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Professor Shreve was great. I took English 169 online summer class. Read very interesting books. Weekly discussion posts, that were intensive, but as long as you did them to the best of abilities you were totally fine. We also planned+ wrote a short story-- took some effort but not too bad. Very caring and accommodating prof and interesting class!Rate My Professors ↗
Porter was great! His lectures were fun and usually involved an activity (for attendance, but could be prob be done virtually). He chooses books by lesser known, smaller authors, often local, who then speak in class. Creative writing assignments are done in tandem w/ the reading. Group work is limited to small group discussion. Take this class!Rate My Professors ↗
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ENGL 169 introduces students to selected American fiction, prose, drama, and poetry from the early twentieth century to the present.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Porter Shreve is praised for engaging lectures and creative assignments. Reviewers describe him as caring and accommodating, noting that his class features interesting books and manageable workloads.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2025–Spring 2026An introduction to creative writing focusing on fiction and poetry workshops with model readings.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.78 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026A workshop focused on writing literary fiction and poetry while studying contemporary writers as models.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026ENGL 699 is a directed study course for junior or senior English students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleENGL 785 provides thesis hours for MFA creative writing students to complete a book of short stories, poems, or a novel.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleOffering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleTeaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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