<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>Who do you find the most lenient/"easy to get A" teachers? I understand some teachers are harder than others?
I was hoping for some help since I am considering taking this course over the summer before I start my freshmen year.</p>
<p>Can you take a local CC class to get out of it?</p>
<p>I would check with your advisor. I don’t think you can take it outside of Rutgers once you have enrolled in Rutgers.</p>
<p>My expos tips: read the material ahead of time, take notes on what teacher points out as important, don’t wait until the last minute to start writing, make revisions as teacher notes on your paper, after you make your arguments for or against the prompt teacher gives you, introduce a complicating factor and talk about how it complicates the prompt answer. </p>
<p>Do. Not. Summarize.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.rutgers.edu/about-rutgers/expos-5-reflect[/url]”>http://www.rutgers.edu/about-rutgers/expos-5-reflect</a></p>
<p>The class teaches you to follow a formula for these essays. Don’t try to fight it. You will find it much easier if you adapt to what the teacher asks for early on.</p>
<p>You can also check the site that rates professors.</p>
<p>Where would I be able to view the professor that teaches the certain section? In the schedule of classes, the field for instructor’s name is blank for Expos.</p>
<p>BTW I’m also an incoming freshman considering taking Expos over the summer.</p>
<p>rgomes sometimes that field is left blank until the last minute. My son actually picked one expos teacher based on reviews, then when he went to class, he ended up with a completely different one. So it’s not definite. </p>
<p>It seems that most of the ratings for expos teachers on RMP are good so don’t worry too much. They must submit each student’s final portfolio of writing to a superior in the writing dept. for final review, before they give you your final grade. So there is a system in place to make sure that the grading rubric is followed. </p>
<p>Taking expos over the summer is not a bad idea. It is just a time-consuming class.</p>
<p>Yea the notoriously time-consuming nature of Expos is exactly the reason i wanted to take it over the summer…I’d most likely have more time to devote to the papers then as opposed to during the fall semester.
However, do you know where i would be able to view a sample syllabus of a summer expos class? I’ve searched, including the writing program website, but could only find a sample class plan for a fall class. I’d like to know how the course-length difference in the summer (6 weeks as opposed to 14) impacts the timing of the assignments for the class.</p>
<p>Also I’ve heard that your grade is comprised only of the last two papers and the final exam…the first three papers don’t count. Could someone confirm this?</p>
<p>I’m trying to remember the timing for the 14 week class. You write a total of 5 papers, 1 midterm (lenient grading) and 1 final (lenient grading). The first 2 papers do not ‘count’ but don’t waste those opportunities to do your best and get constructive advice from the teacher. Most people tend to fail those first 1 or 2 papers. They want to shake you up and make you take the class seriously.</p>
<p>The last 3 papers count. They will count your best 2 sustained grades. So if you get a C B B+ you will get a B for the semester. Did you watch ‘the expos 5?’ I thought it was a good video about the expos experience.</p>
<p>I always say this but it’s important: listen to your teachers comments and clues about the texts you are reading. They do try to be helpful. My son would say, “I don’t know what to write about!” and I would say, well what did your teacher discuss in class? That would give him a start on his writing. </p>
<p>Revise, revise, and don’t summarize!</p>
<p>ps I am guessing that with a 6 week schedule, you will do a rough draft and final draft per week. Usually this is rough draft week 1, final draft week 2. So you have to keep up on the reading and writing.</p>