Marilyn Kennedy - Orange Coast College

Professor: Marilyn Kennedy

Department: TBD

College: Orange Coast College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG101H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is so caring and kind to her students. She is an amazing professor. I took honors and it was basically another project on top of what the rest of the class did. Shes usually really clear on what she wants and gives good feedback. She doesnt make you read a lot, mostly watch movies (that are actually interesting). If you can, TAKE HER!!!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG100
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hip, engaging, caring and fair. Excpects you to stretch to reach attainable goals because she believes in her students and herself. She does spoon feed the essay process, which makes this hard course a breeze. Her own Free online book--I still use/reference. I believe in her and encourage you to take her course. Daily quizzes on readings, 3 essays.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG148
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

kind and funny professor who seems to really care for her students. always engages in class discussions. I personally loved most of the movie choices. quiz every week, but they're short and easy. grading criteria is very clear. you will definitely need to try when writing the essays, but if you put in the effort, the class is easy and fun!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hybrid class was hard with a lot of work & reading. Tough grader but helps you when she can. Good professor and vert sweet! Has 4 essays, two in class, two outside of class. Also gives reading quizzes almost every class. Pay attention to the syllabus, she does not give you reminders about the quizzes or homework assignments.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

TALKS REALLY FAST. So be prepared. Do your readings, GET INVOLVED! She's a tough grader when it comes to essays so don't be prepared to get A's on everything. She makes you work for it. The online hybrid class is kind of weird but she's a really organized person so it works out. Overall, she truly does care about your success.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: A148H
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If there was ever a professor I'd leave a review for, it's Marilyn. I adore her and I adored her class. She's an amazing educator who you can tell deeply cares for her students and the subject. For this reason I really excelled in her class, but it was not easy. Her class changed my life, and I look forward to taking another course with her!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL100
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

if u like someone holding ur hand through college shes the one to pick. really wants students to succeed lots of extra credit and makeups. hybrid class has a lot of work. shes a film person so expect to write about film. reads all of ur work and comments a lot. has nice mom vibe& helps bad students get better grades. great class if ur a bad student

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kennedy is a responsible, knowledgeable and passionate teacher. She always gives very detailed feedback on essays so that you can learn a lot from every essay. It's fun how she links the current events to the topic. She also shares some fun stories of hers related to the topics. She's very helpful in office hours too. Highly receommended

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She was a very engaging Prof. She was always ready ready to help you and correct anything you did if it was wrong. Her Summer Class was a Hybrid, so it was a bit difficult and fast pace; but you will learn a lot from her. She is great, although she is a tough grader so you must put effort into the stuff you do for her. She made you earn your grrade

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This is an english class so there are a lot of essays. For the midterm and final she wants you to analyze one essay that you read for there use of a writing form. For the class you will have to read a bunch of essays and write about the topics that they pertain to. Textbook use is kind of minimal, but is needed for weekly homework. Try using librar

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL100
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Kennedy is very knowledgeable about her class. I took her hybrid class. We did 5 long essays, some reading quizzes, and weekly assignment. She is good teacher and there for you but you gotta work hard or you'll be behind.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG148
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof Kennedy is one of the best profs I've had at OCC. She actively listens to the students opinions, encourages participation, is very thoughtful, but most importantly, she treats each student with such consideration and respect. The films were unique & interesting; well, two were pretty bad lol but 1416 were good-great, all thought-provoking.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH148
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I know other students really struggled with the essays, but it should be known before taking an english class that you'll have to write. The essay topics were not difficult by any means (they regarded the films we watched). Some of the films were God-awful, but there were a few that I'd definitely watch again. She was so insightful+willing to help.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: A148H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Overall, I enjoyed this class. I had gotten an A in English 100H and an A in English 102 However, I ended up finishing the class with a B and that is the trend. Even the English majors I talked to were getting around 88-90% Not the easiest class, but definitely one of the more interesting classes at OCC.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG148
• 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:

Very helpful. Films this semester were BORING, though. It's not even that I didn't understand the films, some were just not good. Good class if you want to write about meanings(even if they dont exist, she goes over what she wants to hear) Will kind of annoy you if you are a film major. Definitely interesting. Must try for A on essays though. EasyB

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very sweet professor. However, I am a straight A student, and this was the only B I got at OCC. She gives weekly quizzes on the readings, which were pretty hard. Her essay assignments were boring and random and she was a tough grader on them. However, if you are happy with your grade on the midterm, you don't have to take the final which was a plus

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• 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:

I took here class for controversial topics and it was great, she constantly engaged with the class in discussion and was very helpful on the writing assignments. I strongly recommend her.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took Eng101 and I passed it with a B. Although it's required to buy the textbook with the pear, I managed the semester without it. It's a really interesting class and it's not like the typical boring English class. She really knows how to keep an interesting convo and plus, we watch films in class! Overall, I enjoyed the class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Wkly readings & 10pt quizes to make sure you read, sometimes written responses too. Allows xtra cred to makeup quiz grades. 3 essays & 1 inclass/midterm essay. Wkly 10pt homework. Grading is difficult like gives 7.8pts. Semester gets harder @end but she is very helpful. Start off strong & keep up w/work for easy B. Work harder for A & ask for help

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG148H
• 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:

If there were ever a QUALITY teacher, than Marilyn would be the one. She is kind, wonderful and truly cares about her students. She can take a BORING class and really get you looking forward to her class. Every semester I look for her in any english class so I can re-experience the amazing ways she teaches with her discussions. You will be enriched