great teacher

If you participate once or twice in class he will like you.

He is a great teacher and helps you whenever needed it. He does a lot of group work that ties into the lesson and the essay you will be working on.

Good teacher! He's pretty funny and plays music before class. He takes attendance everyday and very little assignments are put into the grade book so GO TO CLASS! If you raise your hand and give your input he'll like you.

Very fun and easy class. You have to like essays because a lot of the class focuses on that. Reading is necessary too, as there are multiple short stories and novels to read. Very easygoing teacher. Not afraid for an in class debate. As long as you pay attention it's hard not too pass.

Great teacher! Although the course material was nothing I was too excited about, he still made it a worthwhile class.

Took Raftery for Eng-460: The Novel. He engaged the discussions and made them more interesting. Lecture was only long because of the allotted time, but nonetheless there were great discussions of the novels we read. Mid-termFinal was extremely hard, be prepared to right and defend your position with the text.

He is a great teacher overall. I've never taken a test which is refreshing. You have 3 papers to do the entire semester and he really prepares you for them. When he gives you the opportunity the Thursday before the papers due to come meet with him DO IT! I didn't meet w/ him on the 1st paper I did terrible. Met with him on the 2nd and got an A+.

Overall he is okay

Raftery is pretty average as far professors go.

Brian Raftery overall is a good teacher but nothing absolutely spectacular. He is a really nice guy who gives relatively easy assignments. Grading criteria is very clear and you will not have to worry too much about his class. He is funny sometimes and is definitely not a professor you will hate. I recommend taking him if you have the option.

He will help you get 100% on all essays if you ask for help.

When there are essays due, he requires you to meet up with him or an IA to look over your paper, or you can write an abstract instead. Meeting up with him for essay feedback was really helpful, I got A's on all my essays. Although he is very blunt. He will tell you straight up if your there is something that sucks. But he helps you make it better.

He met with us before every paper. If you put the effort in, you'll have no problem being successful in this class.

Had Raftery during my first semester of my first undergrad year. He makes his students work for their grades, but is also willing to give excessive amount of extremely helpful feedback. Even now as a senior, I have never learned so much applicable information in one class. He's incredibly smart and very nice. Go to office hours and don't be lazy!

The three essays that you'll do in the class are relatively easy. The lectures are really helpful. Don't miss class, because a lot happens in class that can be hard to make up. Professor Raftery is pretty dry, but has an easy class if you attend class.

Each day is worth points & you have to submit your participation each day. Only 3 essays/semester & each minute of class prepares you for the upcoming one. Light workload but only 3 essays means they're worth major points. Don't procrastinate. Reasonable, fair grader. Lecture heavy but super helpful & thorough, especially if you ask questions.

Professor Raftery is such an amazing teacher! If you get the chance do take his class! He will help you with everything and will give you all the tools you need to do your assignments. He's hilarious, and honestly, he will surprise you! Super sweet and easy on assignments. Do take his class!

Brofessor was quite the dude. This class required a couple of books to be read for participation, but you can get away with not reading them as long as you buy them and bring them to class. He lectures a lot, but it's not awful. He's a stickler for proper grammar.

He was overall very nice. However, very monotone. I didnt like to ask questions because I normally got attitude like I should have known the answer. He had high expectations on papers submitted but it was an easy going class overall. Not terrible

Don't be fooled by all these negative reviews. Prof Raftery is a super easy teacher. You have to do 3 essays in ENG 105 and they are all relatively easy. After you write your first draft you can meet with him and he will literally break down your essay and tell you specifically what to fix so they are all easy A's. Just show up for participation.

This class is easy. He is so knowledgeable and he will really help you succeed if you go to him for help. He offers such great advice on your papers. Go to class, he counts participation for a good part of your grade. His lectures will set you up for success on the papers. He tells you exactly what he wants and will give you the grade you work for.

He is a great teacher and really nice, although he is a tough grader since he is the Head of the English Department, he gives great feedback and one truly does learn from him and what he teaches. Although some of the topics we learn are a little boring, he tries to make it fun and interesting and allows kids from the class to tell jokes.

He is a decent teacher in that he was clear in his instructions and always available outside class. Some of his lectures were not engaging, and the reading was sometimes difficult.

My experience with Professor Raftery was bitter sweet, as a person, he is a wonderful man, as a teacher, he is a bit harsh. He does care for his students but he can be brutally honest. He grades essays hard but not terrible. If you think a grade looks fishy, don't be afraid to reach out to him! Attendance is mandatory but have your group cover you.

In general, I did not enjoy the class material, but Professor Raftery is clear with his grading criteria and very interactive. As long as you have a basic concept of English and philosophy you will be fine.

Lectures are never boring, often very thought-provoking. Show up to class, do the required work, and you will have fun.

He is very nice, and class was average. A little boring in lecture, but I would definitely recommend him. He gives very good feedback, and really takes time to explain assignments. He's a nice guy- very strict policy on electronics in class- but for longer classes he'll give "tech breaks".

Raftery is a nice guy. The classes are a little boring and focus a lot on grammar. There were two big papers for the semester and not much else. He does grade easy but on the essays, he is very tough and structured. No quizzes or test. Overall he knows what he talks about and I passed the class easily.

Raftery is great at making his expectations clear and explaining how to write a good essay. The course focuses on three essays and those are the only real assignments. With Raftery's help, this class is very easy and you should have no trouble passing. Raftery is dedicated to help you be successful and will help you outside of class.

He has alot of information that he goes over quickly and then he wont post the pwoer points till after the quiz. It was very frustrating but the essays were super easy. There was only one test and it was pretty fair. He doesnt test on useless information. I enjoyed the class, recommend taking his 7a MWF. He super understanding.

Take him for UNV-106. Simple. Would let us out early, essays were pretty easy as he was straight forward with his expectations, group project is easy A as long as you do it. really caring if you take the time to talk to him as well.

Great teacher, his requirements needed to get a good grade on papers were clear and there was rarely a "boring " lecture. He is willing to help always and offers time to get 1 on 1 time with your essay in class.

He's just kind of your typical older guy. He's nice enough, a little boring and lecture heavy, but overall really smart. He gives great feedback on essays and writing. You have to be in class for participation. He gave us learning groups to work with occasionally which is helpful. He knows writing and English really well and that is clear.

Professor Raftery was good overall. The only thing is that participation is taken every class period and it does affect your grade if you skip class often. His papers are easy and what he expects ios clear. Organization on papers matters! If you have two or more errors your grade is already at a c on your papers.

Super nice chill guy, most of the time would let us out super early. 3 essays for entire semester, grading criteria super clear. Definitely recommend for that easy A

Raftery is a truly amazing professor. He makes mandatory 1 on 1 time before the due date of every essay for every single student in his class. He takes the time to read your papers and gives solid feedback. He is very personable, and it is easy to tell that he genuinely cares about his students.

Professor Raftery was a nice and knowledgeable person who wanted to see us do well in our essays. His instructions are very clear, and if you follow the rubric you will do just fine. He may be a bit strict, but overall, I enjoyed this class.

He was a great teacher, but often his powerpoints are long and drawn out. He requires a few assignments due a month and as long as you put in effort and follow basic rules, they are easy to complete and take minimal time. Be sure to ask for help before due date to make sure your assignments are the way he expects.

Prof. Raftery is very sweet and kind. He is an easy grader, and if you follow his instructions you will do fine. He assigns far too much reading, but you can also get by with Sparknotes in many cases. He will call on people in class though so be prepared with at least some knowledge of the pieces. Lectures are pretty boring, but informative.

Professor Raftery is a pretty easy going professor. We wrote about 3 papers throughout the semester. No quizzes or tests. No real homework only writing the papers on our own time. Does not let you work in class but I had no problem with that. Lectures are really boring. As long as you do the assignments you will pass.

I personally had no problems with Raftery. He made his expectations known at the beginning of class, and the grading criteria for assignments were relatively clear. I contacted him several times outside of class for questions or clarifications, and he worked with me every single time. Put in the effort and you will end up with a good grade.

Professor Raftery has high expectations. He gives great discussions in class and is very interesting to listen to. Following directions on assignments is a must.

I would recommend Professor Brian Raftery! He is very engaging in class, and has more than enough knowledge to teach this course. I had him once before this class, and I enjoyed him for both courses I took with him. He can be a bit intimidating and strict, but he is very accommodating and a great teacher.

This class is an easy pass. Attendance is a pain, you can show up to class but not get it due to the amount of work for 10 points. This does add up and is my one critique. Other than that he is a great professor and while he might seem old school he has a lot of essays that focus on more modern aspects such as the effects of social media and ADHD.

SO easy if you do the work its an EASY A+

While taking this class, you will quickly discover it is not a place to mess around; throughout the course, you will only have three papers; however, these papers you must do well on these, or else your grade will fall apart. You will have plenty of time to write these papers, so time is not the issue. ***He helped me become a way better writer***

Honestly, the man's a genius. He facilitates good discussions and also makes them applicable to real-world events. If you go to class, participate, & do what you need to do, you will be fine. He doesn't like slackers. If you are sensitive or set in your ways don't take his class. He will challenge your thinking & make it known if he disagrees w u.

People are such wusses when rating Brain. He is goated on another level. He tries to scare students off the first couple weeks, but he is actually kinda funny and you can BS everything so easily. I learn some cool things because he has a lot of experience with Rolling Stone and overall, he is just a G.