Reviews of professor Shannon Spivey

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Expect to write a lot. She would have us write every MWF (we met every MWF) outside of class. I gave up fast. There are some pop quizzes. She is a very tough grader, so make sure to use the writing center. Also, if you have any language-based learning disorders, be sure to register them. It might help. I didnt, and barely passed her class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I must admit, she has made me feel ostracized in class. When she calls on me in class she says something along the lines of "Ok. Anyone else?" I feel totally embarrassed. She gradually stopped calling on me over the semester because I must not have anything interesting or intelligent to say. Regardless, I ace all the essays and assignments.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Spivey is very nice and wants to work with her students but grades extremely hard and unfair. I would not recommend it unless you are absolutely perfect at writing because chances are you will never get above a B.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I personally don't like writing classes which clouds my judgement, but Spivey was a nice professor overall. There's frequent reading/discussion and three major papers. When I tried I got an A and when I didn't I got a C. She tries to make class interesting and really loves writing as an art and form of communication.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you don't have a heavy course load in other classes, you'll be fine but the courseload for this class is a lot. It makes sense because it is a big gen ed but she did give like two writing prompts a week along with a reading. Overall though she does make it clear that she cares and is available outside of class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had her once a week from 7PM-9:30 and she would use the entire time to lecture no matter if it was on topic or something completely off the wall. She give you one unexcused absence and one excused absence for the entire semester which is quite difficult when you need surgery or have complications from diabetes. Will help if you talk, but not much

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great prof. I took TYW course with Prof. Spivey & it was great. If you pay attention to the lectures and do the reading you will do well. She doesn't always respond to emails the same day but she ALWAYS responds. Very helpful and insightful feedback on major papers (3 total) and if you follow the feedback on the next paper your grade will improve.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Spivey is a TOUGH grader. I did not get a single A on a paper and a good amount of the homework. There are a LOT of lectures you have to sit through that are really boring. I would not recommend her, but she is a nice lady.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Spivey makes sure you know that writing, in her mind, is the most important thing ever. She forces you to write 2 page papers multiple times a week. She takes off points for no reason for the entire beginning of the year. None of her PowerPoints will help you except for the random pop quizzes that she gives on a weekly basis.