Several group projects but never had to meet outside of class. One research paper, lots of memos, a couple letters, resume and cover letter. I would definitely take this prof again. Always lets you know what is due next although it changes from time to time.

I really liked her as a prof. She was very humorous and made group stuff fun. There were a lot of memos, and pretty much a presentation every week. Not a hard grader, met with every student at mid terms to tell them their grade. Highly recommend her. Class is mostly group stuff.

One of the greatest English professors at SVSU. She can balance fun and work in the classroom. I would tell everyone to take her if you can.

Pretty easy,but she can be a little pushy and stuck in her ways. Just follow the example formats and you will get an A. The group assignments are short and presentations are easy.

I am not sure if the person who commented on English 300 was in the same class as me, but I couldn't disagree more strongly. Professor Bird was fantastic, easy going, open minded and fair. We were in charge of our destiny in that class. She was a good guide, interested in us as people and had the

amazing professor. made the class fun. a lot of interaction with the students. the work isn't too hard, and she tells you exactly what she expects, so there is no reason to get a bad grade. lots of group work, but you never have to meet outside of class

Awesome class and awesome teacher. She is extremely clear and helpful as to what she expects. Be prepared to laugh because she makes it fun. Would definetly take again.

good teacher overall. reviews ur rough drafts everytime so there is no reason to not get a good grade on papers, other work is mainly journals (1-1.5 pgs). take her if possible!

Prof. Bird was the best English teacher I've ever had. She didn't ask that much out of students. Doesn't believe in tests or quizzes, write an article summary every week, reflection papers, resume, and a few other non-time consuming assignments. Highly recommend!

This teacher is great. She has a great attitude, is laid back, and is absolutly hilarious! The class is great- homework is so easy. Homework is the same every week. There is only one paper throughout the whole class and you turn it in in three parts all a month apart! She is a wonderful teacher and I recommend her to anyone!

BEST TEACHER EVER

Ms. Bird was the best English Prof. I have ever had. She is so fun and laid back. She likes to goof around but knows when to be serious. If you do the work and go to class you will get an a. I recommend her to anyone!

She's pretty much the most brilliant professor at SVSU. You really learn how to write. I highly recommend her. You've never had a class until you've taken one with her.

I really enjoy having her as an instructor.

Something due every week. She keeps you on your toes. And she know her english! Best teacher ever!

Great and Funny! She tries to keep the class on track and awake! Many in class assignments and if you are absent you can't make them up. Sometimes a wishy-washy with assignment requirements. Overall I would recommend her! If you go to class and somewhat pay attention and do your work outside of class, youll be fine. Overall Very amusing!!!!!!

Loved her! She is an excellent teacher and is really funny. You do some busy work, but it's easy and there's only one "big" paper for the class. I highly recommend to take her if you can!

A lot of class participation credit.

Great teacher! Loved attending class. Assignments were easy enough.

Awesome teacher!! Would recommend to anyone! I had her at 8:30, and i usually hate morning classes, but didnt mind going at all! A lot of group work, but worth while. Other assignments are not that difficult! good class

This was a great class. We had a lot of work but they were always interesting and she kept things running. Loved it!

a blast!

she was my favorite teacher, she was always willing to help. she loves emails and will talk to you about anything. ABSOLUTELY loves the Beatles! if i could, i would choose her for every english class i take.

Dr. Bird is an interesting professor. She is a VERY tough grader. I worked my butt off to get a B+ in her class. MAKE SURE YOU DO ALL THE REWRITES!!

I really enjoyed this class and greatly enjoyed the instructor. It was interesting, helpful and I thought the assignments were different from some of my other classes.

LOVED having her as a teacher. She is so fun and has a great attitude. Besides learning how to write well, she always has some life lessons to share. I would take her for every English class if possible. One of the BEST teachers i have ever had. Be sure to go to her class, attendance is mandatory but it definitely helps!

Hey--I have really enjoyed this class. She breaks up the writing assignments with some interesting in class stuff and I like it. Good prof.

I reaally liked Mrs. Bird. we did a lot of work in her class, but it was for the good. I learned a great deal.

Bird was great. She is a hard marker and the workload is huge (sometimes) but it was fun. I think I learned a lot. The assignments were different, not boring. That helped. She is also funny.

I really like Prof. Bird. She was interesting and very helpful. I woudl take her class again.

Relatively easy grader, weekly writing assignments, many of them are in-class, so it isn't smart to skip class very often. Brings humor to her lectures and keeps the atmosphere light. My only problem with her is that sometimes she seems like the type of professor who only likes things done her way. But overall, good!

Professor Bird does a lot of in class group work You HAVE to show up for every single class or you will fail the class. she gives a lot of random points and does put grades on vspace so you never really know what you have She lets you rewrite all of your papers but does not really make you improve I dont think i would take her again but not awful

I thought Professor Bird was great. She reviewed my work outside of class when I would give it to her and that helped me learn what I could do to improve my writing. I wasn't much interested in doing lots of writing, but I thought her assignments were pretty interesting. She was upbeat, too, which helps during a long semester. Enjoyed it.

I really like Prof. Bird. I think she is funny and she also knows her stuff. I am working very hard but I like going to class.

fun! prof loves and encourages eating and head bobbing to music. minor weekly assignments but it does all add up. no exams and final is taken a week early in class. very upbeat and funny. answers Qs clearly but do not be late! loves to joke around, great class. &OH you do need all of the texts

I really enjoy Prf. Bird. She has a good sense of humor which you don't see very much. Learned lots.

There is no doubt this class involved a great deal of writing and lots of work. At the end of it all, I felt I had accomplished so much--thanks in great part--to Bird and her classroom. Really, really loved this class.

She is such a good teacher. She really cares about whether students pass or fail and even gives a chance for rewrites on ALL papers in the class. You can use the notes on the exam too. If you have a sense of humor, this is the class for you because she likes to make it fun!

Professor Bird is a GREAT teacher. She cares about the students and makes lecture interesting. I actually looked forward to coming to English class. Her writing style can be difficult, but you should adjust easily. Just make sure you do EVERY newspaper log and paper and you will have no problem passing the class. A+ Professor!

she is by far my favorite professor !!! she makes it easy to learn and get assignments done on time tells u exactaly what u need to know she is hilarous !!!

Professor Bird is probably one the best English professors I've had in my entire life. No one has been as clear as she has and my writing has never been better. I'd jump at the opportunity to take her again.

I think Professor Bird was excellent. Sure we had to work hard but we are college students, right? The papers were interesting and I appreciate she gave us the chance to do the work. You had to show up on time and do the homework. But it was worth it and my writing has improved. Thanks, Bird.

I enjoyed her class each week. Very lively and some different kinds of papers. We had a pretty active class and I looked forward to being there.

I really enjoyed Professor Bird's class. I am glad I took her. REally liked the Pay It Forward projects.

There were a few papers that took some work, but we were given lots of time to complete them. Necessary in-class sessions to proofread drafts- easy way to earn points and learn how to make it an A paper. Weekly small assignments that can easily boost grade if needed. Helps you learn APA format easily. She's funny, sassy, unique, a little abrasive.

A lot of busy work in this class, that being said, if you do all the work you will get a good grade. A few big papers that you are given a lot of time to complete and a couple small assignments each week. Do all the rewrites! Buy all books, you will use them all. Professor Bird is awesome and wants her students to learn from their mistakes.

She was tough at times, but clear with what she wanted to see in the papers. Textbooks and assignments all have a overall theme of relating to life, which was interesting. She was also wicked funny. Definitely would take again.

Absolutely loved Marianne. You must get used to her humor, once you do - she is fricken hilarious. Do not get on her bad side. Absolutely NO phones in class. Weekly news articles due (find an article and write 3 paragraphs). The whole class is about different life lessons, which is super cool. Hard grader, but really a kind woman

I really liked Professor Bird. She had a great sense of humor and class was always fun. That being said, it was a tough class and she made us work hard. 2-3 assignments due a week (most are just 3 paragraph assignments) You must show up on time and be at class. 5% of your overall grade is taken for every class you miss. Need all texts

Always stayed after to answer all my questions. Responds quickly to email which is nice. Really enjoyed the different assignments. Very good.

I loved this class and will miss Professor Bird. She made a tough subject for me interesting. She was always helpful and I liked that. Really interesting assignments and I enjoyed the books we had to read. Very good class. Would recommend her highly.

I almost dropped her class the first few weeks because I thought she was way too tough. Once the semester goes on, she softens up a bit. I will miss her, she is hilarious and sarcastic. Not gonna lie, her class is not an easy A. There is a lot of homework due every single week. Also, you cannot skip ONE class, attendance is mandatory.

This was a great semester. I usually don't like English classes but this was something different. The papers were about relevant things in our lives. She gave us rewrites and was easy to talk to. She really helped me out and I am glad she took the time. We had a good class which also made it fun

This was a great class. I enjoyed the papers we wrote and coming to class each time. She was funny but very helpful reading my papers. Also let us do rewrites.

WE had a lot of writing but it really prepared me for my other classes, too. She took time to review my work and kept in touch with us regularly. She also had a good sense of humor which helps. It was a heavy workload but this is college and she always responded to my emails. i appreciated that.

Good, tough class. She was always willing to answer my questions, in person and especially over email. I liked the variety of the assignments and thought the class was pretty interesting.

I really liked her and the class. The books and the videos were very good and I enjoyed them. Some of the papers were hard but she let us do rewrites so that helped. Learned a lot.

I liked our class even though we met pretty early in the morning. I liked the books she used and the papers we wrote. She always answered my questions and took the time to read through my papers before they were due. She scheduled us into the writing center and that was another place we could go for help if we wanted. I thought she was great.

At first I hated the class and professor but as the semester went on I enjoyed the class. You write many papers and it gets a bit stressful towards the end of the semester when writing multiple papers at a time. She is a tough grader for each assignment but allows rewrites. ATTENDANCE MATTERS!! If you miss even one class it lowers your grade.

I have read a lot of things but I really liked her style. Very down to earth and always willing to help me with my papers. That really made a difference for me in another one of my classes. I thought she was great and had a very good sense of humor. That helps. It was a good class.

I really liked her and the class.

Professor Bird is a good professor. Not many lectures, but you need and will have to read the textbooks and write notes on them. Tests are easy and she always replies to emails. Her grading criteria can be confusing but you have to go to her for clarification. NO PHONES in class and every class you miss is 5% off your grade, so go to class!

Even though we wrote many papers and got hit with the online halfway through, I really enjoyed the class and I liked the fact she let us redo our work. I also thought she had a great sense of humor.

easy assignments

I thought we had a good class even with Covid. She was very lenient when people got sick or had to not show up due to covid testing or being in quarantine. i would take her again.

I was a bit confused at times what she expected of us. However, the class was very easy overall. Just do the work and you will pass. None of the papers took me over an hour and a half, most of them only about 15 minutes.

it was a pandemic so some things were hard but she got our stuff back to us which i really liked she was also fun had some neat videos good class

Most of the papers you write are short or she gives you a good amount of time to write them. You pick the topic for most of them. Most of all the work is done outside of class. You could skip class, but it goes toward your grade. She makes jokes and it was a fun and easy going class. Would take again.

i loved this class and looked forward to tuesdays and thursdays. would take her again.

Papers are easy as long as you pay attention to margins, even if you don't she allows re-writes. If you show up to class and do the work you will be fine. The class is funny, make sure you know the Beatles and Godfather.

I was scared at first it seems like a lot, but if you do the work you will get a good grade. Allows rewrite for almost everything.

do the rewrites! talk to her if you need any help, she was very understanding with me this semester. dont be nervous about your grades at first your final grade will most likely go up (my grade went up 10%) dont be nervous if you have her. get ready for some cheesy jokes tho.

At first I wasn't sure about her class but stick through it she was truely one of my favorite proffesors.

She's a great English professor, and allows rewrites for almost every paper. She's super nice and I enjoyed the class. She likes to joke around a lot, and as long as you show up to class and complete every assignment it's a very manageable class.

She was fair and expected the best from us. I truly enjoyed the class. There was a lot of work but that's the point. We had a fun group.

We do a lot of writing in this class but she is fair and fun to listen to. That helps. I also like our assignments. We get to write about what we want. I enjoy her class and hope to be able to take her again

I wasn't sure at the beginning but I really loved the class. I like the books she used and the papers we wrote. She let us pick the topics and we wrote papers in sections so we did not get overwhelmed. She was very helpful and I learned a lot in her class. Would take her again.

I think this class is a blast. She is really funny but also interesting. She has helped me by looking over my work. She also is letting us rewrite the bigger papers which is good. I like her and would recommend her/

Bird was a great teacher. I liked her style and sense of humor. We had a couple of really good books and I actually enjoyed the papers we wrote. I would highly recommend her.

Not sure what to expect but I really liked her and the class at the end. We read quite a bit but I liked that she let us pick the topics for our papers. It was lots of work but I liked how the schedule was put together for us and her flexibility.

I thought she was great. I enjoyed going to her class.

Great personality KEEP IT GROOVY

I have enjoyed her class very much.

lliked going to class and the insructor. she was helpful and understanding.

Some students find Bird to be weird, but I just found her behavior as comedic. She tells students exactly what she wants out of the bigger papers and does lots of prep in class which helps a lot. On the contrary, her smaller assignments are graded harshly until you understand exactly what she's looking for. If you put in the work u get an A

I really liked the professor's class. I will be trying to take her for 212 next term.

our class meets on mondays and wednesdays and i really look forward to them . It seems like every time is a surprise. She is helpful and easy to talk to. I am hoping I can take one of her classes again.

Professor Bird's ENG111 class is a rewarding challenge. Her direct feedback and flexible assignments help students improve. I found unstuck AI a helpful study tool alongside the free textbook. Attendance is a must, but the engaging lectures make it worthwhile.

In the beginning, she is easy to dislike and has a very strict attendance policy. Using your phone in class can get you kicked out and she will pick apart any flaw in your writing. Perfect scores are rare but once you learn what she wants out of your writing things get a lot easier. She's strict but fair and very funny. Maybe a little unhinged.

Class was never boring. She has a mixed bag of common-sense and literally insane takes, but she's undeniably funny + kind. She is experienced with writing, NOT tech-savvy, and honestly wants you to succeed. You will have to learn how to write her way, but you can do a lot of rewrites w/o penalty. The time is not 'the time', it's 'the Bat-Time'.

Never a dull moment with Bird. Great books, too.

She is a tough grader, but she allows for rewrites on papers. Bring an extra copy of your paper to the peer review sessions and she will peer review it for you, which is basically a pre-grade! She is very kind and cares about her students' success. Overall, she is a hilarious and kind woman. Show up to class, do the work, and you will be fine.