Prof Plantus is awesome. She is so chill. Very down to earth and reasonable. This may be a boring course but Prof. Plantus really entertains the class and makes you think outside the box. I suggest taking her. There are just quizzes for the readings and they are usually discussed in class. You will do great! Enjoy! I wish i could take her again!

Professor Plantus is an AMAZING professor! She has truly made literature come alive for me and re-lit the passion I had for being an English major. She will challenge your comprehension skills but it will change the way you read and the way you view the world! She's also quite entertaining. All in all I really enjoyed her teaching style

She was interesting but warning tonon-traditional students, she seems to lecture about life and sometimes less about the texts themselves. The lectures are not universal. They seem to apply more to younger stundents. Overall, I did enjoy her class and participation is important.

One of the best professor I have ever taken. She is so funny and I always looked forward to going to class. One of my favorite classes taken, and I'm not even and English major or anything. I highly recommend taking her.

Great professor! I always looked forward to going to class.

It's overwhelming at first because the books are thick and some of the poetry takes some time to decipher BUT she does a great job at going over the material during class discussions. You will get a good grade if you READ! She offers many opportunities of RANDOM extra credit, take advantage of it! GO TO CLASS, a lot of what she says is on tests

She is a very funny and kind professor. Textbook use is HIGH! The exams can be a bit challenging if you miss class, all exams online though & you can use ur book. She does go off topic many times, so it can be hard to figure out what she is talking about half the time. U can tell she does enjoy what she teaches Take this class if u like a challenge

Go to class, ask questions, read and you should get a good grade. Her way of teaching is different but get used to it and you will learn to love her. Really great class! Would definitely take another class with this professor again sometime.

She had our readings planned out for us and changed only if there were time restraints. Always responded to questions and gave feedback for rough draft papers! Sometimes her answers were confusing, but it wasn't bad. I got good grades on everything. Doing the readings is imperative,as well as reading her notes. She is a very nice professor.

Great professor! Lots of fun and learning to be had in every class! Always something new to be learned, and tons of wisdom to be gained from her teaching! She understands and appreciates the need for a good and intellectually humored approach to the world and all that is on, and in, and above, and beyond it!

I think Plantus is a great professor and super easy!

Her motto is to teach you how to think not what to think. Plantus is very energetic and fun. She tries to get everyone in on class discussions, and expects you to read the books. Overall great professor and I would recommend her to anyone taking ENG 111.

I LOVED Professor Plantus! Class participation is huge in her class, and I tend to me more shy, but she makes you feel very comfortable. She values everyone's opinions, even if she disagrees. She's very accommodating and understanding. Keeping up on the reading is very important, and you may feel overwhelmed but she's organized about the readings!

Absolutely brilliant, witty, enthusiastic, and intellectual professor. This is what college is about, educators who are passionate about what they are teaching. Her passion is remarkable and inspiring. I am a Health major and she almost swayed me in the Lit direction. people who did not like this course dont think outside the box. period.

She is a great professor and makes learning fun. We read books and discuss them in class then there is online activities and quizzes. Can be unorganized and scatter brained however.

Participation is key! Sit in the first couple rows, do your reading, and contribute to class discussion. She expects you to really think about what you're reading and what it means. If you genuinely make thoughtful comments about the readings in class, and pay attention, you should do great. She was one of my favorite professors at OU so far!

I love this woman. She's eccentric and enthusiastic. And though I don't think multiple choice quizzes are the best format for an English class, she let me make some of that up with writing.

it's "the Bible as Literature", she's very thorough about the topics and loves speaking about it in a literary perspective. If you take it on-line, it'll be almost worthless. . . take it in person!!!! Listening to her lecture is like listening to the best story you've ever been told! One of my favorite OU classes ever!

Professor Plantus is a remarkable teacher! She does tend to trail off on tangents during her lectures, however she always brought them back around to the subject at hand, no matter how far away the tangent seemed! If you pay attention and contribute to discussion, you might even get awarded a nick-name!

She is amazing! Books we read for this class were sometimes confusing, but you will understand everything after you come to class and discuss it with her. She is clear, she know what she is doing. Tests are online. She is really fare in grading so I will recommend her to anyone who loves to read and who loves smart teachers.

Plantus was a sub when our first prof had to drop out. She made the class super fun and something better than it would have been originally. I actually LEARNED a lot in her class. She was flexible and had good points. She is also conservative and and has a fire in her personality, which is a nice change from the normal liberal professor.

Though there is A LOT of reading for her class, she is an amazing professor. I learned not only about literature but she gives so many life lessons. You'll take more inspirational messages from her class than anything else. Read and participate in discussion or she'll call you out and not give you points. She is awesome!

She is a great example of the fact that a professor can make or break a class. Even if the material was uninteresting or seemingly inapplicable, she made every class very enjoyable. We had interesting, fun, intense (sometimes heated) discussions EVERY week. Even though lectures can be long, I haven't enjoyed past lit classes as much as hers.

Best prof I have ever had. You take something from the class everyday, she wants you to learn something valuable everyday and she makes that happen. All tests are online and if you pay attention in class they aren't too bad. Would definitely recommend her even for a course you aren't interested in.

There aren't enough characters allowed to fully describe her. She not only teaches you the material and "what to learn/think", she teaches you "how to learn/think". She knows that the success of our future is in our current students. You must read, but the books are not that bad and get better throughout the semester! Not hard at all! Trust me!

Professor Plantus teaches you how to think, not what to think. She is super smart and definitely one of the best professors I have had so far.

Very passionate prof. and her lectures are not bad, funny and can learn quite a few random things. Rarely opened the books (never read one completely) However if you don't read you will have to go to lectures or you wont pass. None of the answers were online. But i just listened to the lecture (discussion) and passed the class.

The BEST professor I have ever had. Simply a class act, treats every student with respect and fairness. The student determines the grade, not the professor. Teaches you to think things through rather than having others think for you. Take her, she's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She is the most amazing professor I have ever had. Her lectures are interesting and quiz material is taken directly from the lectures. She will call you out if you don't read or act uninterested, but you cannot give a wrong answer in the class- she is very supportive and "protects her students." It's a lot of reading, but worth it

Doris is a really amazing and easy professor. She has an attendance requirement and wants you to read the book and participate, but I never read the book and skipped class very often and ended with a 3.8. She is very funny and the most interesting person I have ever met, i would recommend to anyone

I absolutely enjoy listening to how many things she knows about the world. Many people don't like her class because they are not willing to put in the work to REALLY think about something. Think big. I see the whining as to how participation is unfair; because they give the easy "right" answer, and I want to laugh. That's the point. To think more.

She is very passionate about the subject matter. She cares about each student and is very relaxed. Attendance isn't mandatory but she does love participation and its apart of the grade. She's very easy going and understanding and I would definitely recommend taking a course by her!

Plantus was an amazing professor. She really wants to get to know her students, asks about how we're doing, and understands if we are busy with other classes. Not many assignments, and she gives great input and feedback on papers without grading down.

A lovely lady. Professional, but fun! She truly cares about her students and her subjects she teaches. Participation does matter but not heavily graded on. But smile and be ready to answer some questions during class time.

One of the best teachers Ive ever had at Oakland University. Caring, smart, funny. I enjoyed going to class and attending lectures.

Professor Plantus is truly remarkable. I loved her class and hearing her opinions/thoughts about real world matters. I'd advise sitting near the front of the room if you want to get the most out of this class. Participation is important to her, so contribute during the discussion consistently throughout the semester- and she'll appreciate you!

This Professor actually lectures and she does it exceptionally well. She is a gem. There is a lot of reading and she is careful to answer any questions that you may have. This was a very good class and I would take it again!!!! Stay on top of your readings and you will be prepared to participate in class.

She grades participation, which I usually hate but the discussions in her class were engaging and left me with something to think about after class. She is very wise and gives a lot of advice. She's a pretty easy grader as long as she sees that you've tried and applied the things she taught in the lecture. She is one of my favorite professors.

Professor Plantus is one of the best professors I have ever had. Her class is easy if you are willing to read and pay attention in class. I do not believe she is opinionated but goes by the interpretation of what the authors are trying to convey. She is super funny and kind to everyone. Participation does matter but she won't single anybody out.

Fall 2019 It was mainly reading and then writing papers about what you read (whatever about it you want) and the final project was a bit of research and creating a superhero. Class is lecture heavy, just discussing the reading &listening. Fair grade even if she disagrees. As long as you're okay with writing, it was the best class I've ever had :D

Shes excellent! Such a great prof

She's one of those professors that only grades you b/c she's required to. If it was her way, we would just have discussions every week and that would be it all semester. Each class you discuss the readings. Few exams. Weekly quizzes for first 2 weeks then she'll decide to change it up. She was a lot of fun. Has cute goats.

She is a very kind and caring professor. She knows that talking all class will be super boring so she tries to get everyone to participate. Essays were super easy if you attended class. As long as you follow the guidelines to papers and answer the questions youll get an A, she is a very fair grader.

Professor Plantus is the most inspirational professor I have ever met. She makes sure her students are learning something that will be useful in each and every field. Although her classes are heavily based on reading and lecture, she makes mind-blowing points that will have you thinking for days. Highly recommend!

Best professor I've had at Oakland.

One of the most fun I've had is in this class (unsolved historical mysteries). Many like to complain we don't learn "hard facts," but really the objective of the class is to open up your mind to views & perspectives you would never consider. We learn how to expand our curiosity of the world and question the truth. Great teacher, very knowledgable.