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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.
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Spring 2025–Fall 2025An introduction to creative writing focusing on fiction and poetry workshops with model readings.
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Fall 2021–Fall 2025Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | ENGL 169 | Modern American Literature |
| Fall 2025 | ENGL 207 | Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop |
| Spring 2025 | ENGL 781 | Graduate Fiction Workshop |
| Fall 2024 | ENGL 408 | Creative Writing: Fiction Workshop |
| Spring 2024 | ENGL 207 | Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop |
| Fall 2023 | ENGL 407 | Creative Writing: Nonfiction Workshop |
| Spring 2023 | ENGL 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2023 | ENGL 781 | Graduate Fiction Workshop |
| Fall 2022 | ENGL 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2022 | ENGL 785 | Mfa Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | ENGL 407 | Creative Writing: Nonfiction Workshop |
| Spring 2022 | ENGL 411 | Creative Writing: Special Topics Workshop |
| Spring 2022 | ENGL 785 | Mfa Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2021 | ENGL 781 | Graduate Fiction Workshop |
| Fall 2021 | ENGL 785 | Mfa Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2020 | ENGL 508 | Creative Writing: Advanced Fiction Workshop |
| Fall 2020 | ENGL 695 | Directed Creative Writing |
| Spring 2020 | ENGL 785 | Mfa Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | ENGL 408 | Creative Writing: Fiction Workshop |
| Fall 2019 | ENGL 508 | Creative Writing: Advanced Fiction Workshop |
| Fall 2019 | ENGL 785 | Mfa Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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