Mike Wentworth - University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC

Professor: Mike Wentworth

Department: English

College: University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG332
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, however his lectures are incredibly dry and feel a little pointless. His homework included reading & analyzing a section of the reading the night before class (easy enough) but no one did as the entire lecture the next day involved him reading the text aloud to the class - required 0 participation & 0 analysis. Easy papers, easy A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG332
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This was the most useless upper-level English I have ever taken. Did nothing but sit there and read the plays or watch them. We had 2 papers and a take home final that were randomly graded without giving clear direction on expectations. He takes attendance some days and some days he doesn't. I hated this class on so many levels. So boring.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very good and caring professor. His class is not very difficult but you can gain very good writing techniques if you actually pay attention during his classes. Look no further, take this professor!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG332
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Funny guy who makes class enjoyable. The midterm and final exam were in take-home format, so that could come in handy for those who didn't read the plays. Essay topics are easy to follow and he gives good written feedback on essays. Doesn't take attendance everyday, so you can skip some days without being penalized. Just a game of luck though.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG390
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Wentworth is an amazing professor. I took 3 courses with him, 390 being the first. If I could of I would of taken all my English classes with him! He is a great teacher and is very enthusiastic when he lectures. His grading is all based on paper, no tests/quizzes. Which I loved because I enjoy writing. He was the best English teacher I had

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG332
• 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:

Wentworth is a 10/10. So funny, so witting, so GREAT! With this being a Shakespeare class, the subject can be a little intimidating; BUT, Wentworth makes the plays come to life with his one-man shows lol. 2 papers 2 exams. Gives great feedback on papers. You HAVE TO READ is you want to do well on the exams. Other than that, extremely generous.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG211
• 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:

I loved Wentworth! An amazing professor and hilarious story teller! His wit and charm make the assigned readings interesting and fun. 2 paper and 2 exams. Gives great feedback on papers. If you want to do well on the exams you HAVE TO READ!! But other than that, he's easy on his students. LOVE!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG361
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easiest class of my life. You read a couple pretty cool short story collections but don't even really need them. Every class he doesn't explore the content, he just reads to us and tells us as much about the story/author that we could get from the wikipedia page. Almost no assignments.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG211
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Easiest class of my life. We were given challenging, and frankly great, readings but he ended up just printing out each reading from the textbooks and giving them to us. Every class he doesn't explore the content, he just reads to us and tells us as much about the story/author that we could get from the wikipedia page. Almost no assignments.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Wentworth is hilarious and his class is very entertaining! He gives you take home quizzed based on the reading that are pretty easy and always gives you extra credit. The reading were actually pretty interesting and he reads everything out loud during class. Definitely would take him again loved his class!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Wentworth was an extremely fun professor to have! Loved him. He was so understanding and would let you get extra time if needed. His lectures are boring and you get take home quizzes, but the quizzes are easy af. Your grade is 3 essays and your quiz grades-- 25% each.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG361
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Show up and get an A, only work is quizzes which you will be aloud to take home every week, very easy. Lectures can be really boring as he just re-reads the stories you can read at home.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG361
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Wentworth is probably the greatest English teacher I've ever had. There's a reason this guy has a scholarship named after him, and it's not because he's the one that donated the money. All he wants you to do is read the texts and engage with him in class--neither of which is hard at all. Expect take-home quizzes, but they'll take 10 min tops to do.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is an awesome teacher! We only had three papers due the whole entire semester. Quite a few of take home quizzes but other than that it was pretty simple. I even enjoyed showing up to his classes! Short and easy.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

In British Literature, we had quite a few take home quizzes based on readings we still had to reference (super easy), and we only had like three papers for the entire semester. Honestly, the reading choices weren't bad either. I was dreading having to take Brit Lit pre 1800, but I really enjoyed it because of him!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG211
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

So here's the thing, Wentworth's class is super easy. Like show up easy. He's ADORABLE, rides his bike everywhere, basically the cutest little old guy ever but he's got a 6 year old son. He's got no time to worry about giving 30 tests and a bazillion essays. Do your best, show up, and get a free A.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took this because I needed a writing intensive credit, this is so far from that. We only have 2 papers in the whole semester and they are only like 3-4 pages double space. He also started off by telling us we had a lot of quizzes but they are all take home. I'd highly recommend this class

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Wentworth is legendary in the English dept - really engaging and funny, and he likes to go off on really amusing tangents. Assignments were pretty frequent but short, and his feedback was always an entire page of writing. Sucked that the lectures were three 50mins instead of one or two longer ones, but it worked. Definitely a memorable guy!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG211
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Wentworth is one of the most bizarre professors I've ever had. He is hilarious and definitely makes class interesting enough when it would be boring otherwise. He assigns take home quizzes which are very easy, and he basically reads everything assigned out loud in class word for word. There are 2 papers, and then a final paper. Easy A.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SEVERALENGLISH
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I'm not a fan of English courses but as a creative writing major I'm required to take them. Dr. Wentworth was able to make class entertaining, a reason I took four classes with him. He gives some take-home quizzes with extra credits, and on average, three essays, which he gives you multiple possible topics you can write on. I recommend taking him.