I hate this man. i did my best in the class and all i got was a B. His is the only class where i didnt recieve an A at sierra. His test are difficult and he grades essays with prejudice.

I took this class over summer and i thought it was totally easy, essays were easy. His tests are annoying but are pretty easy... you just have to do the readings. Grades a little tough on the essays. Over all he's fun.

He grades hard on the essays, the quizes are easy if you did the reading. The reading was interesting, the group projects were cake, and the essays were not too bad overall. Cooper has a dry English humor, he is a funny guy and enjoys teaching. Easy to get ahold of outside class.

He was a very funny guy. I loved his british accent and had the funniest jokes, although they were all english jokes. His quizes were tricky but he is a fair grader. I reccomend his class, I enjoyed it. =)

He's really funny. I don't care what anyone says, he's a great teacher with a great teaching style. You'll learn a lot from him and his grading is fair. I totally recommend him!

He's hella funny, british accent is cool. Makes class fun but you must do the homework. Worth taking.

If you actually do the reading, and actually try to do well, you'll definately do well. He's as funny as hell (good ol' dry British humor) and a good teacher.

He's great! As long as you put effort into the class and do the assignments there's no way you can't get at least a "B". Ivor is hilarious and wears awesome clothes(not that that really matters) but anyway, he's cool and his accent makes the class just that more interesting.

Was very clear and organized in his teaching style. Could understand what was required in class with few confusions.

He's good. I was very amused to see an English guy teaching English. That's just perfect.

great guy. he is funny and a thousand times better than Atoms. His class can be dificult, but if you are willing to try you can easily achive a good grade. I reccomend him.

Awesome teacher. He has a great sense of humor and that helps get through class. He is a very practical grader.

Easy class with humor.

Had interesting classes and projects to make learning fun.

This guy is awesome. All you have to do is come to class and make sure you go to sparknotes to fill in your journal entries...and make sure you write down his lectures into your journals. The rest of the time you are in groups, so everyone helps eachother. I passed with a b, but if I tried could easily get an A.

he's tight, it was an easy class and he's british so it's funny to listen to his stories when he was little and blowing up stuff in his neighborhood!!

basically..this guy owns..he has a dry sense of humor, and makes the learning experience meaningful, but light hearted. i had trouble with essays before his calss, and now i can wirte like a champ, not to mention argue as well

Enjoyed the class. Was fun and he was very clear about what he wanted. Essays were not too difficult. Would recommend to anyone taking 1C!

Any teacher that wears a Motorhead band t-shirt to class is okay in my book. Mr. Cooper rocks!

Not a bad teacher, but not a good one either. Does all the boring subjects in English with all the typical boring writers. He could be much better if he was creative and tried to be enjoyable. I will not take him again

Big fan of Ivor. Has an interesting style, very creative projects like mock trial for the Tell Tale Heart. Take notes in your journal when he explains the reading and you will be fine on tests. He allows notes for tests and after the first one you will figure out what he is looking for. Straight forward British dude with great life experience.

Good-natured and frequently hilarious professor. A great teacher for those who prefer group work and activities to solitary reading exercises and the typical English lecture format. He grades very fairly on essays but watch out for his bizarre detail-oriented tests!

Ivor was a really good teacher. I enjoyed his classes. His style of teaching made the class bearable. His tests are a little hard, but if you read the text you'll do well.

he's a very cool guy. i hate english and i got a B. as long as you read and take notes you will get a good grade becuase you get to use the notes on the test. how could you fail?

I hate English classes, but Cooper was awesome. I have recommended him to everyone I get the chance to.

Mr. Cooper has a great sense of humor and makes his class interesting. Group projects, notes can be used on tests, essays within reason. If you read the material, take notes and do the notebook entries, make good arguments in your essays, you can get an A and have fun doing it. I did! His British accent and humor are an added bonus!

he is a great teacher, easy to get at least an A even a B. i strongly recomend him.

Waaay too much group activity for my taste, but other than that a really good instructor. Watch out for the quizzes, they can be somewhat hard to study for as you sometimes don't know what specifics from the stories he wants you to know. I did well on them, but missed stuff on each one because I didn't think to memorize it. GREAT TEACHER OVERALL

Cooper's quizzes are odd. He picks out minute details out of the writings that really have no bearing on what the authors were writing about: EX: "What color jeans was X character wearing?" Quizzes aren't worth many points though, so they don't really affect the grade too bad, I got an A. He also uses groups too often, but he's a good teacher.

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Very Good Instructor!!! Highly Recomended!!! Enjoyed going to his class. Very nice, understanding. I got an A. I never had an A in English class before. Take good notes in the notebook, because you will be able to use it on the quizes. For take home quizes try to use the book instead of internet, because internet answers were wrong. The BEST!!!

Very easy and helpful teacher..would definetly recommend taking him.

Professor Cooper is a kind and easy going instructor who has a British accent. An English guy teaching an English class! He really enjoys teaching literature to his students, and does what he can to help people out if they need it. Take good notes in the journals as you get to use them on your quizzes. Attend class and you should do fine.

Excellent teacher. Took him for 1C and Intro to Shakespeare. Really knows his stuff and is from England, which makes listening to him rather entertaining. He isn't the easiest English teacher, but if you want to actually LEARN something, take this guy! He's fantastic!

cool teacher. very clear. test are easy if you study. only had to write about 4 papers and then do some film reviews. overall easy class if you do your work and study!

One of the best English teachers at Sierra. Very funny, great class, strait forward. He keeps the topics interesting and the papers are on current issues.

Mr. Cooper is a really great teacher and has an interesting English accent. Take his class if you're an English major and actually want to learn something. It's not hard to get an A if you do a decent job on the 4 papers and if you study for the quizzes. Overall, an excellent teacher.

Cooper is a great teacher! He is from England therefore his British accent is really entertaining to listen to. Hes a really nice guy too, always willing to help. His quizzes were a bit weird...There were like 3 take home and 5 in class. Like 4 essays plus a group essay. Lots of group work. Great teacher!

Absolutely adorable! :) He & his amazing british accent kept me entertained for 2 classes in one day (1B and Shakespeare). Quizzes are LONG and a little bit strange, but once you get the hang of them they're not so bad. Lots of group work so you get to know your classmates. Take him! He will make you smile. =)

cooper is hilarious. i actually enjoyed going to his class. if you enjoy sarcasm and a dry sense of humor you will love him. he grades fairly and all of the assignments are interesting. the essays assigned i actually looked forward to writing, which is shocking. take him!

Everything covered will help you become a better writer and critical thinker. Very good teacher, extremely helpful. I took this professor based on his recommendations on this website and I'm glad I did. PS: Love his accent!

great professor! Very funny and has a good sense of humor! Quizzes are easy if you take notes in your journal because you get to use it on the quiz, essays can be a little challenging, but I pulled it off! This teacher is great:)

It's pronounced I-VER, so stop it already. What a great teacher- does a lot with some very dry material. English guy with English wit. He's very friendly and so long as you take the class seriously he's willing to help you work out any problems you might have. Also, women love him.

Cooper is a really fun teacher. He enjoys the subject of english and likes to tell stories about the good old days. He is a hilarious englishman that knows his stuff. I took his class as a Junior in high school and I got an A because I wrote well and studied for his quizzes. Look for obscure stuff when you are reading, because it will be on the tes

very nice teacher you learn alot i am not a critical thinker so i had to be there in class to see what the storys were really about but it was not too bad he gets rid of you lowest test grade and has some take home tests that aent too bad .... i would reccomed taking him even if you dont like english like me

English isn't my favorite subject, but he made it interesting. I enjoyed his class projects and essay topics. My writing skills improved throughout his course. His British wit is hilarious.

cooper is cool. not sure if it is him or his accent that keeps me interested through an 80 minute lecture, regardless he is pretty entertaining. does some group work and projects which keeps the class fresh. easy essays (though i am a good writer). all i have to say is write everything you can think of in those journals, you'll know what i mean.

Really cool guy. Essays are easy. Make sure you write alot in your notes. Quizes are tough but you get your notes. Subjects are hard like poetry and drama but you will learn them and Cooper is a great teacher.

cooper is awesome! he has a fun English accent & a great sense of humor. quizes are easy if u study & he always gives practice quizes. His essays require a little bit of work but gives you more than enough time to finish them. You watch 4 documentary movies & write critiques on them. He cares about his students & his rabbit trailing is entertaining

Cooper's English 1C is different from any English class I have ever taken. It was very systematic and open ended. Going into the class I did not have a lot of knowledge about political issues. Now, thanks to this class, I am a lot more interested. If you don't like reading poetry and literature, I would definitely reccomend his english 1C class.

If you would like to LEARN, take his class! I had heard that he was the best english teacher at Sierra before I took his class. It was true. You need to learn and figure out what is the crytical thinking to write your papers. You will learn a lot of things from his class!!

He is awesome! Study for the quizes and go to the writing center for your essays and you should be fine

Fun for an english class. We do lots of class discussions and go over in depth what we need to know. You can turn in late work for 1/3 off the grade which is nice if u need extra time.

Professor Cooper is a very professional and knowledgeable instructor. I was glad to have the opportunity to discuss Double Falsehood, of the Distressed Lovers as it seems to be both topical at the moment and the text provides a lot of insight into our conception of Shakespeare and the history of Shakespeare as a social construct.

Great teacher. His jokes are so much funnier because of his accent. He's a very intelligent man and I would take him all over again!

He's one of the best English teacher at Sierra. He grades fairly and doesn't assign homework at all. There are take home quizzes and in class quizzes, essays, and documentary reviews. Class is spent discussing current events and topics that will be on quizzes. He's a very humorous professor and seems very approachable. Slackers beware though.

Great Teacher, I turned in a 3 pager essay when the teacher wanted a 4 page essay. Mr.Cooper still gave me a C. Not many teachers will do that. Very understanding teacher. Highly Recommended!

Great class! No homework, just quizzes (take home and in class) and papers. He definitely was the best English teacher I had while I was at Sierra. On top of the class itself being interesting (we watched a lot of great documentaries), he has an awesome English accent and is witty. Good class!

Great teacher, great class! There's a couple of take home and in class quizzes, plus some essays. I found the class itself interesting--we watched some great documentaries and discussed current events occasionally. Cooper has an awesome British accent and wit and his lectures are usually pretty interesting. I recommend taking this class!

Ivor is a great teacher. A very interesting approach because he uses out of the box tests and excersises. Also a very interesting teacher who has a wide knowledge of many subjects and can relate what you learn to your world. Great professor!

Great teacher. Easy to follow and if you just simply do the reading and turn in your assignments you will be fine.

Loved this class! Topics were really interesting. Essays were awesome (got to write about a favorite song and analyze the lyrics as poetry). Pretty balanced work load. 3 essays, some group work, and quizzes. Can be tough on grading, but easy to get an A or B. Ivor is easy to talk to and made me laugh 80% of the time in class. Highly recommend.

Highly recommend taking this teacher. He is very interesting and makes the class fun. Not an easy A but if you do your work and study for the quizzes/final you can get an A.

took his summer class, had @3 essay's and 2 n films he showed us in class and they are available on Netflix. I didnt turn in 1 essay and not finish my final essay, still got a B. Overall, he made the class interesting and helpful. Would take his class again.

Eng 41 documentary class was okay. I don't think he is teaching it anymore after this fall 2011 semester but overrall he was a good teacher. I heard his regular english classes are intense because he does grade hard. He also has an accent and some "hip" clothes.

Ivor is a good teacher but if your looking for an easy A don't take him. His British accent and humor makes the class enjoyable. Not a lot of HW but their are 8 essays 4 normal and 4 response to documentaries. His take home test are easy, yet he counters that with brutal in class quizzes. His final was not terrible just remember every thing.

The notes are easy. Stick within guidelines, write extra just in case - free points. Essays are key, take advantage of office hours to get feedback before turn in, brought essay grades up to high 90s by doing so. In class tests are a horror. No matter how much notes you write, expect to have missed some details he asks. MAKE SURE TO ATTEND CLASSES.

If you attend class, the test will be easy. Also- don't forget about the response papers! They sneak up on you mighty quick if you don't watch out for them. I did love going to this class. If you don't have any friends in it, you will make some. There is plenty of acting and rewriting of the plays to be done in groups.

Cooper is a great teacher- very helpful, approachable, and good at making the class interesting. I would say it is definitely handy to have your textbook, attend most classes, and get your writing assignments done in a timely manner. Make sure your arguments are clear and have good support. Highly recommend this class! :)

I love his accent! He made our Shakespeare class funny and interesting :) His tests are easy as long as you read the plays. The essays are pretty easy again as long as you know the stories and plots of the plays. Would recommend to students :)

Professor Cooper is witty and it's easy to stay focused on the lectures. Interesting approach, talked about social and current issues. Make sure you don't slack and you should be fine. Keep up with the essays and response papers.

Cooper is an extremely easy grader which makes up for the amount of work he expects from you in the class. There are 8 quizzes (3 take-home), 4 response papers to documentaries, and 4 essays. He is very articulate man and knows how to teach his class well. Overall, I would highly recommend his 1C class.

Cooper was really funny and he made the class so much more fun with his humor, considering it was Shakespeare. The quizzes and papers aren't hard as long as you put effort into them. Attendance didn't appear mandatory as I only could have shown up to get the quizzes and turned everything else in his box by the right date and time.

Professor Cooper was great! We watched a few movies in class, he wasn't too awful picky in what he wanted out of our writing. He's witty and British. Class can be a tad boring sometimes, but he knows it can be so he tries to make it fun :)

The tests were a little difficult and detail oriented, but the class is overall very easy.

Class was not too difficult but attendance is a must if you want to pass this class. Grades fairly on essays and tests are a bit hard but as long as you study and take your time you should be ok. Make sure to turn things in on time or else you will drastically be deducted points, and he does not like assignments emailed to him.

Prof Cooper's class was one of my favorites this semester. My favorite thing was the essay topics he gave us. We also read World War Z which was cool. His tests are EXTREMELY detailed so truly fill up your journal with as many details as possible. He is an easy grader and if you show up and actually do they work you will pass the class.

He is a great teacher and keeps the class very interesting and engaged. I hate English classes usually and I loved his class. We watched four documentaries in class and wrote short response papers to them. His writing assignments were creative and straight forward. he loves to go on rabbit trails which is quite entertaining. TAKE HIM!

Very nice teacher. This is not a class you can skip! I recommend having him look over your essays before submitting them. Even following everything in the prompt, I lost points. It felt like he was grading harshly on a few things, but he was pushing us to be better students. If you're not ready for college lever work, don't take this class.

I took his class in the summer. He's a cool guy and it wasn't very difficult. There's a decent number of assignments but he's not a tough grader as long as you're not a moron. He's got a great sense of humor and usually tries to get some sort of discussion in class, even if it's off topic, to keep you interested. I highly recommend him.

Relatively easy class. Funny guy creating engaging conversations. Essay grading can be a little tough, but assignments and quizzes are easy as long as you attend class and listen to what he has to say, especially when he tells you how to do the assignments and what is on the quizzes.

Mr Cooper is a very entertaining teacher probably because his British accent kept me engaged. The class itself however was pretty challenging for me. You have to write so much in these journals he makes us do and his tests are so detailed you literally have to write everything in the journals(you can use these on tests) too much work..

There are a lot of in-class group projects. His English accent is awesome, and he has a very dry sense of humor. Your journals you're required to write in have to be very detailed. Tests are hard, and you have take home tests. Be prepared to work

4 take home tests, 4 essays, 4 tests. You write journals full of notes for the tests the four tests, essays and take homes are coordinating with the four material we cover -shorts stories, WWZ book, poems, and a play. Every 3 lates becomes an absence so show up to class. I'm pretty good at english but i'm working my butt off for this B.

This class isn't very difficult, but it is a little tedious. You get to have journals for the reading quizzes but be prepared to write EVERY LITTLE DETAIL down because he will ask you about it. The essays aren't awful, and he has a cool English accent. He also gives take homes. He tends to ramble sometimes during lecture, but he is a nice guy.

Great guy. He can tell if you actually tried hard to do the assignment right. make sure you have it proof read, know your punctuation, be ready to have to think. Put the effort into your papers and you will get a high B low A. Put the effort in on each assignment and you will likely get an A if you are decent at writing.

Four essays. Four take home quizzes. Four in class quizzes that are short answers. In class he discusses the short story, poem, or novel that we are focusing on and the in class quizzes are based on those lectures, so if you pay attention and take a few notes you will be fine! He's British, so listening is not a problem.

Ivor Cooper has a good sense of humor. Very dry. Class is easy to pass but a pain to Ace! He loved handing out B's. It was annoying. He's a nice guy and most people enjoyed the class. I would recommend!

Cooper expects a large amount of work from his students and does make class discussions interesting. However, he could do a better job of discussing the essays that were assigned. There are 4-four page essays and 4-two page documentary response papers, as well as a handful of quizzes. He will help if you ask him. Expect to work hard for your grade.

Great class, he keeps lectures interesting. Is super clear about expectations, assignments, and goes over what to expect on quiz. All you have to do is pay attention to pass, and be involved to enjoy it too! He gives great feedback to actually help you improve which seems hard to find at this college. Enjoyed the semester!

Great professor with a good sense of humor. There were a lot of really interesting class discussions, and he gave great essay topics. I really feel like I learned learned a lot in this class.

Fun class. Pretty easy. Some long boring stuff in certain sections of the course. The tests are pretty long but open book, besides the final. Gives great feedback on the essays. He's funny with a dry sense of humor. His British accent makes him cooler than the average professor. He's nice and it's a cool class to take. I'd recommend it.

Great class, great professor! Love the English accent, easy lecture, not a ton of reading. Excellent and thorough feedback on papers. Fun class with several activities to help learn the material. Flexible and helpful professor.

Cooper is a great professor and I learned a lot from his class. He assigns 4 essays which are pretty tough, 4 response papers to films he shows in class, 4 take home quizzes which are easy, and 4 in class quizzes which are pretty hard. Overall, it is a fight to get an A. However, it is worth it!! His class is very interesting! Take him!!

Great !! Emphasizes critical thinking throughout.

Ivor is a great teacher and I took this class over summer and it wasn't bad at all. It is English so expect more than a few papers and a few composition tests. Though these really helped me become a better writer! He answers his emails promptly and always gives good feedback. Always there to help you succeed and become a better writer.

He has a good sense of humor and easy to understand and get along with. His classes aren't usually the same old thing every day. He includes an array of things such as lectures, watching documentaries, and group activities. He can seem like a tough grader, but that makes it easier to learn from your own mistakes. Great instructor, great class.

Ivor is a really humorous teacher. You have 4 response papers on documentaries you watch in class (they are typically on Netflix or amazon). 4 or 5 Essays but clear what he is looking for. Not many hw assignments. There are quizzes, some based off of the reading. He has many in class discussions based off of topical social issues.

A really funny guy, with good taste in literature and extremly knowledge of his subject and wordly affairs.

Ivor was such a good teacher. He is real easy going and has this very sarcastic vibe about him. He plans out all of his class and actually follows the the syllabus strictly. He also is very cool about late work. Overall this class was my easiest and it was fun to go to.

Was reccomended to me by a friend and is by far the best professor I've ever had. He gives clear directions. Lots of group work and some really fun in class assignments and projects. There are a couple take home quizzes and some essays but he gives a minimum of 2 weeks for you to complete the at home assignment. Other than that there's no homework

Right off the bat he did not make our class buy any textbooks so that was cool. Very knowledgeable in his lectures. Essays were 4 pages each and there are about 5, about 4 quizzes, and 4 response papers (2 pages ea). It's really what you expect from an English class, but one of the better ones for sure.

Prof. Cooper is very sarcastic. He teaches you what you need to know. You have a 2+ paper due every two weeks. There are about 3 take-home and 3 in-class quizzes. Last week can be quite chaotic, as there is a response paper, essay, and an in-class quiz due. Has an extra credit essay at the end of the semester.

Great and funny guy plus he's British. Lot's of papers but they're easy to get an A, they just take a long time to make. No textbooks needed.

Professor Cooper had entertaining lectures, questions were highly encouraged and answers were in-depth and helpful. He didn't have us buy any books because of how expensive they are, instead he gave us handouts and had us watch 4 documentaries in class, each with a corresponding 2p. paper. There were 4 other essays (4pg) and 8 quizzes (4 take-home)

Hes a good guy.

Didn't really learn or do anything in this course aside from write a ton of papers (8 total- 4 essays and 4 two-page reaction papers to documentaries). Late policy is nice. Skipped out on writing one of the papers entirely, turned in a good 5 of them on the last day of class, and ended up with a solid B.

I hate English but Cooper made the class enjoyable and easy for me. There are a couple response papers on movies you watch and essays on topics he chooses (ex. One of mine was An invention/idea and why itd be beneficial to the world/community)

You have to write 4 essays and 4 reaction papers to documentaries we watch in class, along with a few take home and in-class quizzes. He's really helpful and if you go to class the class is pretty easy!!

He is so funny and it's really enjoyable to be in his class. He is a pretty easy grader, but sometimes he will schedule 3 things to be due on the same day so it's important to be on top of your work.

i enjoyed prof cooper's class. he's a very knowledgeable and witty guy. keep in mind the essays are analysis heavy. follow the writing prompt exactly and you should do well. he gives you a ton of time to write the papers and gives study guides for upcoming quizzes. if you don't procrastinate and take advantage of the guide, you'll get an A.

This guys a real gem. Hes super witty and an all around good teacher. Hes an easy grader with clear grading criteria and gives amazing feedback. I really enjoyed being in his class

Honestly so funny. Four 4 page papers, 4 two page responses and some quizzes. Teaches you what you need to know to succeed. Gives you real insight on how to improve and where you did well. Loved his class.

Ivor was a great choice for 1C. He's very sarcastic and is very lenient when grading essays. He did take a while to grade assignments this semester, but he explained why to us. He can grade a bit harshly on a couple of the quizzes, but other than that he was great. The documentaries for the response papers were interesting as well. Highly recommend

Ivor is a really nice guy, he has lots of interesting lectures and funny tidbits. The one downside to him is that he is a pretty tough grader when it comes to the assignments, as well as him being very specific when it comes to the criteria of the assignments. You definitely have to work for the A in this class but I would take his class again.

Loved it! When I had this class before switched to online (was just as good) he always made the class fun. Frequent groups projects/discussions; if you don't like grade to depend on other students efforts, don't take. 1 assigned book, short stories/poems but it was very simple to accomplish. Essays have clear directions/writing goals better grade

Class wasnt too much, I got an A and the class wasnt too hard. He responds to email in a fair amount of time, and we only read one book, and a bunch of short stories. Only thing is he takes forever to grade assignments. But grades essays fairly. Isnt too much of a tough grader.

Relaxed, nice teacher even if you don't particularly like English. His policies & instructions are clear, and other 2021 reviews are too harsh. Cooper was dealing with a private matter which he made super clear in a mass email. It took longer for him to grade but he still graded fairly. When it comes to prompts, for an ez A, write Your honest view.

Professor Cooper was an okay teacher. Took forever to grade essays and assignments but thats not something that bothers me. He wasnt a very involved instructor but its a GE English course so what do you expect. Only got a B because I didnt do one of the essays. If you want an easy A I would recommend him, just do all the essays.