Reviews of professor Dan Novak

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have really enjoyed this class. I consider this class to be pretty easy, just a lot of reading. We had weekly writing assignments (around 200 word requirement) and they were easy to complete. I really enjoyed his lectures and I liked my TA. We always have really interesting group discussions in class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Novak is a good teacher that cares a lot about the topics that he teaches. His lectures are engaging and as long as you do the daily reading, you will be fine. There is a lot of reading but as he teaches upper level English majors, you should be prepared for that. Gives great feedback during his office hours

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I felt like this class was a bit unnecessarily difficult, esp. for a lower level lit class. We had 2 papers which are difficult and harshly graded. Attendance is taken every class. We had a midterm & a final, both included identifying passages from all works weve read throughout the semester. Not terrible but there are definitely easier classes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I personally loved Dan's class! He's a great guy and makes the material incredibly interesting. He occasionally talks in long paragraphs and his point can get a little muddled, but he eventually makes it clear. He's specific with what he wants out of essays and because of this can grade on the tougher side, but he's happy to provide feedback.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Mr. Novak is an amazing professor. His lectures are easy to listen to and although he counts participation, it is fairly easy to get an A for it. There aren't any tests except for the midterm which is all close readings, two papers which are fairly short, and a final. Overall, his class is an easy A and I highly recommend taking him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Novak is a great professor. I took him for Oscar Wilde, half of my class loved him and half of my class hated him. A big problem those in my class who did not like him was that he rarely provided answers for what the text meant. However, I think this was what made the class fun. His class interrogates lit like no other class i have taken.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I would recommend you avoid this professor at all costs. I had to drop his class because it was about to ruin my major GPA, because he grades tests and papers based on whether you agree with his interpretation of a text. He often corrected students' opinions in class if they differed from his own. Also graded papers more on format than content.