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EN102 - 1.0 rating“He is straight up awkward and rude”
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If you want to write a lot of papers and have a 20 page paper due at the end of the semester pick him.
He's a nice teacher, but sort of eccentric. The essays during the semester are easy, as are the English 3200 tests, but the 6000-9000 research paper due at the end is a pain! Don't wait until the last minuet... trust me!
If you just do the work, he'll help with anything and give u good advice on papers.
Good guy but he has a weird personality. the essays are easy but the research paper is a killer. Don't wait until the last minute. He's helpful aslong as you do your work and don't act like a jerk.
VERY LAID BACK PROFESSOR! Ulike other comments, he cares how good of a research paper you can write, NOT BY PAGE NUMBERS (I turned in a 15 page paper and got an A)! His essays were a little challenging though, but he'll walk you through it.
A little anal (especially regarding attendance and classroom behavior). Essay topics are nonsensical but he doesn't expect too much from the papers. Do expect plenty of work. Don't expect much feedback.
His class is very well put together and is enjoyable if you like to write. Not a lot of tests!
His EN 3200 quizzes are what kills your grade. And the research paper at the end is a pain in the butt. If you get it, get started on it asap.
Easy, but a WACKJOB!
Nice guy, very weird. Tons of easily graded essays during the semester. I dont think he even reads them. But you need good grades on them to cancel out his ridiculous grammar tests every week. I think everyone hates his 20 page research paper. Very anal about the organization of it.
He is VERY strange, but hilarious. i had a great time in his class. i didn't mind all the writing since he was pretty helpful and gave a very clear syllabus and plenty of time to do everything. lots of essays, but overall, not a hard class.
Not a very good teacher. He rambles on and on about nothing important. He probably believes that there's such a thing as a stupid question. However, VERY easy grader. He mainly checks that the essays fit the requirements, nothing else really matters other than minor grammar. He's also very open to help and does think of the students' best interest.
Really nice guy. his quizes are hard and that will bring down the grade. on the good side he is not a hard grader of the essays
He is quite a catch
Yes, he's eccentric, but he's a good teacher. He does not make up the grammer quizzes and while they are a pain, they are intended to make you a better writer. The research paper is mandatory for any EN 102 class - not just his. He gives ample time to complete assignments and grades fairly. Also gives 2nd chances to correct first submissions!
his one of my fav teachers. he's pritty cool. he's very nice and help full. his essay are easy and fun... i enjoyed his class very much... i would definitly recommend him... iam going to take him for EN102 too...great prof...
GREAT PROFESSOR....EASY, HELPFUL, CLEAR AND HUMOROUS.
He is a very easy professor, however he can talk for hours and keep you after class to talk about his personal life(tickets for the plane,what he ate this morning..ok you get the pic, things that students dont care to know about) but overall, if you want an A take him! He's not a hard grader if you do the papers you r guaranteed to get the A!
he is very helpfull. undrestanding
Great prof! i took him for EN101 and EN102!!! he is awsome!! easy grade and fun! he loves to talk about planes! very interesting and awsome! i loved his class and enjoyed it very much... I WOULD DEFINITLY RECOMAND HIM TO ANYONE!!!!!! take his class its awsome!!!!
Best professor at MC!!! He is very helpful and flexible (Very important when you work full-time and go to school at night). His papers are not too hard, syllabus very efficient and clear, and the grammar quizzes every week, well, just study the book and you will be fine. He also gives second chances for the quizzes, which is awesome.
DO NOT RECOMMEND unless you want your research paper to be 20 pages! A research paper is required for EN102, but usually it is only 5-10 pages. He is the only teacher who requires it to be 20 pages. Talks about random things. Grades easy on essays, but are assigned every week. Has grammar quizes every week, too.
Is an easy grader; no feedback on any papers, though. 13 Grammar quizzes, 7 pages that are 1000-2000 words each, and a 20 pg. research paper due at end of semester. Does not like to be questioned in front of class. Nice person, one on one. Research paper is killer, most of the other EN102 classes only write 8-10 page papers..
highly recommand, he never use books and take attendance, a lot of homeworks but very, very easy, as long as you have all the homeworks done, you will get an A..... he never grade the homework! just hand it in!!!
alot of writing, good if you follow instructions
He acts like a teenager/know-it-all. He's funny/quirky sometimes, other times just plain annoying. He gives zero feedback on papers, which are assigned weekly in addition to weekly grammar quizzes, but grades easy. He said he doesn't really care because he only has one year left until retirement and they can't fire him now.
this class is probably one of the easiest class I've ever had at MC. I got a A and I didn't even work hard in the class. HIGHLY RECOMMEND this class if ur trying to get a A but u don't learn anything in the class..
He is plain awesum, very easy and fun, class is waste, basically gives handouts and lots to write, overall he is easy and its a fun class, more like a friend.I would strongly recommend him if you want to get an easy A..he is cool.
Really nice guy, very hard to understand sometimes. I have a feeling he has been teaching too long. Ton of papers, average a 7 page paper each wk plus at least an hour of textbook reading and a quiz. Anticipate the 10,000-15,000 word paper due at the end of the semester. I would have dropped it had i known the research paper would be so ridiculous
great teacher..helpful..
he is the best, i learned alot in his class , he is the best...
This teacher was pretty easy. But you have to get like 6 or 7 different books throughout the class. There's an essay due every other week. He grades very easy though. The only hard thing was his grammar quizes that he doesn't even make himself. They were hard for me. He can be pretty boring and I really didn't learn anything but I got an A
Proyer is the best En Professor !!! Take his class!! I recommend him I also took EN101 and EN102 this summer 2008. I got AA : )
Great prof & nice guy! Learned a lot about writing a research paper which undoubtedly will come in handy later on. Very relaxed classroom atmosphere. My recommendations: study the grammar chapters (takes ~1 hour) for weekly quizzes, write all papers and turn them in on time, and start the 10,000-15,000 word (!) research paper EARLY. geek.
He is probably one of the rudest professors I've ever had. He talks down to the students like they're 3rd graders. Work is graded on completion but he sometimes misgrades and marks papers late when they're not. Even thought this class is an easy A i rather have a good professor over a grade i rather have earned.
awesome. easy. extremely sarcastic...can be funny at times, can be rude at times. but overall, his 101 class is an easy A. essays are much of the time based on telling a narrative about yourself. this class is a piece of cake compared to many others. definitely take his classes.
This professor is awesome...and super easy to work with.
This professor is awesome...and super easy to work with.
Everybody passes his class.Just submit your work and be assured that your going to pass his class.
Prof Pryor is WONDERFUL!!!! Listen to him & you will do great...he guides u through the assignments. he really helps with books & resources to help you. HIGHLY recommend him!!!!
Pryor is the best prof. i have taken thus far. This guy rules and his class is extremely EAASSYY. Highly recomended
Ahhh...professor Pryor...He is the best...professor if you read your ratings let me say that I love you, you make your classes interesting, and helpful. And if you are a stundet who is wondering who you should take your class with--he is the teacher you want.
Seriously, this guy is a joke. Okay, so it's really easy to get an A in his class - if you go, turn in your homework on time, and do what he tells you, you'll pass with flying colors. But if you are like me and are looking for a professor who is good at what he does and wants you to succeed, it's not him. He's just annoying. And talks too much.
Although he is an easy prof.,but honest to say, he is not even good. he said many unnessary things, and never answer your question clearly. one important thing: never, ever argue with him. he will drive you crazy. make sure he likes you, otherwise, you do not have chance to get an A(even you did very well)without any reason.
Gives extremely preferential treatment to his students. If he doesn't like you, you fail. If he does like you, you get an A. Is very unhelpful and does not answer any question with a straightforward answer. He offered an extension to our entire class for an assignment, then cut off the extension early and only took some students' work.
i dont know why people complain about this prof. Yes his jokes may be a little weird, and his assignments may not be the best but you dont have to read huge books to write your essays.He gives out movies for your essays.I missed like 2 essays and got an A. Just follow his instructions. Hes lenient.Youre still gona write lots of essay so Take him!
Easy A. that's all I can say. i even wonder if he reads all the essays at all. just show that you care and make an effort with your assignment.
EASY A, if english is not your favorite or strong subject, take this Prof. Pryor.you wont regret it.
I have taken this professor for EN 102 and trust when I say this...THIS GUY IS AN EASY A!! if English is not your favorite subject... TAKE WITH THIS GUY!! ENOUGH SAID!
His jokes are a little off and he doesn't give clear answers to questions but over all a good teacher. The assignments and essays are time consuming but as long as you show you care and turn your assignments in you will pass.
Pryor is the worst prof Ive ever had hands down. He doesnt do attendance but assigns inclass work most classes. He will call you stupid, refuse to take a paper because you were late, and ramble about nothing the whole period. Then he repeats it. There's a paper every two weeks, 2000+ words, and a 10000 final research paper. Save yourself, seriously
Horrible class!!! Turned in over 25 papers and did not receive on back until making the portfolio on the last day. He did not teach one thing and just rambles about nothing all class.
If you need A take this professor. If you don't receive an A in this class, that means you are doing something wrong. Don't blame the professor.
It's really easy to get an A in his class. Just make sure to come to class and start the research paper early. Overall, he's a good teacher
I had him for summer 2,2013. Easiest class ever and also easy "A". Take him you will recieve an A or B. So easyyyyyyyyyy
Had pryor for EN 102 and 101 hes theeee best professor, hands down. he talks a little too much and gives alot of work, but in the end i dont think he reads any b/c he doesnt mark papers. easy A class!
He is one of the greate profesor I have had. Just do his assignment and pay attetion when he teaches. Give you many writing assignments. Even you don't get them back, it is really raelly good practice to write. If you do all his assignment You learn and get definete A.
Very professional and absolutely helpful.Just be keen and attentive and do all the assignments on time. You will definitely be rewarded for working a little bit harder, easy A, take him, put a little effort, scope your A and move on!
He is the best proffesor. I worried to take summer class especially EN but i made it. He know how to boost students to get hugh grades. If you want to pass EN, you should take his class. Do not not be late because his class always is full early.
He is the best proffesor. Do not not be late because his class always is full early.
I recommend him to all. As long as you show up for your class on time and return your assignments on time, you are good. He doesn't like when students come late to his class!
He is the best professor in MC especially EN 101 and EN 102 classes. He is kind. I took summer I-EN 101 and summer II-EN 102, i did not not regret to take him. I am so happy that I met him.Be in-time, submit all assignments and research paper, you are good to pass with a grade of A. TAKE HIS CLASS-YOU WILL THANKS ME-BELIEVE ME
TAKE HIS CLASS-YOU WILL THANKS ME-BELIEVE ME
He is a good professor and person, he is also really invested in the student's success. There is alot of work, but none of it is very taxing.
Every one enjoyed his class and we all agreed that he is one of the BEST english professor ever!!
Prof. Pryor is awesome. He is really funny. Also, he is really understanding. I liked him a lot, and i will recommend his class.
Professor Pryor is a hilarious professor. He is so considerate. What makes him different from the others is that he is not making your life miserable with many hard and long assignments. I wish I would have taken him for EN101 but It was great to take him for EN102. Turn in your papers on time and don't miss any class. These are all you need.
I would recommend this professor if know u are taking a lot of difficult class. Because he is very helpful &understand what student are going through. even though he is an easy professor it is your responsibility to do your work, he will give you all the assignment u need to do&he is very clear.I would highly recommend him if U want an A. best ever
I took this class mainly because of the comments on this website. I found the class was so easy to pass but it was very hard to learn anything at all. He assigned many papers (two a week) and never graded them or gave any feedback. I feel unprepared for the next English course because I didn't learn a thing in his class.
If you want an easy class where you won't learn anything but his personal life, take him. I dropped his class because I didn't learn anything about writing college essays. He makes you write these pointless papers twice a week and doesn't grade them until the end of the semester. He also talks too much about random stuff and he's incredibly boring.
If you want an easy class where you wont learn anything take his class. He likes to ramble about nothing in class honestly feel like a waste of time. He just assigns long papers every 2 weeks. He's not helpful and doesn't answer your questions with clarity. OH! make sure he likes you or else you wont get an A even if you do well!
I took this guy for my English 102 summer condensed course. Over all his class is fine, but his personality really interferes. He is not clear in what he wants and he has a really annoying sarcastic attitude that is down right disrespectful and not funny at all . He grades easily so far with his work, he seems to be very lenient with assignments.
Prof. Pryor is an excellent educator. He knows that in order to get better at writing all you need is to write, so he gives a great deal of journal topics that will help you develop your writing making it fun. Turn your work on time, show up to class all the time, listen to his lectures for his humor and you"ll enjoy the class, and get an A.
He is more than good,in fact he is the best
Great professor
He is the best, know how to teach. Class is not boring always have something to tell the class. you must listen to his instruction and you will pass. Please do take him and you will be happy.
He was the worst professor I have ever had. He rambles about the most meaningless subjects continuously and has a fairly abrasive personality. If you have a great attention span then I suppose it will be bearable, but if not, do not take this class. He insults your intelligence if you have questions and the workload is pretty good in a bad way.
He is straight up awkward and rude. Whenever you talk to him, he would just make you feel dumb. Assigns at least two assignments a week and expects you to turn it in the following week.
Honestly I did like the teacher, but I hated his class. NO FEEDBACK, I am so unprepared for my EN103. Take him if you are a stupid student who can't do well with other teachers.
Lots of papers, but is a fair grader.
hated the class. it was boring and I learned nothing from the class.
Each class involved one writing assignment and a couple of out of class papers. It seems like a lot but as long as there is time management it is easy. Professor Pryor is easy to talk to and ask for help. If there is an issue with completing assignments, talk to him and he will help you find a positive solution.
He talks alot. He is a really easy grade though. How to get an A in his class: do all the assignments the way he wants it (outline, word count, endnotes, etc) & you'll get an A even if you completely BS'd it. Don't skip too many classes unless u have a friend in the class that can catch u up. Turn work in ASAP; he accepts early & late work though
he's cool, not a tough grader at all, he makes you a lot reading and writing assignments but im sure he did not even read any of my papers. You do not need to show up for class, but make sure you do your assignments and hand them in. I went to class did the assignments handed them in, and left. Easiest English class I ever took. I got an easy A.
Pretty much a waste of time and set me up for failure in ENG102. I would never take again and advice no one else takes him if you want to learn something.
He is so nice and really funny too. He understands that most students have a busy life out of school and eases up on the work load and required word count. Everyday in class you get short readings and need to respond in varied word count min 200, max 800 depending on the day. Do your weekly journal assignments and turn in your daily writing to ace.
He's actually very nice, the people who rated badly on his course still passed but that's because he makes 102 very easy, which can be good and bad, it is my second time taking this course ( just switched professor ) his class was the one I passed , I HATED English but he lets us basically free write. Do all the papers and you'll pass!
Professor Pryor was a great English professor! I purposefully took his class for both EN101 and EN102. He was comical and allowed us to free write which helped with improving my writing skills. He will expect a steady stream of papers and there is a great deal of reading but it prepares you for other courses in college that expect the same.
I enjoyed this class and it wasn't that hard, just do the assignments are you're good :-)
I took Professor Pryor's class after hearing so many great things about him. Big mistake. The free written papers with very little instructions left me confused and set up for failure. The assignments do not prepare you for college level assignments. I ended up retaking with a different professor and passed. STAY AWAY IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR FUTURE
Talks about stuff not related to the course. Met only twice a week but always had 200-800 word essays after class. Assigns 10-12 2000+ throughout the whole course. Never forgets to mention he has an English degree or he's an English professor. Does not really teach how to write an essay if you ask, just lectures about what is outside his house.
A meticulous editor; inspires eloquent sparseness. (This would be covered in red ink.)
Professor Pryor is the best because he understands that English is not for everyone. His class is not that hard. He rambles a lot but he makes all of the assignments very easy. He just makes sure that we follow all of the formats and he does care about word counts. He did not seem to read my papers. I would want to take him again! I got an easy A!
He was a very good professor and understands that students have lives so the deadlines are flexible. Provides clear instructions and is very quick with email responses. The hardest thing was having to do the research paper at the end, but if you start early it is not a problem.
I had this professor for both English 101 and English 102. His classes can be stressful at first because he talks a lot and often does not make sense, but dont drop him!! I dont think he even reads the essays he assigns, so as long as you submit everything you will have an A. His deadlines are also veeeery flexible!
A real gem.
If you know what to do, then you are good to go. His classes are fun, he is not a tough grader and he is funny. As long as you do his homework and send it to him, and also communicate to him if you are late in homework. He is a father to students, or i would say a grand father. He is sweet. God bless you Professor P.
He is a very good professor, and teaches very nicely too.., very few homework and I enjoy his class..
I am so in love with his class, that I wait for my class. Easy pass, do the homework, and yes you can late submit with your reasons. kind and very informative gives extra credits too. Must take his class and he is like a father to his students.
Professor Pryor gave me a very unique experience. He was like a cowboy from the Wild West who always shot from the hip. Luckily, I really liked him. He was very clear with what he wanted from us and very flexible with our schedules. Just DO NOT INTERRUPT HIM. Also, its best to let him ramble, he will eventually stop. Youll get some good stories.
Took his class for eng 101 & now for eng 102, U wont regret. Don't miss his class & submit ur work on time & you would get an easy A. In class essays, out of class essays (1500-2000) words and 1 research paper. Make sure u have all in class essays u submit with the topic written & saved, out class essay & research paper submitted in your portfolio.
Prof. Pryor is great! He is hilarious in class and lenient on paper assignments (besides the research paper). Prof. Pryor does His best to make His class enjoyable and accommodates students' schedules who work. I would take Pryor's class again if I could, but there are a lot of papers you have to write, so get ready to read and write!
Professor Pyror was a really good teacher. I took a 7 week class and the class wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. You write a paper every class but they are mostly narratives so they are easy. You can turn essays late but with reason. I think he was very lenient because we had a short amount of time with him.
Having Professor Pryor is definitely a unique experience. He is so funny and an overall great teacher.
His class was very writing intensive with many essays throughout the semester, but he was very helpful at answering questions, and he is a very easy grader. He is also quite the comedian.
Easy-going professor. Not a heavy grader, just turn in the work. There is a ton of writing each class, so you WILL be writing each class, a ton of writing outside of class, and a research paper due at the end of the semester. Easy grader, come to class and you'll do fine, lenient on late work, just communicate. Very sarcastic and condescending tho.
"So many papers" but it mainly totals up. I took his class and he gives you writing time in class and honestly the whole class period is enough to finish a paper. You write a paper per day practically and have outside of class papers that feels like a lot. He enjoys making jokes and can get off topic sometimes but I think he's a great professor.
LOTS of writing, a small paper after every class and then 1 large paper every 2 weeks with the final being a 20ish page research paper. A more independent-based class and it's more for practice than for learning. Pryor is super condescending and sarcastic but you learn to love the humor. Super easy grader and if you turn in the work :)
He assigns numerous papers but rarely gives feedback. Additionally, he doesn't utilize Blackboard; instead, all assignments and communication are conducted via email. To obtain your grade, you always have to initiate contact with him.
Not being able to see my grade or even turn in assignments on blackboard was annoying. This professor does talk a lot so be ready for that. There were also a lot of papers to do with the research paper being a hastle to complete. Overall though he was very nice and he isn't a very harsh grader.
Professor Pryor is an engaging and lenient instructor. While the workload is heavy with numerous papers, he makes the class enjoyable and accommodating. Using resources like Unstuckstudy alongside the free textbook can really help with the writing assignments.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
67%
Textbook Required
50%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A+
Grade Distribution
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Rating Trend
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EN102N
5.0
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