She is a really good teacher, explains a lot, but you have some reading and writing to do in the class. The tests are a little extensive, but mainly they are short answer or essay questions that you are aware of. I really enjoy her class!

She's a really good teacher and there isn't any homework. Only 2 quizzes over 2 books and the mid term and the final. Gives you a couple bye days for attendance but if you just get the notes from other people you can miss more days.

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She was a very good professor. Lectures were boring, but what do you expect from a history class. Her exams were difficult, but she gives great study guides. As long as you go to class, and take decent notes, there should be no reason not to get an A. Great teacher

She made class very interesting. She did go fast with the notes and sometimes it was hard get everything down. She took attendance but you were allowed to miss 3. She was a very good professor and I really enjoyed her lecture. The tests are essays and short answers but if you take good notes they are not bad.

She is enthusiastic about the material she teaches. Very nice, material is mostly lecture based with powerpoint slides. A few books and excerpts are required to read. Not going to lie, the lecture can drag on sometimes, but overall, not too bad. Watched a couple of movies and had a few group debates. Requires you sign in at each class.

She rambles on and stutters alot. Doesn't take attendence. Only assignments are 2 papers over 2 books and the midterm and final. She gives a few extra credit opportunities, DO THEM! Midterm and final are both hard, lots of essays. Doesn't give a study guide, so go to class to get the notes. Overall not bad teacher, just sort of boring class.

Hard to judge a history teacher, but her routine is simple. Every single day we take notes while she lectures for the entire period. She offers tiny amounts of extra credit, take advantage of all of them. Nothing really stands out about her aside from the fact that she is very nice.

She is a wonderful teacher and as long as you go to class you will pass. She gives tons of extra credit! You will have 2 papers and 2 books to read and they are easy read.. Overall a wonderful class that made me want to minor in history!

Loved this class! There are no tests, only 2 essays. Attendance is not mandatory, but is helpful when looking at notes to study for the midterm/final. Fair grader. The two essays are based on two books, which are a very easy read. Class was interesting and she really new her history! Very helpful teacher when you need something. I recommend her!

Don't buy the textbook "Give me LIberty: an American History"! I opened it once in the beginning of the year. You don't need to read it because she lectures straight from the book. And if you don't know enough about a subject after her lecture for a test, which doesn't happen often, you can just google it.

This class was pretty interesting, but she is a very horrible grader. She claimed there were no "trick questions" on the first exam, yet everyone was shocked as we read the questions. The study guide consisted of 12 topics that were barely covered. However, she offers a lot of E.C. and is interesting. Good teacher, needs some work, though.

Very nice and interesting teacher. Willing to help out in anyway she can.Kind of hard grader on journals, but gives lots extra credit.All her powerpoints are online, but she does give a lot of informaion in class that isn't on the power ponts. Pretty easy class though. As long as you do the journals and study for exams its an easy A/B.

I really enjoyed this class. As long as you attend class and pay attention, it is a very easy class to do well in. She is a wonderful teaching and tries to keep the class as interesting as possible and will always offer help when asked for.

I think she's a great teacher!! READ THE 2 BOOKS!! The textbook was really not needed but the other books were. DO DISSCUSSION PAPERS they will make u or break u. She give a nice amount of extra credit but it is mostly random so COME TO CLASS and you'll do fine!

she is so nice. the class isnt that bad. just go to class and stay awake and you'll never have to touch the text.

This class wasn't hard at all. I did bad because I blew off the discussion papers thinking I could do all 10 at the end of the semester(I was wrong). The material is way to easy to follow. Just read the two books because the tests on them are pretty easy. Overall a solid course and Hollywood is real cool

She was a really great teacher, I loved her. I studied a bit but nothing to was too difficult and she is very helpful if you have any questions. The discussions were a really easy way to get points, make sure you do them on time though. I definitely recommend her as a teacher!

She is probably one of the best teachers I have ever had. She really knows what she is talking about & you can tell she really loves her job. It's almost as if you really have to try to fail her class. Midterm, final, &2 quizes are the main grades plus 10 discussion papers & a lot of extra credit. I would recommend her definitely.

A good teacher and even funny at times. Make sure your grammar on the papers is perfect cus you lose a point for tiny mistakes. Most did bad on the midterm and she let us take them home and redo them. She also offers a ton of extra credit so its an easy A if you do all the work. Also I got away with never reading the book, just take good notes.

If you have time to do the reading, you can pass the class easily. I did not have time and so I failed. She's a nice teacher, obviously feminist in her lectures. This class did not inspire me or teach me anything valuable.

Hollywood is an AMAZING teacher! She is very laid back and makes sure everyone understands the material. She shows different sides of history that you didn't learn in high school. I would take a class of hers any day!

I had little interest in the class before starting it. It's one of my favorite classes now. Mary is a good teacher and makes class interesting. She likes to make bad jokes, and she's usually the only one that laughs. Exams are all essay and definition, she's not a hard grader though.

Very helpful ... seems like the most bearable humanities course. I would take her for any class she taught.

Great teacher! Class is tough, but if you do the work, you'll be fine

I've taken Professor Hollywood for two classes. I have really liked her for both! Her tests are essay but if you go to class she basically tells you what are going to be the questions!

Hollywood is pretty good. Extremely hard grader on tests and papers. Make sure to absolutely memorize dates and timelines for essay tests. Go to class. You will take a ton of notes and expect to memorize everything in detail. She does her best to make class as interesting as possible, but it is history...

Took this class because I heard it was fairly easy and she was a good teacher. Unfortunately, She changed the course around recently and all of the tests are essays. You need to be a history genius to get an A on her tests. She is that tough of a grader. Because of extra credit, I maintained a B in the class but I think i deserved better.

I liked this teacher, she is a tough grader but really organized and knows what she is doing! Go to class everyday and you'll be fine. Her tests are hard though so beware.

IDS 121.56 American Immigration. She is a great professor, second course taken with her. Her tests are straight forward and lectures are simple. Always seems to get horrible TA's but that's not her fault. Take her!!

This class is actually called 121.56. Hollywood KNOWS HER INFO! She is very passionate about what she is teaching. All of her tests are essays, and I consider myself to be a good writer and always ended up getting B's or C's on the tests. You need to go to class because you can earn extra credit for going. Very picky about grammar on papers

121.56. Got an A. Lectures are easy and go by quickly however her essay tests require knowing a lot of information for her to just ask about less than a handful of topics.

IDS121.56, The exams were pretty hard for a gen-ed class, but she was really passionate and knew what she was talking about.

She is a very good teacher and everything that you need to know is in her lectures, so make sure you take notes. She has some extra credit opputunities, so take advantage of them. But there is no homework, only points for attendance and the exams

Come to class and you'll be fine. There is a lot of material but it's obvious what will be on the test since only a couple things have enough info to write an essay on. She gives a review period before the test and will literally tell what is going to be on the test. I've never studied for a test in this class and have gotten A's on every one.

we never ever use the text books, except the novels. she talks great, everything is clear and she loves way she does, however her test are hard. its 4 tests, 2 quizzes on the novels are semi easy if you actually read the book. the only plus is you get points for going to class. She's okay.

The best professor I've had yet. She is willing to make exceptions if you have family issues or emergencies, and does not use the book. Get the novels and read them and the quizzes are easy. There is a lot to choose from when studying for tests and she won't give hints, so take notes on everything. She is awesome and makes the class fun.

I LOVELOVELOVE Professor Hollywood. HIstory isn't one of the most interesting subjects and this class is a lame gen ed, but she makes the content easy to understand and interesting so you want to pay attention. I would take more of her classes any day!

I had her for histoy of american immigration. She was a great teacher who shared interesting information. She made good jokes too. Attendance is mandatory, get 2 points per day. Tests are essay based. She doesn't take late work even if half the class didn't know it was due. There is a big research project to work on during the semester

Don't get stuck with her. She expects so much out of you. All essay based tests. Need to know specific dates. Huge research Project. Papers due every other week. Too much work. Interesting information, but so hard to understand when it comes to test.

Nice, cheerful woman who made history pretty interesting for once. A lot of writing papers required, attendance mandatory, and ALL tests are essay based. She likes a lot of detail (dates etc) on the tests and grades rather harshly, so the class is overall pretty tough.

Amazing teacher! Hollywood is so well-informed and well-spoken. She makes some awkward jokes, but she is always willing to help her students and the exams come word for word from the quizzes. I thought I didn't like history untill I took this class! I would recommend this class to anyone willing to do the reading!

I really enjoyed Professor Hollywood because she actually made a rather boring gen ed interesting. I did not enjoy history before I took it with her but now I am considering minoring in it because of her. Although the reading is really hard to get through because she expects you to remember a lot from the book. However, her lectures are awesome.

She's really nice and she cracks a few jokes they are kinda awkward but i like that about her. Her tests are ok, you need to read the textbook and also attend lecture but her lectures arent bad. Also i slept through a quiz and she let me take it at a different time so she's really cool for that. Take a class with her as a teacher

Exams are all essay and difficult to get an A on, but an easy B. You take 10 book quizzes online which are easy to get an A on, given you actually read the book. Pop quizzes are easy as long as you are there to take it. I found her lectures very interesting and I learned a lot of neat facts that you don't learn in a traditional US history class.

Prof Hollywood was great! very friendly, funny and kept class interesting. All tests are essays so studying way in advance is a must. You have to be good with decades and events and remember when things happened. The class is a little hard but she helps you know what to study for tests. always offering to help. The quizzes online are a big help too

She is by far my favorite teacher and I love this class which is unusual because I don't like History very much. You really should go to class because you get points for going and the lecture material is on the tests. Study for the Tests!

Professor Hollywood's classes are just Powerpoints and lectures. She is really passionate about history and sometimes goes on tangents on unimportant topics because of this. Her tests are hard so you have to make flashcards on everything she teaches. But, if you are struggling she always makes herself available with her office hours.

She is my favorite professor. This is one of the only classes that I actually enjoyed! Lectures were very interesting. You will need to take lots of notes and know every little detail for the tests. You have 4 papers but they werent that hard. Online quizzes were easy and other than that not much homework! Definitely take this class!!!!

I really like this professor. Her lectures were interesting and if you listen and pay attention you will do fine on the tests. They are all short answer or essay questions. She doesn't give much homework, just one online quiz every week & 4 writing assignments per semester. She is very easy to talk to and very kind.

Lectures are very important to fully understand material, but she does post slides online. She is a great professor who obviously is passionate about history. I loved hearing her excitement for it! Great class w lots of opportunities to bring your grade up. She allows three absences, and then 2 points off of your attendance grade after that

Test on the book every week for easy points. Study a ton for midterm and final. Extra credit sometimes given to those who show up.

Professor Hollywood is an amazing professor who is passionate and knowledge in history beyond beliefs. She tries to incorporate her own experiences or out-of-book connections and makes lectures very interesting. However, you will have a reading test every week that are hard at first but get easier as you get used to them. Tests are very hard.

Mary is caring and lenient in thrive. She is very lenient with due dates and truly wants all of us to get an A. There are points for attendance and there is quite a bit of homework but I promise it is all easy. Do the work, show up to class and you can literally get a 100.

I never read the textbook, but it's needed for quizzes. You have to attend class since the info on tests is from class and not necessarily the textbook. Taking notes in class basically ensures you a passing grade. Had to read one book, but it was short and an easy read. The weekly quizzes can bring your grade up.

Hollywood is an amazing professor and I loved her class. All of her tests and assignments are papers but she gives you a week to complete them. The textbook assignments are super easy and can be completed ahead of time. She gives good feedback and made class interesting. She is also available outside class and responds quickly. She is amazing.

She's a tough grader! No tests except for a final, the rest are essays. I thought I was a good writer until I took this class, after receiving poor grades on my first two papers I emailed her. She was helpful, had a one on one zoom with me to tell help me. After that I got an A on my last paper and my grade went from a C to a A with extra credit!

she is a queen, highly recommend her and the classes she teaches. queen vibes only

For History 111, Dr. Hollywood did exactly what she needed to do. If you attend the lectures and take notes, you should have no problem doing well. Dr. Hollywood was a part of our class's GroupMe and whenever a student asked a question (which was often) she would respond within minutes, not to mention how informative this class was as well!!

She was always willing to set up zoom meetings with me when I had questions about assignments and was very kind and personable! I wrote 4-5 papers for the class which was kind of annoying because it was just a gened history course for me, but she was not a super hard grader.

She is genuinely one of my favorite professors. She is always willing to help outside of class and just chatting too. Her lectures are never boring but I also had a good class that would participate and make it a discussion basically. You learn a lot from her without even realizing it. Over all really nice and helpful. She's a fair grader too.

She is so kind and hilarious and a good professor. Her tests may be just papers but she makes the class so enjoyable so it is not too hard.

Dr. Hollywood is LOVELY. Her class is a joy to be in and her lectures are funny and engaging. There are no "exams," just written assignments (six in total), but if you attend class and take good notes you'll be just fine. She's easy to talk to and connect with. You can tell that she's passionate about history and wants her students to succeed.

Mary is really knowledgeable about the content covered in History 111. The class is based on your grades on 3 exams and 3 writing assignments, and exams are essay based. Its also really hard to figure out whats going to be on the exams so ask her before.

I had Prof. Hollywood for my history gen ed. I thought this class was genuinely interesting, even though I'm not usually a history person. The writing assignments sucked, but the class itself was low work load: no homework outside the writing assignments (3 a semester), and I never used the textbook. Show up to class and you'll be fine

I loved this professor. She teaches history from a more honest point of view and gives engaging lectures. No homework, only graded by 3 tests and 3 essay papers, as well as an extra credit essay. Lectures are very info heavy so if you miss one and can't get the notes from anyone you may struggle on the upcoming assignment.

Professor Hollywoods passion for history makes the class a lot more enjoyable. Most of the material is interesting even for non-history majors. Shes very helpful. The material itself wasnt too hard. Dont skip this class. Take notes based off of what she says, not just the powerpoint. It will help when you go back to study.

Professor Hollywood is a great professor! She is super passionate about what she is teaching and is super personable, even in a class of 90. Great professor, however, the class is graded by so few things that it makes the class difficult and stressful, especially with the timed essays.

Professor Hollywood had to have been my favorite professor this year. She gives very clear information on grading and is overall a very nice woman. There is an extra credit paper at the end of the year that helps your grade so much. As long as you study a lot and attend all the lectures, you will be perfectly fine in the class.

Mary Hollywood was amazing! Go to office hours because they will help you! As long as you get all work done and get the points you can pass with an A or B! Very straight forward class! Definitely recommend!

Overall Prof. Hollywood is enjoyable and well informed. Grades were based off of four exams, one based on the book Nisei Daughter, a standalone paper and weekly textbook quizzes. All of them were largely essay based except the final. She offered extra credit for a short essay on the paper. The exams were easy if you knew the content.

She is very fun and enjoyable you just have to depend on her lectures because she does way more talking about stuff then is on PowerPoint.

She does a really good job going in depth on her lectures, that be said, be ready to take a bunch of notes if you want to do well on the tests. At the beginning, a lot of her slides have the basic things to write down, but as the semester goes on, her slides become very picture heavy and you have to rely on what she talks about.

Hollywood is very passionate about what she teaches which makes this class interesting and not boring at all. There are not a lot of assignments so they really count! She also doesn't believe in multiple choice so all the exams are written. Dont let this discourage you, she is amazing!

professor Hollywood is a great woman, and knows exactly what she's talking about. however, your grade is based only on discussions, book quizzes, and exams. you need to show up to class often as lectures/slideshows have minimal information when posted on canvas and having background will help on exams!

PROS: Incredibly interesting lectures, focuses on topics not often taught in a U.S. History course. Discussions are interesting, minimal homework & exams. Great person as well. CONS: Slides have little guiding information other than the general topic. Great study tool for going back to review for tests, but need to attend class.

Professor Hollywood is engaging and passionate about the material. The class has few assignments, but they're important. Exams are essay-based, so staying on top of lectures and readings is key. unstuck AI can be a helpful study tool alongside the textbook.

This class is heavy on lectures. Presentations are posted afterward, but most of the content isn't actually on them. Only Professor Hollywood says it, and you are supposed to write it down. It was a very chill class with essentially no homework ever. Just make sure you go to class and take REALLY good notes. I would advise only typing notes.

Prof Hollywood was a good professor in my eyes, she had well put together lectures and did not miss a single class. I will say, do not miss class if you want a good grade. Take notes if you so desire, I got by with just listening to the lecture.

I love her lectures. she gives great insight and shows the true facts in history

She is a very sweet professor. I always enjoy her lectures because they're interesting and you can tell she cares a lot. Exams are on paper and writing focused. DATES ARE IMPORTANT!! She doesn't post in depth notes so while she doesn't take attendance, you need to go to class to pass.

Professor Hollywood was my absolute favorite professor. She cares about your success and prepares you well. You do need to come to every lecture and take notes in order to do well, but she makes each lecture worth your time. I hated history before taking her class, but now I love it. She also doesn't sugarcoat any history.