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Very interesting professor. Kind of a frankenstein nerd which is awesome.

Very interesting professor. Kind of a frankenstein nerd which is awesome. I definitely enjoy his class

In a department with professors like Goldman and Streiter that are too strict, it is nice to get a guy like Minter. A nice guy. I can't picture him ever losing his temper. He's into a lot of sci-fi stuff, he makes our Frankenstein class very interesting.

Excellent teacher, available to students, highly approachable.

Dr. Mr Frankenstein, A long awaited and still overdue subjective resume may herein be developed further. Allow 4 a purity in ours minds eyes to assume m' consume us..Free Will and Empowerment!

He is a great professor. Sometimes he seems like one of the students because he always jokes around. He is always available and often helps students out. I needed 8 sources for a paper I was writing and he went and emailed 4 of them to me, so basicly, half my research project was done.

Very nice professor...class very engaging... alot of reading though and writing... lets you hand-in a draft for corrections and lets you correct guarenteeing u basically an A on each paper... paper topics not very hard just long readings

best english course i've taken

He is the Best! He cares about his students doing well and he goes out of his way to help us excel. He's working on organizing the class discussions. There use to be 1 or 2 students who monopolized the class discussions, but now Minter is conscious of seeing that everyone has a turn. He's the best

a geniunely nice guy. appears a little tough and assignments seem hard and you might not know what the hell you're doing, but when you get it back you'll probably get an A. readings are a bit boring though.

Awesome guy. Awesome class. A few paper assignments not to difficult, hes a very fair grader. Most of class time is group discussions and in class writing assignments. Definitely would recommend him for english 2.

Class wasn't as interesting as I'd hope for but Professor Minter is a great guy and very willing to help. There is a lot of work but he's a very generous grader and lets you choose your own topics. I would take him again if I could.

He expects a lot of papers from you, but it is not a high stress class. He likes a lot of class discussion and it is not about him droning on his opinion about the work. He gets the students involved.

He's a great teacher. At first you might be a little lost but he's really helpful. If you're not an "A" student,you can take this anyone of his courses.Becaause if you do all of the work you could get an easy "A".

He's a great teacher! I loved his class and out of all of the Profs. in the english department his is one of the best if not only.

Although he is somewhat anal, he is a pretty good guy. Tries his hardest to keep class interesting, and there really isn't that much work in comparison to other courses in the Eng. department. Easy A.

This Film and Lit class is really interesting. Prof. Minter is a good professor with rather odd choices for the reading material. The movies were pretty good however. Tests and final are okay. The best thing about the class--no 10lb textbook!

Extremely helpful and easy professor.

Prof. Minter is very friendy and easily accessible outside of class for help. He likes good discussion during class and he also likes to talk A LOT. The assignments are long and complicated, but he is an easy grader. Just come to class, talk, do your work, and you'll get an easy A.

Minter is one of the nicest and most considerate instructors in the department. He's laid back, funny, and pretty easy. He's a little disorganized at times.

very interesting but a LOT of work, especially compared to the other macaulay seminar's teacher... if ur looking for an easy ride and not so much work, DO NOT take minter. hes obsessed with podcasts and gives a lot of assignments that are very time-consuming. but on the other hand, if u participate and he knows u try, hell prob give u a good grade

Very kind, intentional prof. I learned a lot and got an A (which is surprising since i HATE english). He's open to opinions and gives everyone a chance to speak and LISTens to student. Enjoyed the course a lot.

This guy is incredibly easy. If you want to succeed in his class, read a LITTLE of the readings he assigns and talk about it in class. If you want to do the least possible, but still get an A, bring up some contentious issue that you observed and he will go onnnn and onnnnnn. You can hand in stuff late and be on your computers in class :)

It requires a lot of work, but he is willing to help you out and extend deadlines when he realizes he put too much on you. The class requires a lot of outings. He's aware of kids doing funky business on laptops so look out.

This is the second time I took Prof Minter, and I LOVE him. He gives a lot of reading, but I used to skim and pulled off an A in his class twice. I used to also fall asleep all the time. As long as you know enough to write good papers and contribue once in awhile in class, it's an easy A. He's also extremely nice and helpful as well.

One of my favorite teachers ever! Took him twice in undergrad, and taking my first grad school course with him now. Incredibly helpful and passionate about what he does. I only read portions of the readings and got A's both times I took him. Lets you choose your own research paper topic and helps you as you need it along the way. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Minter is a nice guy. Books are boring and assigns a lot of confusing reading, but you don't have to worry about that. He talks a lot. Participate, you'll be okay. However, he gives confusing assignments and loads up on events and projects near the end of the semester. Gives much more work than the other professors, but not too horrible

DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED by him or his six page syllabus. There is a method to his madness. He gives constructive feedback, and the assignments are applicable to writing the final. Everything is done in drafts so it's over before you know it. And if you didn't get a good grade on any formal assignment, YOU GET TO REVISE IT and get a better grade.

I remember when me and my friends took this class together, many of them thought they would fail based on the grade he returned for our essays. But this professor is well beyond clever enough to not grade solely on numbers. He truly accounts for you strength and improvement as a writer, and as a person. Great class, won't regret it

He assigns a crazy amount of complicated work. It not too bad if you sit for hours and really think! In his class I live in fear that I will be forced to speak. Although I am not enjoying having to carry a 1400 page novel around with me daily so that I can achieve his requirement of 150-250 pages per week, he is actually a very organized and clear.

I believe he is a good professor, but doesn't think of the fact that this class is a core class, and goes overboard with the assigned readings, and the requirements for the papers. He forgets the fact that some people are taking 4 or 5 other classes in addition to his. Needs to be more reasonable when it comes to his assigned readings! and papers!

Great professor. A lot of reading, but classes are enjoyable especially if you contribute. Very fair grader and as long as you hand everything in you should do well. Also, he is very open minded and truly listens to and considers what students have to say about the reading.

Very caring, and helpful professor. He does assign a good amount of reading, but he wants to you truly understand the material. Mike appreciates you lol.

He's genuinely a really nice guy, but he does kind of assign a lot of work. He assigned a lot of readings and some papers, but overall he really isn't that bad. He's an easy grader and most people don't do the readings after a while anyway. Most end up with an A as long as you mildly try

There are 5 response papers and 7 reading notebooks, VERY easy. He gives a lot of detail as to what he wants just read directions carefully, it is not as hard as it seems. When i got the syllabus I wanted to cry and it feels overwhelming but I came out unscathed. But, a forewarning most of the books are boring. His lectures are mainly him talking.

Minter is a knowledgeable when it comes to literature and very informative. However, he tends to speak a lot in class which does not make students want to share their ideas in class. It is true that there is a lot of reading and a lot of work but it helps you do well paper assignments. Take this class if you have a lot of time after school.

He only assigned 2 books but BE PREPARED TO READ! You will read well over 100+ pages a week. He has journals, BB feedback on classmates work as well as revisions. YOU WILL WORK FOR THIS GRADE! NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART! Test every class on the assigned readings. Best part the class participation & debates! Id take him again! PS: 8 PAGE SYLLABUS!

Okay, he is a good teacher, not so empathetic and a lot of work. the final paper is a lot of work too BUT after it, the rest of the semester is basically free. its a lot of writing, reading and attendance is strict, but if you want a professor you can learn from then he's your guy. also, he reviews a lot of basic stuff so annoying but easy

Great professor, challenging. Take if you're prepared for a lot of reading and writing. His grading is pretty generous, he's tougher on you in class. You will come away having thoroughly learned the subject. Lecture heavy, he will get excited by your participation and interrupt you, but don't get offended, he just really loves the points you make.

Professor Minter helped me improve my writing in so many ways. He is the type of professor that truly loves to teach. He is also open to learning, and he does not assign a lot of work. He is fair, and he just wants you to learn! He is generous, and his office is always open. He is a professor that has inspired me to teach.

If you think you're a good writer/reader then you can take this class w/o a prob. There's a short 3 question quiz once a week to make sure you're reading, fairly simple and short & he's generous with the grades of quizzes. 2 papers- 1 for midterm 1 for final and in class final (basically comparing 2 books that we read in class. he's kind and caring

Very great and energetic guy. Assigns dense readings and u have discussions based on those readings (philosophical) . Has slides about readinghe reads the part for discussion and asks open-ended questions (i never read anything). Assigns 2 heavy papers but I think at the end he gives out free A's. Final was mad fun (video project). Be rdy to work.

I had Prof Minter for a Melville Seminar as a grad student and he supervised my MA thesis. If you read and think critically about the texts, you will enjoy the class and learn a lot! Not to mention, he is accessible and helpful outside of class. He (fairly, imo) expects you to show up (mentally and physically).

Prof. Minter is a fantastic professor. He is passionate, kind and willing to help so don't be afraid to ask for it. There is a lot of reading involved, but if you're an English major you should already be used to it. Stay on top of it and you'll be fine.

If you're an English major taking Professor Minter, the amount of reading he assigns won't make you bat an eyelash so don't be discouraged by some of these reviews. With that being said he has truly been my favorite Professor I've taken thus far. He makes you work for your grade but in the end you'll feel like no words can thank him enough.

Professor Minter seems like a tough one at first, but he's actually super down to earth and is really interested in helping his students learn. His class really helped me improve my writing and even though it consisted of a *lot* of reading and a lot of assignments, it was a fairly easy class as long as you didn't procrastinate and did the work!

Professor Minter was quite possibly the toughest grader that I'd encountered as an English major, actually got a zero for a few of my essays which is unheard of. But the assignments criteria is very specifically described beforehand and is by far the most helpful in mitigating procrastination and half-hearted writing.