Awesome professor! Demanding, but very fair! Recommended!

she's such a good teacher. she is very fair and listens to students and respects what they say.

there are many summaries and essays to write..and a final paper..but the class involves group discussion and is interesting. She can spark discussion well, and isn't boring much

Greatest Professor Ever, except for Fred Strype.

Very genuine, caring and helpful. Understands her field very well. Fair grader, but extremely concious of cheating, which I think is a very good thing. Demands integrity.

She's so polite and cheerful! She always brightened my day. She welcomes class discussion and gives the classroom a very comfortable feeling.

I love her!! She is so great, she makes me want to be a Lit major instead of Psych. She is very intelligent, and funny too. If your writing skills aren't that great, you may have trouble, but she is always willing to help. Giacoppe rocks!

I seriously don't know what you're talking about. The class isn't hard, unless you're retarted, never learned how to write a paper, and/or never go to class. It's an intro class, so if you're getting bad grades, blame your HS teachers, not her.

She's not an easy grader, but a fair professor....very polite, helpful....very passionate about literature - overall - one of the nicest professors at Ramapo

I get the sense that she's never done anything wrong her entire life. She loves literature, and loves you if you love literature. Very through, and kinda picky when it comes to papers, not so much tests though.

I found her to be a very good teacher. Her passion for literature is very helpful to push you though class... often my class flew by becasue she could get the class into a discussion. I'm taking her again for brit lit.

She is the greatest teacher in all the land! If I could take her for every class I would.

just plain awesome.

She is a very fair professor and her peppy attitude helps the class to go by especially in the morning. She is one of the harder graders within the Literature major at Ramapo. Make sure you use quotes from the text when writing an essay for her!!!

She wants you to think she's hard, but she's really not. She does play favorites though and some of her assignments are simply ridiculous. Only take her if you are really interested in literature. Stay away for gen eds.

First off... She's a crazy feminist. Be prepared to kiss some major ass to pull of a good grade. She has 5 papers and a final paper. You can do re-writes of all papers and she tells you what you want. She's not a great teacher but there is worse.

I don't see what all of you are talking about. I think she is fair and she gives very good feedback on your work.

She is a nice woman. Very upbeat whichs means you stay awake in class easily. She is very into format for papers. Assigns a lot of reading, but hey, if you are a Lit major expect to read.

I think she's the best professor on campus. She is so interesting, her mind is all over the place.

Expect to read....ALOT. Awesome teacher nonetheless.

great lady...will meet with u a lot to help with papers...lots of reading, but it IS a reading course...take her if u get the chance

Don't expect her to hold your hand. She knows she's not teaching high school, so she asks a lot of the students. Strong opinions. Loves the Brontes. Great professor, great woman, great class.

Anyone with a working brain and any interest in literature will love any class Prof. Giacoppe teaches & will benefit from her excellence, intelligence, and constant enthusiasm. I'm sick of people who aren't able, willing or smart enough to succeed in challening classes and choose to blame the prof!

only take this class if you're a lit major and you're ready to read 7 novels. highly recommended if you want to work hard and learn a lot.

very knowledgeable, but even more enthusiastic. makes the class fun and some dense material very intelligble. no reason not to take her, you'll learn plenty, and enjoy doing so.

i love professor Giacoppe.She is so enthusiatic and passionate about her material. I enjoyed her class, there was a lot of reading but it was tolerable. I actually took her course in leiu of a freshaman seminar and I am not an eng major. nonetheless her class was great. she is very helpful. take her

She is a great Prof., who cares about the student's understanding of the class and subect. So far she is the best Prof. I have taken in college and I'm a junior.

An extreme asset to Ramapo! She not only makes you think but smile and converse with everyone around you. She is GREAT!!!

i love monika

she is a fun teacher but she is diffacult to write papers for. She is not clear on what you could have done better on your papers. But over all a good teacher.

Monika's great. The discussions we had in class were illuminating and the class was enjoyable. I didn't find writing for her difficult at all, and she is a wonderful person.

she assigned a lot of reading, but she went over each book SOO thoroughly that you could have passed the class with an A without reading a single thing (and quite a few people did!)we had two 5 paged papers and a midterm and final. we even watched a video in the class. the class is a breeze.

GREAT CLASS, GREAT TEACHER!! VERY GOOD. She really makes the class worthwhile and interesting. She is very smart, not too much homework. Easy, and great!

This lady rocks!!! She'll make you work, but if you let her, she'll teach you to even appreciate some of literatures more painful reads...If you're a slacker, stay away, but if you wanna learn alot from a real smart lady, take her class.

i dont know if it was ma fault or it was the teacher i went to this class for almost 2 months and then dropped it. took it with another teacher and passed it. if u dont like to read difficult literature take it with someone else

I had her for the american short story. she assigns a lot to read. you definitely have to keep up with the reading because she also expects you to submit questions or comments via email before every class. however, she is a fairly easy grader as long as you try to write your best. she's very passionate about lit and she'll teach you a lot.

I absolutely loved this class. I think I learned more in this class than all others I had that semester. Definitely take her if you get the chance !

Her class is pretty hard and the material is boring. Although she is a good writer who taught me a lot about writing during the semester. She is kind of wierd but she is pretty cute and has a nice body. Overall it balances out and i didnt mind her or her class that much.

She is a tough critic but you learn a lot about your writing and how to fix it. She doesn't focus on style so much, but more of the facts. I listen when she talks because it's so fast and in depth you have to keep up but overall she as a helpful teacher.

She's an easy teacher if you know how to write - lots of reading (for Readings in Humanities), if you dont participate in class she wont like you! Also, she's a feminist so she doesn't like guys as much. 3 papers, she gives you a chance to rewrite them, all the quizes are so easy

She's not dull, classes go by pretty quick, but she is def not helpful. She gives a lot of mini non-difficult quizes, but that's to make up for the horrific grades she gives for essays. I had decent grades and I still don't know how that happened considering that she is not specific at all with what she wants on her essays. Also passive-aggressive.

She's a great teacher, I feel like everyone who left negative comments probably didn't do the work required for their classes. I love the way she structures her classes, and yes, if you don't do the reading or care about the class you're gonna have a hard time, but otherwise she's not unreasonably difficult. You get out of the class what you put in

I'm really quite shocked by all of the negative feedback! I think Prof G is an excellent professor. She is so well spoken and considerate of her students opinions. Her grading is fair and more importantly, I found her always willing to work with her students on their writing progress.

I have taken her for two 300 classes and I love her. She is very kind, and actually cares about my existence outside the classroom. If you are a hard worker: you get the A. If you do not, well, you will simply not. However, if you want to become a better student, take her.

nice and very helpful

I have taken Professor Giacoppe and I find her to be very caring of her students and their learning. I think if you try and make an effort to appreciate her as a professor, you will do fine. I've never got less than an A and this is my third class with her.

Dr. Giacoppe is one of the nicest professors! I'm not sure why she has so much negative feedback. She has high standards, but is always willing to discuss your work. She genuinely cares about her students. Just weekly responses, a few essays.

She taught comparative feminist theory; She's very approachable and friendly, and I really enjoyed her class! The assignments were really fun and the class was very discussion-based. I'm definitely taking her again!

Took her for Danticat author studies. I learned so much in this class and it was really interesting. Monika cares very much for her students and is extremely passionate about the material. The class was lots of hard work, but so worth it! Monika is fantastic and I wish I could take her for every class!

Easy quizzes, pretty easy essay grader, overall a nice person. Understands if you have a late assignment here and there

I had her for African American Women writers and she was fantastic. She's always incredibly friendly and energetic about everything. Whenever you speak in class you can see her lean in and look you in the eye because she wants to hear your take on the books you're reading. She's really a great professor. I have no complaints.

Took her for 20th & 21st International Novels. She is very flexible and willing to work with students with any issue. She is very passionate/energetic about her classes and is a good teacher.

She is not easy, but not impossible. If you have a problem or are unclear about how she wants her papers written you NEED to talk to her. She helped me numerous times rewrite the same paper until it finally clicked. You need to participate, it will really help your grade in the long run.

Readings in Humanities: Yes, there is a lot of reading, but there are few quizzes, and you know about them in advance. She is really passionate about her class material, but the topics are really interesting. The quizzes are quite general so don't worry about those. She teaches her interpretation but wants to hear your ideas. Would take it again.

Such a sweet woman! Monika's Atwood course was amazing. So many great texts, so get ready to read. 2 papers, one about a month in and the final paper. Take this class! Highly enjoyable!

Monika is a great professor, but you have to be willing to read the material and come to class ready to discuss. If you participate and pay attention you know exactly what she wants for the paper. She practically gives you the material in the in-class discussion. You can tell she really thinks about the lessons. Take her if you want to learn.

Professor Giacoppe is the best! I love her class so much. It does get boring at times but I think that contributes to the time it is held at (6:05-9:35pm). She is very helpful and thorough and you can tell she loves what she does. Sometimes her papers can be a little difficult to write because she wants them done is a very specific way.

The reviews here had me scared for no good reason. Shes so sweet and caring and really wanted to make things work for our class the best she could! Discussions were super interesting and she always have good feedback. You definitely need to read, but the books were worth reading anyways. I wish I could take her again!

She is an amazing professor. She allows you to revise your essays after she gives you the feedback for it. Her classes may be hard to sit through sometimes but it's not bad overall. She assigns journals every so often but she's very specific with what she wants. Instructions are always very clear on what she wants. She doesn't want anyone to fail.

I absolutely love Professor Giacoppe. She is an extremely intelligent and understanding professor who wants all of her students to pass! Some of her lectures were on the boring side, but homework is basically all reading and we hardly had any tests or quizzes. We had a few writing assignments, but she gives you a good grade as long as you try.

Most of the work is just reading and answering some questions or posting a discussion post. She is a super easy grader as long as you put in some effort. Some of the topics are boring, but she definitely knows what she's talking about and values her students' opinions.

Do not let these reviews fool you! Monika Giacoppe(at least spell her name right-smh)is a wonderful professor. Her syllabus is so diverse and unique. There are a lot of discussion boards but they are used to facilitate fantastic in-class discussions. She takes the time to reply to everyone and cares what you have to say. 10/10 professor and person.

She is a good teacher who gives detailed feedback and is understanding of different people's needs, gives a reasonable amount of readings.

I literally made an account just to talk about how great she is. She is so passionate about what she teaches and cares so much about her students. She does give a lot of readings, but if you genuinely read them and participate in class you'll do great. She can grade a bit harsh but she's always available for help and sometimes allows revisions.

She's great! Her lectures are interesting and the way she teaches makes one feel like they can speak up and participate in discussion without judgment which unfortunately is not a universal experience. I actually wish she gave more reading material! I thought she was a fair grader too, and pretty flexible.

Giacoppe isn't that bad. She can be a tough grader and expects you to read a lot. She is nice though and easy to get along with.

There is a lot of reading required and the big assignments are all toward the end of the semester. Professor Giacoppe is nice and gives good feedback on all the assignments. She's also very understanding if you speak to her

Professor Giacoppe's class is a substantial workload, but she's understanding and provides helpful feedback. I found tools like unstuck study really useful for exam prep. Overall, it's a solid gen-ed with the right approach.

Very, VERY sweet lady, so nice that you could probably do just about anything in that class and pass. It was FYS so def not meant to be too difficult, but you can just tell how much love she has for her material and students. Literally nobody even read the material and she barely cared lol