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Awsome professor. She gives challenging assignments, but she's determined to help you through them and always fleshes out what she wants. If you want to coast, I would not recommend her.

Tough, but extremely knowledgeable and helpful. She really makes you earn your grade and improve your reading and writing. Lots of thinking required.

She is smart, funny, and really enthusiastic about her students' learning. Class is very student-centered. She encourages us to think, but not what to think.

Very Hard class!. She makes you work for your grade. Many papers and little time to do them. Always encouraging students to think for themselves and improve writing. Nice lady...sarcastic and funny...but tough!

Took for 101 and 102. She challenges her students- this class is not an easy A but it is worth the effort. She extremely improved my writing and reading skills. Her class improved my understanding of all my other classes. Must take if you want to learn. Do not take if you want to do nothing.

Amazing experience. She turned a completely useless class into something really meaningful. She really cares about her students in and out of the classroom. Have to take her despite what other people have said. What you put in, you will get out!

If you take your work seriously, then you will do really well in her class. Once you committ to the time and effort, you will be in awe of how much you will learn. My writing and reading has improved so much in one semester. It's not easy, but it really helped me in my other classes.

Prof Kaplan is awesome! As long as you do your journals, show up to class and actively participate you'll be fine. She is also always willing to give extra help. I'm usually a B+ student in English and I ended the semester with an A because I showed her that I was trying and my work improved over the term, which is what she bases your grade on.

Great professor! Just as a warning the work is almost impossible; she'll assign you 100 pages of reading to annotate for one day and the essays are wicked long. This class is really hard but she's a great teacher who is willing to help you if you ask her. I'd recommend her if you're actually interested in writing.

INCREDIBLE PROFESSOR! Hard class, but if you want to be prepared for your Sophomore year, you must take her! This is not for the student who wants to "get by", but rather for the student who desires to LEARN! Brilliant woman and a mother at heart! Must take QU Professor-your life will never be the same and if you survive, neither will your writing!

Decent teacher. Never fall asleep in her class and do the work expected. Say at least one thing in every class and meet with her during her office hours. Meeting with her shows interest in improving and she will like you more if you do. If your looking for an easy class this is not it, but your writing really will improve if you do the work.

She is a diffcult teacher. However you will learn alot in the class. She loves assigning essays.Lastly, her outfits are so unique.

One of the best professors I've taken so far. As long as you read and take the time on your papers you'll pass. She gives pop quizzes but they're pretty easy. She's strict on attendance but only gave 3 papers total. Take her class its fun.

Professor Kaplan was an amazing professor. For my first college english course I wasn't sure what to expect, but she was a little tough. I still enjoyed the class, and if you show her you are trying by attending class and participating and also connection with her after class you should get an a! She gives alot of work though.

I had her for EN101 and now EN102. Both sections are an insane amount of work. However, even if you don't realize it, if you work hard, your writing is going to get incredibly better. Even having her for another semester had improved my writing even more. Definitely worth the hard work

After a great semester with Professor Kaplan for EN101, I decided to take her again for EN102. I improved a lot as a writer and ended both semesters with an A and very strong portfolios. There's a lot of reading, but it's worth the hard work. EN102 had journal entries and 4 essays, but a lot of the journal entries set the tone for the essays!

During the semester it seemed like the work load was unbearable but looking back it improved my reading and writing levels immensely.

I absolutely loved professor Kaplan. She was very straight forward with what she wants and wants every student to succeed. She expects a lot, but if you work hard and show that you care, you will end up with an A. Only 4 major essays throughout the semester, no midterm and a small reflection for a final that takes 2 seconds. Also, be ready to read!

If you're not an english person, transfer out now. She works you hard but you know what you're doing when you come out the other side.

Professor Kaplan was very nice and reasonable, if you did the work youll get the grade you earned. You will read alot and do a alot of peer work, like editing eachothers essays. Only had 4 big essays but alot of little essays inbetween too.

This class is not an easy A by any means. In fact, it was probably one of the hardest classes I've ever taken. Prof Kaplan really makes you work for your grades. It's a portfolio class so it's all about growth. This class was a challenge, for sure... but in the end it was really rewarding. If you give this class your all, your grade will reflect.

pros: really kind and caring, genuinely wants to hear what you have to say, wants you to feel comfortable, very interesting subject matter, inspirational cons: lots of writing assignments, lots of reading, kind of a tough grader

Professor Kaplan is so kind and genuinely cares about her students success. I was a very strong writing going into this class and learned so much from her. Take her class if you can. Not a crazy amount of work, it all counts in the end.

Taking women studies with Professor Kaplan was the best choice I've ever made. She is a tough grader, but overall you learn a lot from WS101 and she makes class so much fun. She's hilarious and so chill, take her!!

She is a very nice person and the topics discussed are great. There is a lot of reading. The class is no lectures and all discussions. She will call on you if you don't talk. There are three essays and a few journal entries. You don't get a lot of time to complete things (2 days to read half a book or write an essay draft)

Tough grader but pushes you to learn and develop yourself as a person and writer. Classroom style is more of the students leading the class, she doesn't lecture. It is hard but it is worth it because what you get out of it. Always available for help outside of the classroom which is great! 3 major essays. Definitely take and be ready to learn.

TAKE HER! WS101 with Kaplan was the best class I have taken at QU. She really truly cares about her students and though there is a decent work load, all of it I found to be interesting and eye-opening. creates such a great atmosphere for her students and lets you edit essays for a revised grade!

Professor Kaplan is a great teacher and a caring person. She can be tough but she does it to make you a better writer. There is a lot of class discussion but it really helps with the papers. There is a lot of work for the class but she choses great reads and I personally hate English class but she made it fun!

I absolutely love Melissa!! She's such an inspiring and kind woman. There's definitely a decent amount of work in this class, but the work is extremely interesting and eye opening. It really causes you to rethink everything about feminism and gender based issues. I would absolutely recommend this class to anyone and everyone!!

One of my favorite professors. Melissa is a tough grader but the issues discussed in class are so pertinent and engaging. My essays averaged around 10 pages each so be prepared to write, then rewrite, then rewrite again. Melissa uses a peer revision system which is annoying at first but honestly helps a lot and improves your writing. A TON of hw.

Melissa is a really amazing human being but her classes can be a lot of work. There's a ton of reading every night for the class which tends to get tedious but it ends up being worth it. Definitely take her for this class if you're a feminist and want to take a deeper look at the subject or if you're just curious about women and gender studies.

She's so kind and caring and gives great feedback. If you write a terrible essay, she will let you re-do it without consequence. She is understanding if you have to skip class and she clearly wants what is best for her students. This class is enlightening and easy and I feel that my mindset and writing has IMMENSELY improved thanks to this course.

I mean it was WP so it's not like it was very difficult. Melissa is a really sweet lady but even for a 0 credit class there was so much work and I don't really wanna know what she's like in credited classes. She's nice but as a teacher she can be brutal.

Interesting course about feminist theories & great professor. Course includes 7 discussion boards, 7 personal journals, 1 final research essay. 7 weeks course required 2 texts, stay ahead of assigned readings, and email questions if something is not clear to the professor. Confirm texts editions & year with professor before renting/buying used.

Great professor, engaging conversations. Class is discussion-based and based on the readings, so be sure you've read them. Very welcoming environment. Essay prompts can be a little complicated, but for sure are manageable. She is always there to help you with ideas and talk about course content as well as real-world topics.

Professor Kaplan truly cares about the students in her class and the discussion aspect in the class was really engaging. However, there is a LOT of reading and the writing assignments were confusing at times. There is a group presentation and final project that included a presentation and paper. Make sure to stay on top of reading and annotations!

Melissa is a very understanding professor, you just have to email her if you are having trouble keeping up with the workload. She grades based on: journal entries (1- 2 pages), 2 essays (6ish pages), a group presentation, and participation. There are quite a few readings, but those aren't too hard in general. She is a very good professor!

I loved this course. It provided a place for us to not only talk about current events but also about important topics. We don't only talk about issues involving women but also race, sexuality, age, class, and more. It is such a worth it class, and Melissa is such a great professor. 100/10.

Nice professor, interesting class! Discussion every class, so read the passages and be ready to participate; you're graded on it. It's super interesting, but it does cover triggering topics in a respectful classroom setting, but it's very interesting to learn more about. I would definitely recommend it if you're passionate about Gender Studies.