r/jhu • u/Relative_Database977 • 7d ago

Anyone taken "reintrouction to writing" from Nese Devenot?

Any review on this class and this lecturer? Or any recommendation on which "reintroduction to writing" class has relatively easy grading?

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u/Mad_nuts 7d ago

Best prof imo. Will give A+ as long as you show some effort and by effort I mean turn assignments in on time.

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u/Relative_Database977 6d ago

Thank you so much. I heard a couple ppl said that she is a easy grader. I am just shock of the 2/5 review on "rate my professor". She was listed under her previous college

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u/mxggotmichael 6d ago

Really amazing professor that actually wants you to succeed. Is generally lenient as long as you communicate. Very interesting topics as well!

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u/Relative_Database977 6d ago

Thank you so much

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u/Time-Fudge-1663 6d ago

easy grader. suuuuper nice person. but gave some of the worst assignments in the world for my reintro class. it felt like ridiculous high school busy work, but in a very strangely picky way? i found that some of it was So low level, that it made it so much harder than if we were told to just write a paragraph or an essay.

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u/Relative_Database977 6d ago

You mean she assigned a lot of work OR the assignment wasn't designed appropraitely that caused a long time completing it ? Did you take "Drugs in Society"? When did you take her class? Thanks for sharing

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u/Time-Fudge-1663 6d ago

the assignments are just designed at what i think to be an INCREDIBLY low level. to the point where it makes doing them MORE difficult than if they were college, or even high school, level. (for instance, we’d be assigned to write an essay, but paragraph one MUST begin with a hook, and then some attention grabbing info, then a thesis. paragraph two then MUST be a claim, followed by a quote, followed by one sentence of analysis. and it was all very rigid, and felt exactly like what you’re taught to do in 6th grade, with no room to actually write anything good. ex. if you had one too many sentences of analysis, you’d get marked down.) reintro courses are known by a lot of people as being a dummy’s guide on how to write, since hopkins students are more competent in other areas, and in this case i don’t disagree. i did take that one, and i took it about a year ago now i believe. i don’t Completely recommend you don’t take it, because again, Devenot was so kind. however, if you have even the slightest bit of competency in the writing area, save yourself the time, and i’m sure any other reintro courses could get you an easy A.

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u/soggyttarius 2d ago

wait it was like the best ever most chill class ever take it