Very knowledgeable on subject but really strict on structure

Grades hard, and hard on the eyes if you have her you know what i mean

Extremely hard; very knowledgeable on subject, but very poor at communicating subject matter.

Sight for sore eyes. her look is a Creative streak gone bad! So is her grading procedure and expectations! Its a creaitve writing class but you can only write using her formula and structure! Not a good experience!

No Comments

Cappelutti has excellent knowledge of the subject(creative writing), but is unable to convey her ideas clearly to her students. It's her way or the highway, not very accepting of others ideas of creative writing. Her grading scale is also unclear.

Horrible teacher. Offers little help, grades like hell. The average GPA for the class translates to a solid D.

I really did not like her class. This was the first english class that I've taken that I hated. I thougt creative writing would help me expand my skills. The only thing I realized that you must become a "teacher's pet" to get a good grade above

she does not give A's unless you kiss up, and most times not even then. your writing might improve, but not more so than with any other professor. good luck if you decide to take her.

Prof. Cappeluti was so annoying and hard to understand. She never would give a clear answer to questions and took any chance to embarress students and making them look stupid. Don't take her for 101.

No Comments

Her attendance was sparse, and her teaching style fragmented. For a critical writing class she changed the matrix throughout providing no consistency. While not horribe, I would not recommend her.

You guys she is the worst prof you will ever take. She gives essay prompts that are unclear. she grades hard, for instance Thesis is 1/3 of the essay grade and according to her an A thesis is when you want to have that thesis on ur ceiling when you sleep. Her grading is hard. My strong suggestion is do not take her.

horrible class. writing prompts are all from the daily titan, which of corse never has interesting topics. we once had to do a paper on the violence that occured in the Oc on st. pattys night...WHO CARES? she's really weird and a horrible teacher. She grades way to hard. i learned nothing from her other than to not take her again

She has a lot of knowledge of creative writing techniques. But she made this class harder than it needed to be. She was not open to new ideas from the class. You can be as creative as you want, as long as you do so within her parameters of instruction. Don't be late:points are taken from overall grade. Not necessarily "hard" class but enjoyable

Terrible teacher! STAY AWAY! I got A's on all four essays and because I struggled with the final she gave me a B. Not approachable at all, ask a question and she's says look at syllabus or "i'm sure you can figure it out" very hard grader, must be exactly her way

Although many people do not tend to like her i did not think she was as bad as everyone made her seem!She has a very structured class which i like but she is very picky!As long as you follow her instructions you will be fine!She says she likes when people speak up but if you do not agree with her she will knock you down!

she is horrible! if you asked her for her intake for advice. She will say well what do you think? ughhh im asking you woman!! She is absolutely not helpful at all. She does not encourage you to think freely and restrict you to only the type of format that she gives you.

She sucks don't take her!!!

Hardest English class ever! Her grading sucks. She makes you feel stupid at times. She's not very helpful. You're very limited to what you can write when she makes you use the Daily Titan. Overall, it is an extremely hard English class. Avoid this professor if possible.

Pretty terrible.

Cappeluti has a PhD in Poetry. I think everyone should know this before going into her class. She is very philosophical and tries to get students to "look deep within". My advice for this class if you do take it is just embrace the work and don't fight it. you have do it it anyway. DO EXACTLY WHAT SHE TELLS YOU. She is a very specific grader.

This woman puts a lot of weight on your shoulders and expects you to just automatically understand everything she says. She it probably one of the most intimidating teachers I've ever had to the point where I don't even want to ask her any questions. I don't think she creates a good learning environment even though she is very educated.

I feel like I was set up to fail in this class. She is a very uncompromising and perhaps very unsympathetic professor. An example: She would not make any exceptions or accommodations for my pregnant partner when she took the course. As a result my partner had to take a semester off.

If you don't write how she wants you to write, you probably won't expect a good grade. Her grading system is pretty clear, as long as you pay attention the first day she explains it. She had a lot of workshops in class which I felt is totally unhelpful because everyone writes at different levels; the good writers will only help the struggling ones.

Really tough teacher pass. She has high expectations and a really tough grading system. I got a D, which was the first D i've ever gotten. She's very knowledgeable tho, since she does have 26 years failing students.

I hated this class, dreaded showing up. She grades unfairly. Her instructions are unclear because they are not written down any where. She makes you write in a very structured form, there is no creativity allowed. You write essays based on dumb articles she chooses from the daily titan. Honestly, my friend and I both suggest you do not take her!

Taking this class was a mistake. If you write a poem or a story she wants it done a certain way. One week she would praise a story I did, ask me to fix a few errors and bring it back next week. Then she'd give me a bad grade and tell me I didn't do what she asked. Did not do well at all in this class. I would honestly say avoid her at all costs.

She's horrible. I love volunteering in all my classes to get a more in depth understanding, but in her class, everything is black or white. You're either really right, or extremely wrong. Even if you back up your statements, if she disagrees then that's all there is to it.

I strongly advise against taking her. i learned nothing in her class, except for how to write the way she likes. I dreaded going to class (which if you dont attend you get 5 pts taken off your total grade) I took this class as an elective and am extremely disappointed. DO NOT TAKE HER. she is horrible.

This class was hard compared to others i am taking. she isn't real clear in what she says and requires from you in the papers. Take this Professor if you really want to be challenged by a professor that will ultimately tell you that your wrong.

She is very dull and boring. There's hardly ever any homework. There are four essays that are fairly easy BUT you have to write them the way she wants you to. Although she says that she wants to see your personal writing style, she doesn't mean it. I didn't learn ANYTHING from her class, since she doesn't teach. Oh and Attendance is mandatory.

She is kinda boring. Grades are from 3 essays so you really have to do them well. She expects you to write in the ways she wants and she grades a little hard.

Very Very Hard grading. She is a nice person and you will likely write much better after the class but your grade will be reduced far below what you want. Meanwhile, she is very strict about attendance and having the boring textbook.

I did not enjoy coming to class at all and she is a very hard grader. Avoid her at all cost!

I have to admit she helped me write better, but her way of writing a paper is very structured. There's no other way, but her way of writing. She made a lot of people feel dumb in class. She is just not a good teacher. I would suggest taking someone else and hope that "staff" is another teacher!