a lot of work for both reading and writing, but fairly interesting

Very Hard, but if you do what he asks, your alright.

enjoyed the reading and the papers were easy

pretty fast pace, but if you can keep up you'll do just fine, easy papers

A tad difficult, encouraging, easily understood, interesting issues, very sexy!

I loved this guy! He was so nice and funny. Could have kept his shirts buttoned so his chest hair didn't hang out, though. I took him for both 150, and 250. Easy if you just do your work and study.

He is a very helpful guy who means well. He gives a lot of quizzes which are really hard and his papers are graded tough. However, I did enjoy his classes and I did learn a lot from him. If you have the right attitude, then i would highly recommend him

He was a very honest teacher, If you read the sylabus and did everything he tells ya you will do good. I didn't I got a C- thank you lord. He is a rather christan man, and works as a x-mas tree farmer. DONT TAKE THIS CLASS if you cant work by yourself.

The almost-daily quizzes are a good way to keep you from slacking, getting behind, and regretting it come exam week. The class is not unreasonably difficult; you just can't expect it to be like high school; you must actually work.

He's a little preachy. Watch out his vocab tests are killer. He also grades hard on papers.

Professor will make you work. Vocab. Test are hard unless you can memorise. He is always willing to help when it comes to papers sets aside office time for those who want to ask for help.

I learned tons in this class, it was a class that i felt was worth my money and my time. I took in double paced in the summer while working full time and still managed a B+.

This guy really knows what he's talking about. BUT if you aren't a literature freek this class is going to suck for you. There is aprox. 30 pages of reading every class sesion. There is five papers due throughout the semester. One every three weeks.

Ok if you can write somewhat and get your ass up to get his help with your papers and are willing to read 20-30 pages every 2 days you are set. The 5 papers are 3 pages long and you write about a certain thing in the story you read. He explains stories so well that sometimes you dont haveto readthem

Heres the deal, if you want a professor who will teach the subject, take Nelson. If you're going to college just for the purpose of getting a piece of paper then, by all means, take someone else. I learned more in this class than any other and with a LITTLE effort managed an A. He makes you earn your grade, but whats wrong with that?

His class was tough for me. He grades harshly, and he is very driven by religion. I got a decent grade but it was a dificult grade to earn. Vocab quizes help or hurt there is no in between. Papers are basically simple but they are on subjects that few people care about. If you are up for a challenge he is a great Prof. But if you want the easy grad

In response, he doesn't grade based on whether you're an A student or not. It's ridiculous to assume he's out to get you. Truth is, you didn't work hard enough, or didn't use him as a resource to help. His class really is a challenge, but that's what I enjoyed about it. Keep it up Dr. Nelson!

He's a really nice guy, but his class is really really hard. if you want an easy A this is not your class, If you like a challenge take him but be prepared to hear about God Everyday... I dare anyone who takes his class, on the first day to raise their hand and say, "I don't Believe in God" then drop his class, becuase you are likely going to fail.

If you are a Non-traditional student, do not take Dr. Nelson. As an older student, he made me feel like I was in 9th grade again. You have to learn word entomology, have vocab quizzes and learn parts of speech. This is cool for english majors but too much for the pre-reqs. He will help if you have questions and is a pretty nice guy.

He's a really good teacher and overall nice guy. He does grade your essays kind of hard. There are vocab quizzes and quizzes on the readings sometimes so make sure you read the assignments. The novel you read is kind of dumb but easy to get through and be done with.

I worked my butt off and learned a ton. He is an awesome professor if you are in college to learn. He knows what he is doing and his personal spiritual beliefs were in no way constrictive of his subject matter. anything posted otherwise is a cop-out and is an ad-hominem attack. Dr. Nelson is a good man and a good professor.

Dr. Nelson was one of the best teachers I have had at Ferris. There were only three or four big papers to write. It was a hard class, but I actually learned something.

Yes, you will fail every daily quiz if you don't read the material. But read the assignment before class and you are guaranteed to get an A or B on each one.

nice guy, not a good teacher. ridiculously hard, even if you study your butt off. grades ridiculously hard.

He's a nice guy, but his class is SUPER hard. I was editor of my school paper in high school, and he had a field day with my papers. But, if you take your papers to him before they are due, he will tell you what is wrong and you will get a better grade by doing so. Learned a lot, but a lot of work is required for this class.

He is a professor. He does not act like a high school teacher and treats you like an adult. You will have a lot of homework. He gives clear directions on essays and grades according to how you follow them. There is daily hw and biweekly vocab quizzes with vocab words that are pulled from the reading. You also have to write reading resp in a journal

Nelson is a great guy and his class isn't that hard. If you like English (Reading & Writing) you should be fine. The vocab can be a little tedious, but it isn't that bad. Overall he's neither easy nor hard, you have to do your research and earn your grade.

Nelson will really make you think in your papers. Papers are about real world issues and the assignments are quite interesting. You live by the textbook, and vocab is tedious, but other than that, great class and great prof. Also gives lots of office time and schedules conferences for extra help.

Overall he is a good teacher. I really enjoyed his class. Make sure you do the readings and study your vocab so you do well on his quizes. He is a funny guy and I really enjoyed going to his class.

He's a great guy and he will let you turn you're stuff in late. It's a challenging class with a bit of work, but it's not that hard of work. Very reasonable man.

Shoves too much religious information in his assignments that not everyone might understand. The work is pretty easy and straight-forward and he lets you turn in late work if you're not terrible about it. Have to know the etymology of words for vocab tests which is annoying, but not a bad class. He's not a terrible teacher.

He gives out weekly vocab quizzes...these help your grade! All of the work you do before your big paper actually has to do with the big paper! Definite plus!

I learned a lot from this class. Curved vocab quizzes are every Wed. He expects you to study for the quizzes, read short stories/articles out of the textbook, and do four MLA research papers (from a list of prompts). He'll edit your papers during office hours and take questions over the reading and vocab. He's very smart and a fair teacher.

He provides significant amount of feedback if you visit him during his office hours and apply effort. Not a professor for someone who is excuse driven as he expects the same amount of effort as the real world. Quizzes are a great grade booster if you are not a writer.

Yes, the class is hard. The vocab quizzes were the bane of my existence, I averaged 70% on them. I also didn't study, so I didn't expect much better. The papers include some basic guidelines but inspire creativity. Only one did I get less than a 90%, but I did it the night before. The rest I went far beyond the length and source requirements.

He is great teacher and all, but if you just want to pass by and get a B or A DONT TAKE THIS CLASS. His class will require you to try very hard. If you want the challenge then take your shot.

You have to be a creative writer when it comes to his essays. There are weekly vocab quizzes which can be a pain and inconvenience. He's a very nice professor and is willing to work with you to pass his class. Put in the effort toward studying for his vocab quizzes, and go to his office meetings when you need help and you'll succeed.

Dr. Nelson is such a sweet prof! He's very accessible for help and very fair with grading.

Dr. Nelson is a great g professor and will always help if you need it. He truly cares about his students!

Overall a great teacher. Professor Nelson is a caring teacher and always willing to help students, whether its after class or through email to get extra help on an essay. Seemed a little intimidating at first but ask for help and participate and you will enjoy to class

Tons of tiny assignments and reading quizzes and vocabulary quizzes. Almost every class period there is something graded. However, he cares a ton about what he does and will help you out as much as you need. Sets expectations high but makes it easy when he can.

Prof. Nelson is easily a great professor! He gives thorough feedback on each paper (4 total) and is very accessible outside of class! There is a bit of work to do for this course and the vocab quizzes can be tedious, but overall I think his class is clear/ straight forward as to expectations. I would definitely take his class again!

The class was not difficult if you put even the slightest amount of effort towards it. This most difficult part was the weekly vocabulary quizzes, with obscure words that were difficult to understand. Dr. Nelson himself was very helpful and often provided assistance to those in need.

Nelson is wonderful, always answers questions, very understanding, and provides meaning full feedback on essays. Just make sure you do the vocabulary

He may come off as a tough grader, but he is happy to offer help if you need it. I'm not amazing at English but I've sat down with him, asked questions, and passed with a decent grade. Honestly a good guy. He teaches the English class, kind of like a history class. We look into what is happening in the world around us and write essays about it.

Good Professor, Grades essays strictly. You will have 8 vocab quizzes during the semester and 4 essays. Need 2 books, one online and one paperback.

Prof. Nelson's class has some challenges, but if you engage with the assignments and use resources like unstuck study, you can succeed. The work is manageable, and he provides helpful feedback.

READ THIS REVIEW ONLY Professor Nelson is one of the best English professors at Ferris State. For the semester there is weekly and biweekly vocab quizzes along with 3 essays. Random assignments are thrown in but nothing hard. AI Scans on all papers so do not use Chat GPT! If you struggle with English and need a professor who cares, Take Nelson!

Prof. Nelson is honestly a really great teacher. The vocab quizzes are kind on unnecessary not gonna lie. There are 4 essays during the semester and if you pay attention, you'll get good grades on all of them. He does offer really great help and feedback for the work in this class.