Ed Comentale - Indiana University Bloomington

Professor: Ed Comentale

Department: TBD

College: Indiana University Bloomington

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COLLC103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors I have ever had. English is one of my worst subjects and I did well in his class. It's not an easy A, you have to work, but the grading is fair. Very willing to help you out if you are having trouble. Great guy all together.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COLL103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is a really great, fun class, especially if you have to take a CAPP class. HOWEVER do not(!) take this class if you are only interested in zombies because of The Walking Dead. You will be very bored. You need the books, but normally only a tiny section per book is used. Try to borrow or rent. Prof Comentale is amazing, smart, & funny.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COLL103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best teachers that I have ever had. Incredibly funny and definitely knows what he is talking about. The class is not easy, but if you read and take notes and pay honest attention, you should be fine

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COLLC103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a wonderful professor, very nice and helpful. I enjoyed going to class just to hear him speak. But it was not an easy A. We over analyzed EVERYTHING.I believe it was graded harder than an entry level class should be. The test material was unclear and we only had 50 minutes to write 2 essays and answer multiple choice. LOTS OF READING as well.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG304
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This guy is incredible. Hands down best prof in the English department

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: COLL103
• 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:

He is ridiculously cute; everything about him. He is super nice and down-to-earth. His lectures are very interesting and he makes his students really want to learn. I definitely recommend taking at least one of his courses.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG380
• 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:

Prof. Comentale is one of the better professors I've had at IU. He is extremely helpful and gave me really good feedback on my writing and even took time to meet me outside of class to talk about graduate school. Super nice, modest, down-to-earth guy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG380
• 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:

First off, this guy is a closet genius. His office is practically overflowing with all the books he's read not only on lit, but on psychology and far-out stuff like critical race theory. He REALLY knows his stuff and does a great job of relating all these things to the novel or topic at hand (music, genres, whatever) - and he's clear, at that.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COLLC103
• 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:

I love analyzing literature but we blatantly over-analyzed much of the assigned readings in this class. This professor is a cool guy but was an ineffective teacher.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COLLC103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you have the opportunity to take a class with this professor do so. The class was not an easy "A", but if you attend lecture and read the material then you can at least get a "B". This professor is very helpful, really loves what he teaches, and makes the class interesting. Only negative: required movie nights not mentioned prior to enollment.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COLL103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor is fun - great lectures - a required course, but worth it

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COLL103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awesome zombies class - smart and fun - taught me a lot of different topics - history, anthropology, novels, film, science, medicine - cool!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGL380
• 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:

Ed is one of the best instructors I've ever had the pleasure of being taught by and I would recommend him over and over again to both literature majors and those simply looking to take a literature class. He's an awesome professor and an extremely interesting intellectual.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGENG
• 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:

Interesting class, but this professor is self-absorbed. Also, while I did well in his class, I felt that his comments on my work were dependent on his mood and how busy he was. I agree with the student who said that he is less open-minded than he would have you believe. Take a diff. class - the English Dept. has better professors.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG369
• 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:

Ed is an awesome teacher

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Literary Modernism - Dr. Comentale was my favorite professor of all time. Unbelievably brilliant, engaging, and into his subject. Stellar. Flawless. (To say nothing of his GQ hotness!)

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

My favorite teacher in my 3 years at IU. Really interesting and a great guy if you are actually interested in discussing what he's teaching. A little self indulgent but overall a brillant teacher. Definitely take his Brit. Lit. Subculture class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: L141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is the man. Everyone should take his class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: L346
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He talks A LOT, but overall L346 was a good class. If you work hard (and make sure he knows it...go to his office hours) the class is not bad. He's easy on the eyes, too. :)

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: L380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the most pretentious, nonsensical courses I've ever taken was his literary modernism class. Seems like a decent guy, but as a professor he is way to into the sound of his own voice. If you appreciate rationality, steer away from this one.