignments, and if you read them you'll do fine. Listen to his criticism on papers and do the re-writes for a better grade. I learned a lot in this class and would definitely recommend him to anyone!

Good Prof. Actually teaches unlike other professors at SVSU. Teaching style is interesting, a lot of reading and writing (work) as you can expect with an ENG class.

He is an Awesome professor. it was def my favorite english class i've taken in a long time (I hate english). He actually tries to choose decent books and he explains all assignments very clearly. Final exam is what should be given in a english class quick exam with a few general questions about terms discussed when talkin about book. Great Guy!!

Chris is very good professor, very willing to help, as long as you go to his office hours. There is easy reading homework every class. And the papers are decently easy. I'm not quite sure if he gives out A papers though. I don't know of anyone who recieved A's on his or her papers.

Chris is a very good professor. He is always willing to help as long as you take the time to come to his class and his office hours. He is sorta a tough grader. You have to work hard for an A in the class, but it can be done. He also offers rewrites!

Good teacher. He learns everyone?s name by the second week and will call on you a lot! Participation influences your grade and attendance is mandatory. There are two big papers and three small ones and he isn?t a very hard grader.

Pretty easy going guy. Tough grader but if he see you put in a lot of effort and ask for help its not too bad. the books were pretty boring but discussions always interesting. paper length got longer as the semester went on as well.

One of the best teachers at SVSU. Went to office hours and he was very helpful and lent his own books to me if I asked. Very nice guy who knows his subject very well. I have a whole new appreciation for drama.

Professor Giroux is a great guy! He has your back when you least expect it. His notes on your papers are very, very helpful and he really cares about his students. I recommend him for any class possible, you will not regret it!

Great prof, knows what he is talking about and is very willing to help students. Show up to class, participate in discussions, and read the books. I was surprised how much I learned and developed my writing. I would take him again if I could

Chris is an all around good professor. He is really nice and genuinely shows interest in helping each student. However, he grades papers very hard. Even if you are a great writer, do not expect to get an A. The books were somewhat interesting, but you will write the same type of paper for each book. It gets quite repetitive.

Difficult. You have to work HARD to get an A. Tons of reading, a few easy quizzes, and five 4 pageish papers. He picks fairly interesting books, and the entire class is dicussion based--he will call on your randomly. Go to his office hours and the WC to survive. However, Chris will go out of his way to help you and you'll become a better writer.

easy and fun. all texts are required. class discussion over texts everyday, students lead class. no little assignments just a group proj and a few papers but they are super easy. class is easy A/B. teach is upbeat laidback and loves Qs points are based on participation which is easy if u talk or ask something

He is a great teacher but the class involved a lot of participation, so don't take his class if you don't wanna talk. He grades pretty easy, he doesn't give out little pointless assignments, he makes everything clear, and really helps you understand what you are learning about. Easy class.

I really enjoyed this class. I have never liked english but he really helped me understand. You have papers to write but if you go to his office hours he will be willing to help you brainstorm. He is a great professor.

Chris is a very great professor. He really takes the time to get to know you and help you pass. Overall great professor and person.

He is willing to help anyone who asks for it, but grades very hard. I had almost half of my class drop out of it. Calls on people randomly so read outside of class!

Extremely willing to help if you put forth the effort. A harsh grader, but never lets you wonder what you did wrong. He is understanding if you make an effort.. TALK TO HIM. Calls on people at random. participation points. Very sweet guy.

He's a hard grader. He grades as though his 202 course is a 300 or 400 level class. If you want to do well in this class you have to read all of the required texts. He is a good person, however, if you have a personal issue come up and you let him know he will make sure that you are okay.

He is a great teacher, the class itself is really interesting.

A really intelligent professor who is engaging in class. He expects participation and a deeper level of thinking from his students. If you read all the material and take into account the feedback he gives you, you'll be fine. He's good about offering you help when you need it, but you have to take the initiative.

You read a play a week. 4 papers, 5 with final. I don't think he gives out A's. I am a great writer and I've even received awards for my writing and I never got better than a B+ on a paper. Get ready to analyze and analyze. I enjoyed coming to this class and participating in discussions, but if you're looking to save your GPA this isn't the class.

so. much. reading. get ready to read a 60-300 pages a week and then talk about it. and you will be called on and expected to analyze any given part of the text on the spot. super nice guy though, just a tough grader and harsh attendance restrictions

Professor Giroux makes you work for your grade, but if you put in the time and effort you will do fine in his class. You are expected to read quite a bit, but he teaches literature. You should expect that with any lit class. He expects you to analyze text and relate things to the theme. Overall, he is a great professor!

Dr. Giroux made the class extremely enjoyable and easy to comprehend. He made the class feel welcoming and I found it easy to participate in class discussions. He's a really hard grader when it comes to papers but if you put in the effort and pay attention to the discussions you shouldn't have much of an issue. One of the best professors I've had.

In short, the class I had with Professor Giroux was hard but rewarding. The discussions we had in class were mostly interesting and Professor Giroux was good at getting you to participate (for better or worse). He was a very intelligent and considerate professor. Even though the class was tough, I would do it again because I learned a lot.

Professor Giroux is a very insightful professor and his classes are highly enjoyable. There is a lot of homework but the plays you read on a weekly basis are interesting due to the fact that they are disturbing. This class is participation heavy and a lot of assignments are piled on towards the end of the semester. Be prepared to work.

Professor Giroux is a fantastic guy. If you want to succeed in his class you have to go and work for it. The class is NOT considered CI but is designed to be one. Over the course I read 9 plays, wrote 3 papers and had to do a group project. If you have time to do this class I would recommend it. If you are short on time, stay clear of the class.

Prof Giroux truly helped solidify my choice in choosing English as my major. His class was my favorite and the most engaging class I have taken thus far. He calls on you at random, even if you already contribute to conversation, but overall fantastic class. He helped the class really get to know one another which was refreshing.

Super nice professor! Cares about the students, before class starts he always asks about everyone's day. The workload was heavy, there were 8 poems due at the end of the term and we did workshops every other class. The class was confusing in the beginning because of the heavy workload (essay-heavy). Use the syllabus and course schedule as a guide.

Professor Giroux is a great professor if you abide by the rules in his syllabus. Participation and attendance are mandatory, and each class period you should come to class having the assigned readings done. Also, it is encouraged to go to office hours for extra feedback. If you do that, you will be fine and he is very gracious if you do so.

He is a very caring professor. He requires journals, reading, and writing poems every week. There are 3-4 papers on top of that. Participation is very important. He wants you talk in every class a few times and will call on you if you don't. Three books are required. The final is a portfolio of 12-15 poems.

He is a very nice professor who is very passionate about the subject he teaches! As long as you read the assigned plays this course isn't too bad! He is also very willing to help if you are struggling with any of the material and utilizing his office hours will benefit you greatly! He is a very nice professor but the course is content heavy

I had ENGL 338 with him. He's very kind and helpful if you ask. Participation is super important and it will really hurt your grade if you don't talk. Tons of reading, but it's manageable. I would recommend him!

He is a good professor who makes students feel included and safe to speak up and ask questions in class, but there is a lot of homework and he can be a rough grader if you do not exceed his expectations.

I really loved this prof, you can tell that he genuinely cares about his students. He expects good work, so follow the guidelines for assignments and papers exactly and don't slack off. Every play had very heavy topics, so be prepared to be reading about abortion, violence, war, poverty, racism, cancer, suicide, rape, statutory rape, and grooming.