Claire Pelonis - Cypress College

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Claire Pelonis - Cypress College

Professor: Claire Pelonis

Department: English

College: Cypress College

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ENG103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Took Professor Pelonis for two seperate english courses and she was simply amazing. Really cares about her students and takes the time to listen and help with everything going on. I would not be were I am at today without her !

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ENGL100
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This review is long overdue as I have taken Professor Pelonis in 2019-2020 as a dual enrollment student, but I have fond memories completing my ENGL courses with her. She is very clear with her feedback and lets you know the strengths and weaknesses of your writing. On top of that, she is just someone you talk to esp if you need help with writing.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ENGL103
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

In-person: good Online: normal

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: ENG103
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I LOVED taking this professor! She was extremely caring and understanding during these hard times. You did not have to show up for class. The final was just answers you can find in the textbook. Take notes during her lectures, and you wont regret it. She made my first semester comfortable, and her lectures were quick but of course still thorough.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: ENG103
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Best English teacher Ive had in my life, In high school I had Bs and Cs in English and in my other college English class I had a B. Professor Pelonis structures the class so well and made it so great I got a high A. Extra credit will probably it higher, very nice and likeable person, Definitely recommend you take her,

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: ENG103
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Pelonis is a super duper late at grading. It's finals week and she only posted less than 10% of all the assignments. But the assignments are simple. Read and respond in a paragraph. Couple of essays due which are super interesting because you get to choose a topic. I'm not an english person but I enjoyed the lessons. I learned a lot!

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: ENGLISH103
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Overall, good professor. Took her for English 100 and 103. She's very nice and explains things well. If you do the work, this is not a hard class. Or go to office hours and she answers all your questions.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: ENG103
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She seems like a good person but as a teacher idk. She has way too much going on at once in her personal life so she cancels class last second & takes the whole semester to grade assignments. She is impossible to reach. My class has been sending her emails and she does NOT respond back. Please find another teacher, its not worth it.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: ENG103
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Good material to learn from and she's nice. But she grades things extremely late. Doesn't give you time to know if your assignment is missing or what you need to improve on for the next paper till last minute. No time for improvement or to ask answers for your essays at all and she grades hard.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: ENLG103
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Pelonis is an amazing person! She worked really hard to make things clear for us when we had to go online in our class. I appreciate how many things she did to help students succeed during all the chaos. I highly recommend her class. She explains things in lectures and you can tell she loves what she teaches. Great prof. overall!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: ENG103
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She's very kind and easy to talk to. My only complaint is that she assigns too much in short amounts of time and takes the entire semester to grade it. An essay that takes a week to write is graded within months. She also cancels classes multiple times at the last minute with short notices. Saves time but gets slightly annoying and repetitive.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ENGL103
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She's really nice and caring. She has a lot of good feedback and is always willing to help. Her coursework is simple and straightforward. If you follow the prompt for the essays, then you should definitely get As. Go to her office hours to have a genuine conversation with her!!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ENGL103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Pelonis has to be the best English teacher or professor I've ever had. She explains everything thoroughly and is WOKE. She's nice and understands that we have so much work given from our other classes. I'd highly recommend taking her. She's the first professor at cypress college that actually teaches.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ENG103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Pelonis is the nicest &most caring professor I've ever had. The reading is a lot, but very easy. Be prepared to have open discussions in class. Midterm is easy. The prof. provides a study guide &reviews all material that'll be on the exam. There are a couple of essays, but interesting essays because you chose what you'd like to write about.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ENGL103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

one of the best english profs! I have her 7:30am class and she makes class worth getting up that early. There are a few papers, but she goes through it enough for you to understand & gives class time to work. there is also a midterm but she gives a study guide and grades it easily. take her class its worth it

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ENGL103
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Pelonis is an amazing professor. I took her night class and she has a way of making sure nobody falls asleep in class. Most of the articles we read are political which makes the conversation a lot more interesting. Make sure to stay on top of the reading and the essays though. 10/10 would recommend

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ENGL103
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is wonderful, caring and an amazing professor. I'd take ENGL 100 and 103 all over again with her.. a very solid choice Good luck.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ENG100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Such a great professor! Kept the class awake and interesting discussions in class! Definitely recommend her class!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ENGL100
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

What a class!! I took it with 2 history classes for spring totaling 10 units, i have to say that I only had to work hard for the history classes, ENGL100 was just FUN ALL THE WAY - I enjoyed her discussions and the essay, 4 FUN essays. I would do it all again, as a matter of fact I am : ) In the fall for ENGL 103. Best of luck Pelonis, amazing.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ENGL100
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Pelonis is a great teacher! There's readings assigned every day, but most of the readings are only a few short pages. Easy to get an A in the class. Participation matters. Don't miss a lot of days and you'll get an A. She keeps lectures super entertaining and the topics discussed are ones you can relate to.

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