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I like her alot, very nice and knows her stuff.

Kicks your butt with papers, but she's fun, lively, doesn't dictate her opinions to you, and very open to new ideas. After a semester of her class, papers will be a breaze.

she is a great literature teacher, open to ideas, picks good novels to read, a pretty easy grader on papers, definetely worth taking.

A lot of papers, but she is a great teacher.

Business writing with Mester isn't the easiest class by far, but I've got a GREAT resume now and really learned a lot.

Great Professor! She is very open to new ideas, just as long as you can back it up. Also for exams, if you write down what she said about that particular work, then you will surely get an A.

Writing for Teachers, a lot of reading and writing a summary and response. There is something due every class. You have to interview 12 people about writing, and write a paper about it. I didn't get much out of it bc I have 4 other classes. But it's take it again. She's very nice, sorta a waste.

GOt out a lot from this class, great resume and business writing skills

This class is really easy as long as you don't miss any. Plus she seems to grade pretty easy.

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Grades pretty tuff on papers. Tests were pretty hard. Just nod your head and agree with her

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Hard teacher, but oh so worth it. If you put forth the effort in her classes, you will be rewarded--not by your grade, but by what you get out of it.

Very opinionated and gets off subject a lot. Difficult grader and not understanding about student situations. Get's a very bad attitude if things are not going her way...and could she possibly talk more about her dog?!

Shea loves spirited class discussions but, as others have pointed out, she is SOOO New Critic.... consequently, do NOT bring up author's bio, etc in class...wonderfully disorganized; trust me, it works to advantage

Great prof. Knows her literature. Excellent selection of material; excellent insight. Very helpful out of the classroom.

she picked great material to read, very interesting, almost all the material was easy to comprehend

She was really cool. There's only a paper due every once in a while and it's only 2 pages. She's really nice. She loves people to talk in class. The two novels and the short stories were all pretty good-not your typical English class reading.

Wonderfully, upbeat teacher. She knows her stuff and shows it. She is helpful and terrifically nice. Take this teacher. She is the best.

Fairly easy class. All you have to do is read the realitively short stories every day, and then discuss them in class. SPEAK UP in her class; do no be afraid to give her an opinion. Long silences tend to get her irked, and sets you into groups to discuss instead. A few essays and a fair grader.

As long as you read the material and speak up, you'll do great in the class.

Mester really is a good lecturer. She lets you write on what you want. In other words she treats you like a college student and like an adult which many teachers don't do. Her literature choices are heavy into African-American lit, so if you are a bigot you will have a hard time in her class. Just do the reading & be able to write well and ;)

I think Shea was fabulous. I loved every single class. You have to read the required reading or else you just will not get anything out of the lessons. She gears her lectures around class discussion, which I really appreciate. I don't always like to be told the meaning of a piece of literature. It's nice to have different perspectives from others.

i ended up loving the class as well as her teaching style. She does look at attendance & she loves people who ask questions. 1 day p/week we had art days which were fantastic and had to critically analyze an art piece (song, painting, photo). 3 short papers due on some-what challenging topics but still do-able.I would recm. for critical inquiry.

I had her for Survey of World Lit and she has been great. You can tell she is passionate about literature and tries to get the class involved. She gets frustrated when people don't do the readings or do not discuss in class. She is very helpful if you ask, and very kind personality.

I had her for honors Humanities, big emphasis in discussion and literature. Circled around same broad themes, not very structured, but eager to help as long as you ask for it.

She is good you should not have any problems with this professor

Ehh she's alright. There was alot of things we didn't do on her syllabus. She loves talking about the things we read so that's mainly why we didn't get too far. I wouldn't describe her as bad as these other comments say. Homework was writing (Sometimes 1-3 pages) about how we felt about a story, 2 essays.

She's a good teacher, willing to help you at ALL times, so I'd take advantage of that because she does give really good suggestions. I think as long as you try and show effort in this class you'll get a good grade. Only thing I'd complain about is her tough grading on essays, She writes sloppy comments that can be confusing to understand at times

Just read the book and talk. That is ALL you have to do for the class. If you don't talk don't expect a high grade. I personally loved her and because I answered her during class, I kept her in a good mood and kept the class going. Really really easy! Read the first two pages of the assignment, discuss, attend, like two papers and you can't fail.

No test, just essays. She is not very clear in whats in them either. Almost have to learn from trial and error. But she can be helpful if you take the time to ask. Easy class after you find out what she wants in her essays.

Honestly, I hate literature, and all this junk, but she is pretty sweet of a lady and does bring out some insightful ideas. Just attend class and I swear you will pass. She also is a huge basketball fan, which is awesome. I am no good at this stuff and easily passed, u can too, promise!

Awesome teacher!! She definitely improved my writing skills and made class fun to go to. Just do the work and speak in class and you'll get an A!

Pretty easy class. Not too much homework just a couple of papers.The longest was only 5pgs. Her grading is a little weird and unclear.

She was a really opinionated professor. Her class however was very easy. Debates and conversations with her kept it very interesting. Her class structure is very loose making it less stressful. She claims she will be more strict next semester, so there's that.

She is a very good professor. She knows what she is talking about. She is willing to help you. You have to put effort in to get a good grade. She does not have good feedback when grading.

Class tends to be boring at times. You have homework from book readings pretty much every class day. You also have two papers to write which aren't that hard but she's really vague in explaining them. If you need help and ask her, she's more than willing to clarify things for you. Overall I don't think the class is hard.

Essays based on the readings, don't slack off and you'll be fine.

I enjoyed her class fully. She was very specific with her instructions for the homework and tests and for the tests she practically reviewed the day before so you know what is on it. If you ask her what to do for assignments she tells what she specifically wants.

She was a super easy teacher to take. She'll review the day before a quiz and that's exactly whats on it. As long as you show up to class and take notes and review your notes you'll pass. You have to go do 3 "art experiences" which is basically looking at something art related, or nature related, and do a written 1-2 page report on it.

All we did was read books and talk about them in class. We were also expected to create our own magazine. The class was alright. If you are liberal in your opinions and agree with her, you'll do much better off in the class.