Best Class out of English 116W, 117W, 118W?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>I know this is pretty subjective, but does anyone have any comment on which of the above classes is the most interesting? Or maybe even a summary of what they entail (especially 118W)? I mean, they are kinda self-explainatory to an extent, but would we be more reading stuff or writing our own stuff? Also, any teacher suggestions or other tips and hints in general?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>To add on to the previous question, what class or classes would you recommend to fulfill the writing requirements? Also, are there any specific teachers that I should try to get, and conversely, try to avoid?</p>

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<p>My D took 117W with Graydon. She really liked him as a prof & she would recommend the class. She got an A, FWIW. </p>

<p>116W is poetry, I think. My D would avoid that at all costs - not her favorite.</p>

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<p>I haven’t taken any of those courses, but within those three courses, the individual sections of each course are very different from each other. The professors pretty much come up with a unique syllabus with a focus on a specific topic/theme. They’re not broad/comprehensive poetry/criticism/cultural analysis classes.</p>

<p>Check out the department website for specific descriptions of individual sections.
<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/english/undergraduate/courses[/url]”>http://www.vanderbilt.edu/english/undergraduate/courses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I checked out that website, but they have one-line descriptions, if any description at all, for the classes I mentioned above…</p>

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<p>the descriptions for individual sections are right below the description for the course level.
some sections don’t have descriptions but there is a good amount that does. they’re not indented or anything so maybe that’s how you missed it…but they look like this (this is one of the 118W courses):</p>

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<p>Ah, I see it now. Thanks!</p>

<p>PS when it lists “Staff” as the professor, does that mean they haven’t chosen one yet?</p>

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<p>I took 118W, it was awesome, very very interesting. One of my lower grades( B+), but I am no English major. I still enjoyed it thoroughly and would recommend it, it really depends on the teacher tho. I would recommend going to a couple different sections during the ADD/DROP period, and see which one you like best, and then do your best to get that one.</p>