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Jen Plants

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Classes with Jen Plants

ENGL 410

Creative Writing: Playwriting Workshop

3 credits

ENGL 410 is a playwriting workshop that teaches stage writing strategies, dramatic storytelling, and theory through exercises and conferences.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.69 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

Jen Plants

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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample
ENGL 699

Directed Study

1–3 credits

ENGL 699 is a directed study course for junior or senior English students.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Karen BritlandLarry Edgerton+23 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
ENGL 850

Proseminar in Theatre Research

2 credits

A graduate seminar providing a foundation for theatre and performance research through the examination of critical methods, theory, and historiography.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Jen Plants

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sample
ENGL/THEATRE 120

Introduction to Theatre and Dramatic Literature

3–4 credits

Introduction to Theatre and Dramatic Literature covers reading plays, attending productions, and developing critical writing and analytic skills.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 85.6% A/AB (n=362 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 94.0% A/AB (n=365 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 90.2% A/AB (n=356 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Anna NovakJen Plants+4 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ENGL 410Creative Writing: Playwriting Workshop
Fall 2026ENGL 699Directed Study
Fall 2026ENGL 850Proseminar in Theatre Research
Fall 2026ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2026ENGL/THEATRE 120Introduction to Theatre and Dramatic Literature

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