Raw average: 4.96/5 from 24 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 1.2/5 difficulty · 5
reviews
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Melissa Sheedy receives universal praise for her entertaining, witty, and kind teaching style. Reviewers describe her lectures as fun and interactive, noting her genuine care for students and passion for the subject. She is highly recommended for making the material accessible and enjoyable.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.76 GPA, 87.2% A/AB (n=117 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.68 GPA, 86.2% A/AB (n=116 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=118 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
MELISSA SHEEDY is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future
schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026
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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
69 / 120
7
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
50 / 120
0
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
Melissa Sheedy receives universal praise for her engaging, entertaining lectures and genuine kindness, with students describing her as the best professor and highly recommending her course.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.76 GPA, 87.2% A/AB (n=117 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.68 GPA, 86.2% A/AB (n=116 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=118 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Reviewers characterize the class as easy with manageable workload, noting the content is interesting and the material is enjoyable to cover.
Students find the lectures fun, interactive, and witty, while one reviewer notes the course was particularly valuable as a STEM major.
Topics
Gender, gender roles, sexuality, and race
Social and political landscapes
German fairy tales
Skills
Critical engagement with literary texts
Contextualizing literature within social and political landscapes
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A84.7%84.7%
AB11.9%11.9%
B1.7%1.7%
BC0.8%0.8%
C0.8%0.8%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
Grades over time
Through Fall 2025
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Fall 2025 · all course levels
3.893.89GPA
Higher than 7878% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
118118letter grades
More recorded grades than 7272% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 70.070.0 letter grades.
About this comparison
1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30
recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure
of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded
grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.