Reviews of professor Benjamin Fagan

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Please. The title may say American Lit before 1865, but you are really getting another history class with none of the fun or easy tests. There's TONS of reading for this class; but it doesn't really seem worthwhile since the quizzes (there are 14 of them) are on random facts of the backgrounds of the authors. Pass on it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures are engaging on occasion, but he's extremely biased, and extremely tough grader. Don't write about anything remotely controversial if you want a good grade, he won't respect it. Group assignments WEEKLY. A lot of outside work. NOT WORTH IT. Take any other professor if you can.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Nice professor but did not enjoy this class at all. There are readings you have to read for every class and have weekly quizzes on. You won't pass if you don't read. There is really no point of the lectures but he takes attendance and if you miss more than 4 classes you get an FA in the course and you have to participate or your grade will go down

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Nice professor & nice guy but makes the class difficult. Only two exams (mid-term & final) and they don't really pertain to the class, just the readings. If you don't do the readings, you WILL NOT DO WELL. Like I said, nice guy and easy to talk to, but not a great professor.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Could not recommend Dr. Fagan enough! His class is extremely structured and he makes it clear what he expects from his students. We would get about two lengthy readings for a two week module and get group assignment every week(which were also rotated through). Three 1000 word essays and a final.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took African American Lit. Dr. Fagan was an overall good professor. He very much wanted his students to do well. However, I will say that this class was grade HEAVILY on participation and attendance. If you are uncomfortable raising your hand and speaking in front of a classroom, I would not recommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
he seems like a nice, smart man but makes this class WAY too hard for an entry-level literature course for non majors. Also, his class is set up more like a history class than literature. Get ready for long boring lectures about history rather than discussing lit. Just stay away, not worth it.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Wasn't my favorite class but as far as lit classes go it wasn't that bad. His lectures are really unnecessary, but attendance is mandatory so I would just work on homework. Quizzes every Friday in our discussion groups. One paper, a midterm, project, and final. More time consuming than difficult. Rarely actually read and made A's on assignments.