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THOMAS MASSNICK

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Raw average: 4.70/5 from 10 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.

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COMA100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
All you have to do is show up half the time. Most grades are essays and they are mostly graded on completion. Easy A, would take again.
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COMA100 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Great professor overall! Pretty boring and bland personality in class (especially for the morning), but overall, great person, easy grader, and I recommend having him as a professor.
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COMA100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
He was a chill guy. He is understanding if you need to miss class, just don't do it so often obviously. He also gives good feed back which is helpful. I recommend Thomas over all the other professors I've heard about
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COMMA100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Very nice guy and understanding. Highly recommened
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COMPLIT 203
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Tom's content is really engaging and he does a fantastic job of working through and presenting text analyses. I found all the papers to be enjoyable to write, and all the assigned readings/screenings were great. He's very clear about tests and paper guidelines. Keep up with the readings and pay half attention in lecture, and you'll do fine.
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COMPLIT 203
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
As with most literature classes I have taken he seemed relatively naive to the fact that people do not do the readings. He summarized the readings well though and presented topics clearly. He encourages participation, and is overall not a terrible teacher if you need to take a literature class.
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Classes with THOMAS MASSNICK

ENGL 100

Introduction to College Composition

3 credits

Introduction to College Composition focuses on rhetorical reading, writing, and information literacy.

No offering record · Spring 2024

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Heather SwanKate Merz+40 more

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Fall 2019–Spring 2024

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2024ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Fall 2023ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2023ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Fall 2022ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2022ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2018COMPLIT 203Introduction to Cross-cultural Literary Forms
Fall 2017GERMAN 203Third Semester German
Fall 2013GERMAN 203Third Semester German
Fall 2012COMARTS 100Introduction to Speech Composition
Fall 2011COMARTS 100Introduction to Speech Composition
Spring 2011COMARTS 100Introduction to Speech Composition
Fall 2010COMARTS 100Introduction to Speech Composition

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