ENWR 2510

Single-handedly, the best ENWR you could choose to take, if given the chance. Firstly, Prof. Seitz is not only highly intelligent, but he is one of the kindest and most understanding professors you will ever meet. Sometimes he'll host class outside and bring his dog with! Class is structured mostly as discussions, so you basically just get to talk about the readings and offer your opinion the whole time. There's no participation grade, and it's very chill-- just like having a good conversation with a group of people. As for grading, Prof. Seitz believes in labor-based grading, meaning you get to decide your grade by choosing how many things to turn in (ex: 10/10 essays is an A, 9/10 essays is a B, etc.), which relieves the stress over the quality of your work. Content-wise, this class is branded as "Exploratory Writing", which basically means that you get to write somewhat informally. The emphasis is on sharing your personal thoughts, kind of like writing in a diary, rather than academic-style writing. For example, we had prompts based on writing about family members, about favorite songs, about something we regret in life, etc.

Being a fairly small class, Prof. Seitz was able to create a classroom environment where we were all friends. I'm staying in touch with a bunch of people I met from this class last semester, and we all agree that this class was a nice reprieve from the stress of all our other classes, even while we learned so much about how to enjoy writing again and not view it as a burden. 1000/10.