Lynn Keller - University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Lynn Keller - University of Wisconsin - Madison

Professor: Lynn Keller

Department: English

College: University of Wisconsin - Madison

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ENG140
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Keller's lectures are amazing and were honestly the best part of my week. She is extremely caring and willing to help you. However, there is a lot of reading and if you do not genuinely enjoy literature you will not enjoy this class. If you aren't looking for a challenge and just something to satisfy comm B I would go with something else.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ENG140
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Keller's lectures are an absolute bore and she expects everyone to have the same amount of passion for her class as she does (even though most people are just in it for satisfying a com b). Also if you dont want to read 50-60 pages a night, turn back now.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ENG140
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are actually interesting and the required novels/short readings are very interesting.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: ENG140
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took this class for Comm B and lit credit. Obviously it is a lot of reading if it fulfills those two things. Lecture did get boring, but if literally all you did was read, attend lecture, and spend at least three good hours on both papers you should be fine in the class. Overall it made me think, and I enjoyed it.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: ENG140
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Go to class, get the attendance grade. Read the material. Give up half way through. Decide to buy audible. Hate yourself because you spent your weekends reading and not getting lit. Pass because you attended lecture.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: ENG140
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Typical literature class. Lots of reading and lots of analyzing particular texts and specific passages, words, or sentences.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: 140
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her classes are long and boring, and there is an insane amount of reading assignments. She also takes lecture time to preach about her personal political beliefs, this semester specifically involving the Ferguson debates. It is hard to get anything other than a B on anything. Hope for a good TA. Do not take just for com B, take something better.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: 373
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I see many neutralnegative reviews for 100-level courses. I'd assume those are from freshman. Literary analysis is a skill set many freshman haven't yet honed; my last paper I got an "A" even though her first comment was that she disagreed with what I was arguing. She expects quality work, but she's more than open to your own interpretations.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: 140
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Keller is a really nice lady but her lectures are boring and she doesn't keep up with her power point slides which is frustrating. There is a ton of reading and most of the books aren't very interesting. She also takes attendance for both lecture and discussion.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: ENG169
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's nice and loves what she does, but if you don't like literary analysis you won't like this class. She takes attendance in lecture, and discussion, but it's an easy grade booster just to be there. There was a lot of reading and not all of it was wonderful. She's a great teacher to learn from but be interested in the subject or you'll be bored.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: 169
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Keller has a heart of gold, but she is very eccentric and frankly the lectures are hard to listen to. There is an excessive amount of reading, which is to be expected of a lit class, but the books were dry and painful with the exception of the final one, Oryx and Crake. She takes attendance during lecture.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: 169
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lots of reading and your grade is almost entirely based on the midterm papers. It's hard to get an A, but if you're creative and love writing, not impossible.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ENG169
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Keller is crazy, her class was really obnoxious. I took a FIG with her class as the "central class" but I really wasn't interested in the subject matter at all. If you can avoid having her, I'd highly recommend that.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ENG169
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is a really nice lady that loves teaching, but if you don't like literary analysis the lectures will be boring. To make matters worse, she takes attendance each lecture, and an absence is half a letter grade off.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ENG169
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Keller's lectures can get a bit tedious, but that isn't for her lack of enthusiasm. Personally, I just didn't like most of the books. She's willing to take questions but doesn't always give the answer you're looking for. Grading is based entirely on your TAs so make sure you know what they're looking for.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ENG169
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had her for a FIG leader first semester and she was so awesome. She was like a mother to us all and cared so much. Lynn gave such a spirited interpretation of all the lit & suggested books that we might like almost every day. I have no complaints about the woman. She is just a wonderful person and wants everyone to succeed. We still keep in touch

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ENG381
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great for small class discussion. She really pushes you to think critically about the literature you are reading and will contest you on points if you are straying from the text. That said, be prepared to do plenty of reading.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ENG169
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is a little bit crazy a nd lectures are completely useless; she would often ramble on about some far fetched analysis. Did minimal work and still got a good, basically it depends on your TA because he does all the grading.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ENG169
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lots of reading and writing. Read 7 books, wrote two analytical essays, did a history report, and took two exams. Plus every week for discussion a response paper was due. Attendance was mandatory which I thought was kind of ridiculous, but other than that it was a good class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ENGL169
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is not very hard, however, there is a lot of reading. Professor Keller's lectures were pretty interesting as well as the subject of the class. If you get a good TA, you should do well in the class.

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