Reviews of professor Pat McDonald

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's funny and chill but not clear about expectations for papers, so his grading can be a little tough. Each week you have a few reading assignments & you have to write a 250 word response (he grades it easy). Class is basically lecture about the readings, & students can contribute, but it can get repetitive and boring. Midterm & Final tests.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Cool guy. Course material is pretty boring if you aren't an english major. Attendance is not mandatory. Lots of assigned reading. Midterm and final are easy, papers are more difficultly graded.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The only reason I took Dr. McDonald was that he was going to have some in-person class, but he canceled after two weeks. He is brief with his emails and never hosts office hours so good luck actually getting to talk to him. There are 3 papers that make up most of the grade but never give you any rubric or feedback. I would avoid him at all costs.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall not a bad professor, only 2 papers and 2 tests. The requirements for papers are very vague which is good in the fact you can basically write whatever you want, but then he grades decently hard for having no set directions. He will help if you go to his office hours.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I typically find lit classes dreadfully boring, but his sense of humor kept my attention. If you are a person that likes structure the essays will not be your friend because he doesn't give much direction. Also, TAKE NOTES!!! write down whatever he writes on the board because that is all you will have to prepare you for the midterm and final.