Sean Donnell - El Camino College, Torrance, CA

Professor: Sean Donnell

Department: English

College: El Camino College, Torrance, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

great professor! his essays are not so hard ! no test ! so thats nice of him. make sure you read the stories before class to make sure you understand his lectures ! he provides great feed back ! I enjoyed his class a lot because all the stories we read were not boring very interesting ! take him his not a hard teacher!!!!!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sean Donnell is a great teacher! He cares about his students and helps if you have questions. He is NOT adding stress to your life by making the class extremely difficult and tedious. Professor Donnell is realistic, deeply intelligent and interesting! Take his class, he is awesome. I enjoyed his class and learned a lot!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG1C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

We didnt get much work. Majority of the class time is spent talking about concepts and one of the 3 books that we've read. Donnell has a really great personality and is willing to give you his opinion on just about anything. He is, however, very forgetful when it comes to certain assignments. -- one of those "laid back" classes

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, his not hard yet I recommend to always read his stories ! They are pretty good!! He also gives great feedback!!! We did have about 3 writing assignments I like the fact that he gives a bit extra time to finish assignments.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG1B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy A honestly. Didn't have to buy the book since all we did was read poems & discuss them in class (poems were available online -- lets you search them up using phone). He does all the talking so you don't have to worry about participation. Less than 3 essays/hw assigned throughout. Doesn't care if you're late. Really chill class. Recommended.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH1C
• 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:

Great Professor. I would definitely recommend taking him. He cares about his students and genuinely wants you to learn. As well as understand the material. I enjoyed his insight and our class discussions. Additionally the three mandatory books we read in class were really interesting.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Sean was a great teacher, really loves the English language. Expect to read what he assigns or he will get upset. Don't be afraid to participate. Helps on essays and gives you great examples incase you get stuck. Easy A as long as you put the effort in and attend

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Sean is one of the best professors at ElCo. He assigns really interesting short stories and allows total freedom in your essays. I cant say enough good things about him but he definitely is on your side 100%. Hes approachable and super helpful, will break anything down if you're having trouble. Really really chill person. Take him!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Donnell is an amazing professor. His classes mainly involved discussing the assigned readings, very in depth but helped a lot during the oral final! His essay topics were fair, some were easy and some took time to process. Overall, I would recommend. You will not find another better English professor at El Camino than him.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG1C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pretty chill class, no tests or quizzes just a lot of reading. Had to read 3 books for socratic at end of the semester, had 2-3 essays but topics are easy. He discusses the books pretty much all of class, he also takes a long time to grade and procrastinates a lot but overall would recommend

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Donnell was overall an okay teacher. His lectures were interesting and all you really had to do was sit and listen and participate occasionally since he does most of the talking. If his class wasn't easy, I would say that he wasn't a good teacher. A bit disorganized; he skipped out on the midterm and we rarely followed the syllabus.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• 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:

Sean Donnell is one of the best instructors I have ever had. He is hilarious, very laid back, and approachable if you need to discuss something. He allows for a lot of freedom in your essays, and encourages discussion to be completely open and at times brutally honest. His class is fun, insightful, and really helps you grow as a reader. 5/5

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class was very interesting. A lot of hw towards the end of the semester. Very lenient guy. Just beware, read all the stories he ask you to even though you think it's only going to a seminar in class. It will catch up to you in the end of the semester when you need to write about them. Makes class very fun.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG1C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Sean Donnell is the best English teacher Ive ever had. Take his class. No midterms. No quizzes. Only finals. Homework were simple. Caring and funny and straightforward. Take this class if you need it!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 1C
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is funny, loves to talk about things outside of school. He wants his students to get the right information he is teaching. He uses different examples to make sure you understand what he saying.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG1C
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

sean is really cool i took him during summer we read 2 books and it was about an essay a week and 2 socratic seminars. it's a lot of work but just keep up with it and turn it on time & you'll pass the class. he's easy to approach when asking for help & he's super laid back & his humor is messed up in a funny way.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 1C
• 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:

Real good guy! Caring, and loves to talk about sports! I wish I could of taken him for other classes. Must take him!!! 3

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG15A
• 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:

He is honestly amazing. He is easy going, and hilarious. His class is not difficult and his assignments, as well as lectures are simple and to the point. He is intelligent and cares about his students.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG15A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's cool and easy to talk to, which makes class discussion all the easier. But he's not a serious grader and he rarely stays on-topic. If you'd prefer to go through the typical list of readings or are looking to improve your writing skills, I wouldn't take him. If you want an unusually enjoyable, laid-back class, then you should.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a cool guy. He made a 3 hour night class bearable because he is actually interesting to listen to. Doesn't grade to hard on the essays just make sure to put some effort into them. As long as you are on top of things an A is possible. would take again.