He is a good teacher. he grades tough though. the essay subjects are somewhat interesting. he shows a lot of video clips that are usually interesting. sometimes he does make you feel stupid when you get involved in class discussions if you dont have the same opinion as him. but overall good.

I took the online half semester class for him and thought he was pretty decent. He takes a long time posting assignments and grades - sometimes almost two weeks later from when his proposed date - and frequently does not answer emails. When he does help however, he gives sincere and clear advice to his somewhat challenging essays.

He is an awesome teacher. I found him to be very helpful/ He cares a lot about his students. His class is not easy, but its not hight school anymore. College is suppose to be challenging. I would reccomend students take his class.

I took him for an online class. Very straight-forward teacher. Expects students to do their research and know MLA format (it's easy once you learn it). He's very helpful and provides clear and constructive advice. He respects opinions and will not grade you down for an opposing view. He's a somewhat tough grader but a very nice professor.

I took his online class and I was initially shocked by the work flow, but I thrive on challenges. The selections he assigned for work were extremely engaging and made doing the reading work, as well as the written work that much more fun. I really appreciated this fact,& was disapointed to find that he was not teaching an English102 Online class.

Way way too much homework and reading for an online class (or any class). If you are planning on taking more than this class be prepared to spend the majoriity of your time keeping up, good luck. Very nice guy, but expects too much. It almost feels like your being punished for taking the classs online. I would look for another inst. if possible.

In my opinion he was a great teacher. There was a lot of work to be done but all of it really did help us. He plays good movies and documentaries. He was a very interesting teacher. I kept up with the work and had no problems with his class.

He is a excellent teacher that uses different methods then what we are used to. He allows constant usage of videos that he picks as resources for your papers. He only makes you write one long 12 page paper but he warns you about that at the start of the class. As long as you know your stuff from eng 60 hes actually a lot of fun.

He is soo helpful and gives you many oppurtunities to boost you grade. There's 4 essay and he allows rewrites. He cares about his students and encourages you to ask and communicate with him as much as possible. Due dates are all on the syllabus that he passes out on the second day of class. If you don't do it because you didn't know it was due then that's your fault. This isn't high school. Overall great helpful teacher. Who knows about online. Lol oh and he has is nipples pierced. HahA

BEST EXPERIENCE EVER! SUPPPPER HELPFULL!! SUPER NICE! Overall a really cool guy, writing essays is the main focus but you will come out being such a better writer. He is by far one of my favorites! And he has the greatest laugh :)

Sorta hard but what can u expect from an english teacher? of course a couple of essays. some were interesting and some were boring as hell. he's okay, seems imtidating at first but you get used to it.

He definitely gives a lot of work, but his teaching style is great. Being able to watch documentaries and write about issues we care about is way better than writing about the typical boring topics. Take him if you enjoy in class discussions and analyzing movies. Highly recommended!(:

He gives lotsa essays, but easy prompts. Do all work and you'll be fine. If you let him know ahead of time you're having trouble coming to class/doing hw he'll let it slide. But he gets angry really easily. Don't piss him off by talking a lot in class / txting / tardiness. He'll throw a b**chfit forsure. Oh, and his nipple rings are a plus. LOL.

Although there was a lot of work, he gives you a lot of time to complete it. He also puts all assignments, with the directions up on the first day so you know what and when an assignment is due. VERY helpful. EASY A if you do the work. RENT the book; you use the book just not that much.

I took him for ENGL 103 online and got an A..and english/writing is my worst subject. Discussions due every week, midterm and final which had to be 8 paragraphs long WERE NOT timed for my class, the rest of the essays had to be 7 pages long, a couple quizzes, offers extra credit..i don't see what to not like about him. He's more than fair.

This class really gave me a challenge over the summer! Alot of work, not hard, but get ready to read and analyze. A whole lot of thinking required. He is very hard on grammar mistakes; however, he does point out what you did good also. I recommend everyone to study fallacies before taking this course. Overall, just do your work, and you be fine.

Professor Melodia makes you work for your grade but it was a fun class! This was my first online class ever and he made it easy to follow. If you don't mind working for your grade then this the class to take!

Taking this professor was one of my best decisions in college thus far. I learned how to become a better writer and how to convey my arguments throughly. Prof. Melodia has a way of engaging the whole class in discussions that were worth looking forward to! He even took us to a play that we got EC for. Every topic in this class was very interesting.

COMIC BOOKS. Who doesn't want to write essays on those instead of boring crap? I took a Hybrid 12-week course. Essays assigned: Four (5 page), A big group project (6 pages, but 30 pages collectively), One (12 page, research paper). I would recommend taking a longer course, but it wasn't too, too bad. He made me love comic books even more than I do.

Took both of his 8-week English online course. Yes, his class is difficult, but it is 16 weeks compressed into 8 weeks. He provides information on blackboard that will help guide you with what he expects from your paper. I felt you had to be a good self-learner to do well. Overall topics were interesting and I felt it was a good learning experience

I took the Comic Book Hybrid class. It was very interesting, and he really wanted to help everyone improve their writing. It was easy to stay engaged.

I took Engl 103C online for a total of 8 weeks. You will read a lot and answer long questions in the textbook. One 90-minute test on logical fallacies, but other than that all essays and exams are fully at your own pace. Feedback on essays is decent, somewhat predictable and not incredibly insightful. Do your work and you won't be disappointed!

1) I understand why student peers retake this professors classes and excel. 2) Excellent lectures that are presenting to critical thinking issues of todays times 3) Practical, interesting homework assignments. 4) See improvement in english writing skills, persuasive argument styles 5)Instructor works as hard as entire classroom and motivation x 10

I took Prof Melodia hybrid class on comic books and I loved it! I have always struggled with English for some reason, but he made it so fun and made me actually want to take more English classes! He is a great professor easy to talk to and is honest. Gives you confidence to express your opinion on the discussions.

Overall this class requires a lot of reading and writing but Professor Melodia gives really good feedback on your paper which helped me improve in my writing. I truly enjoyed this online class. Simply do all your work thourougly and participant in disccussion board and you can pass with no problem

Melodia is a great professor. His class was challenging but rewarding. If you're not happy with your final grade, then you probably didn't try hard enough.

I took Professor Melodia for English 100 online and it was pretty straight forward a lot of papers, but I was able to get an A. I took him again this spring for English 102C, an 8 week course. A paper every week and 4 unit exams which are all written assignments. 1 weekly discussion. Answers emails and is very understanding. Has given me extensions

Get ready to watch a lot of films, he provides links for the movies he can find for free. Weekly discussions, weekly film quizzes, scene analysis short papers, 2 major essays, 2 extra cred opportunities, and 1 final exam.

Professor Melodia is a great teacher. I took him for multiple classes. His Critical Reasoning and Writing class was a lot of reading and homework, but I learned a lot. Especially in terms of looking at things from a more objective viewpoint and thinking outside of the box, it was a great class.

I personally enjoyed taking this class, the assignments were simple, you can go at your own pace, and the "reading" he makes you do is comic books with a mix of the textbook. I'm not a fan of reading books with so many words because I tend to forget what I have read before, so this actually helped! He might not be for everyone, but give it a shot.

Professor Melodia is so passionate and caring with his selection of works for the class, his feedback is clear and shows he's willing to learn new things and adapt his way of teaching. Although, every week consists of generally an essay and discussion and possibly another assignment. He's very analytic about your papers, but understanding.

Textbook provides ample support for assignments - use it! We read four (4) graphic novels, they were really fun to read. My Art history class helped me in this one, as art analysis skills are needed to connect/ interpret the art in your essays. Professor is responsive and supportive, ask for help if you need it and he will support you.

Do not procrastinate with this professor. He grades tough and gives lots of homework. The first week I got like 5 different articles and over 40 questions plus a very in depth discussion. There are many papers throughout including a timed midterm. He lays out what he wants clearly, but if you are not a strong writer and want an A than avoid him

I recommend taking this course, if you don't procrastinate a lot and is willing to put in some time everyday to do the assignments before the due dates, rather than cramming it all last second. If you took AP Lang or Lit during high school, this course should be similar to those classes, as its an essay-based course.

In a 8 week course, I had to write 10 essays which were all pretty hard. If you aren't a procrastinator, this is a good class to take, as his grading criteria and feedbacks are really good. I just suck at writing, so I got a B, however its a very intense course if you take the 8 week online course.

This is one of the most rewarding classes you can take if you are willing to put in the work. It's a good idea to study for his movie and reading quizzes from the beginning of the semester and stay on top of your work. Prof. Melodia is a great teacher and is clearly passionate about films, and you might adopt a newfound interest for them as well!

Prof. Melodia ia a great teacher! you can tell he really loves what he does and is really good at explaining things. He grades reasonably, he's easily accessible outside of class, and he replies to emails. I absolutely recommend this class, especially if you like film. I would absolutely take his classes again! Highly recommend!!!