“Adam has been an incredible teacher this semester. He is overly-understanding of anything that may come up and has never turned down the opportunity to help. He welcomes new ideas and encourages us to be creative. He offered creative options or unique ideas as projects rather than the essay prompts provided in case someone wanted to express themselves differently.”
“Adam was excellent at relating to the students, as he made an effort to talk to each student individually at some point in the semester. His presenting skills were excellent, as he kept the students engaged in the topic at hand.”
“The teacher should continue to bring the enthusiasm to the class that he has brought every day to this one and continue assigning the unique assignments that give the student a hands on chance to work with the material in a completely new way.”
“Poetry is truly an art, and for someone who hasn’t analyzed an art piece since high school art class, analyzing poetry was not only fun, it conjured a side of my intelligence that I do not use on a daily basis. As a math/science major, being able to be in this class (and excel in it) was a pleasure.”
“Adam is a fantastic teacher. The themes he chose to cover in this course have been extremely challenging, but he has done a wonderful job of engaging our class in discussion and helping us chip away at difficult texts.”
“I think this class did a fantastic job in getting me involved with different media. For one, I like that the second assignment had to be an oral presentation; this gave me practice with an audience, as well as having to write an entertaining, yet educational piece that others could understand. Also, the third unit was very unconventional and new to me, I like how out of the box the assignment was. It was so much more interesting having to do a video essay, than actually writing a traditional one. This class was very hands on and I appreciate the difference—it was not the same old boring english class!”
“I learned how to write long papers effectively and manage my time wisely. I also learned that writing a research paper I care about is a lot less daunting than imagined and it inspired me to do research on other subjects in my spare time.”
“This was the most helpful class I’ve taken thus far at Carolina. Mr. Engel was awesome at giving me feedback and I feel like I’ve grown so much as a writer.”
“Class time was highly organized and at the same time, laid back. It was a very low pressure environment that allowed me to learn well.”
“I think that I can say [Adam] is one of the best section leaders that I have had in my three years here at Carolina. He made coming to recitation a joy and a delight. His incorporation of multimedia, outside references to pop culture, as well as his always pleasant attitude allowed me to gain a lot of perspective on the material and made Shakespeare’s works seem a lot less ‘boring’ and deeper than the surface level.”
“I loved this class. I’m a junior at UNC, and Adam Engel is my favorite teacher I have ever had (including professors). I wish I could take more courses with Adam, but unfortunately I’m a Business major. With that said, I’ve never been a huge fan of Shakespeare or poetry, but Adam always made coming to recitation exciting and intriguing. I learned so much and I’m so thankful that I took this class.”
“Recitation was great – best recitation I’ve had at UNC. Adam was wonderful at facilitating discussion and making sure that we all felt like our comments were valued. He was really helpful when it came to helping us shape an idea that we had.”