3.5
Quality3.4
Difficulty33%
Would Retake96
Reviews33%
Would Retake
96
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What Students Say
“She definitely isn't an easy grader”
ENC1101 - 2.0 rating“Dont DO IT TO YOURSELF”
ENC1101 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
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B
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1101
5.0
(1)ENS1441
5.0
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4.0
(25)ENGLISH
4.0
(1)MUT1102
4.0
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MUT1102
5.0
ENC051
5.0
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Reviews (96)
Excellent teacher! Very helpful and let you correct your essays to get better grade. Gives a lot of credit to get more points.
Great teacher, very helpful. One of the best teachers, I have ever had!
Show great efforts to student who are struggling. Understand students and gives a warm comfort. Show participation and efforts and she'll do her best to help you. Have a hard time with English? Take her so you can have the chance to pass the class.
she is the best teacher that I have ever had. Not only does she teach good, but she is also very considerate. Also, she is very helpful. Highly recomanded teacher.
She is the best. I took her for English 1101, and I am taking her for 1102. Just loved her.
i been having one of my "best" times in her class, she is nice, helpful, considered, her teaching metyhod is really effective, she is fun, she is really nice to talk to, and i could just go on and on with her cualities, i do recomend her :D txs.
She is a great teacher, sweet, helpful. Highly recomend.
Just because she's easy for ENC 1101,it's not the same in 1102. She's very strict and expect you to have all the rules down. Very tough to get an A in the class. Teases you with B+ or C+, but won't give you the couple points needed to get a better grade.
Shes a very nice prof.. shell do anything to help you. shes very approachable i had her 2 sems. ago she really made u feel free to express any ideas or adress any questions. Her class was one of the best class i had so far at santa fe.
She is a very nice teacher, and she explains things very well.
She grades very hard on essays and she even tells you that its very hard to get a B on a good essay
She seems a nice person, she smiles a lot, but at the moment of correcting essays, she is serious!nice teacher though! If you are an international student, i won't reccomend you her for english 2 and 3.
Ms. Montagne is AWESOME! She is such a wonderful teacher. She is hard on the essays, but its a learning experience. Thanks. I SUGGEST TAKING HER
She is a very nice teacher. The only thing that I didn't like was that getting an "A" in her class is almost impossible. My writing has improved so much, but all I seem to attain is a "B+".
Do not take ENC1102 from this teacher if you NEED an A to maintain a scholarship...I was stressing all semester whether or not I would manage to get one and it was as painful as gouging your eyes out with a dull butterknife. Only teacher who has ever given me a B on a paper at SFCC.
I got an A in her class. It's not impossible, just work for it. I really liked this class and I think Ms. Montagne is a great teacher. I liked the assignments. I was challenged and I left feeling like I actually learned something.
First she hardly gives out 'A's for her classes so be awear that you'll have to make a lot of drafts unless u are a natural author. I tried really hard n went to the writing lab for help but only manage to get a 'C+' in her class.
she gives no variety in what we get to read it is all about discrimination also it is impossible to get an A in her class
This isn't the easy class and she makes it very hard to make an A. I got a B in the class and the class consisted of discussion on what we were reading. Not too hard, but she does like for you to attend all classes and ALWAYS talk in class. She is big on participation!!
she is very hard, and hse is very cold hearted but i guess that if you apply your sell and try hard you will make it but not with an A.
Very difficult to get an A, but I learned alot. If you are struggling, go for help b/c she will walk you through the steps.
She is the BEST english teacher that I have ever had! Her teaching style is very clear and interesting. She does like a lot of class participation but she makes you feel very comfortable about it. I would advise anyone to take her class!
she is very nice, and she helps her students. I really enjoy her class.
While I'm happy with my A and happy with the teaching method, it seemed that a lot of students were trying very hard to no avail. She seemed to give me a nice grade ceiling at 95%, though most people wouldn't complain with that. Great sense of humor, great teaching techniques, she just seems to stick one grade on every student.
Nice and very helpful teacher but strict with class policy.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE AN A IN THIS CLASS SHE IS CRAZY ABOUT HER ESSAYS. I RECOMEND GOING TO HER OFFICE HOURS SO THAT SHE CAN READ OVER YOUR PAPERS BEFORE YOU TURN THEM IN. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW SHE HAS ALL HAPPY FACES. SHE DESERVES AND FEW SAD AND STRAIGHT ONES. DONT BE TRICKED INTO TAKING HER BY HER RATINGS IF THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE YOU CAN TAKE
It was a lot of work, but I came out of this class with an "A". You have to attend class regularly, as part of your grade is based off of discussion. You should also bring your essays to her several days before they are due, and let her review them for you. She gives good constructive feedback on the essays, and it makes a letter grade difference.
Unfair does not help students
not very helpfull, and too demanding when grading papers. i recomend another teacher for this class
She knows what she is doing, but she also knows that She would Prefer to lean towards a worse grade for you than a better one. She wants to appy pressure and have you work hard to overcome her strictness.
She is demanding on essays, but this is college so you should know how to write a decent paper. Picky about quote reference, which is understandable. Make sure you pay attention to details in the literature. Class disscussions help - explanation of every detail in poetry and short stories. Go to class. It helps. Plus, it counts for your grade.
Very VEry STRICT!!!! You will not fail this class if you attend regularly ,but that isnt exactly good news. I have gotten A's on all of my college papers including ENC1101. In this class I never got above a 78. Seems like she sticks one grade on you for the whole semester. Take her with caution.
She is beautiful she helped me a lot, but she is very critical on grading papers.. she kind of a hippie but shes nice
She is a good teacher. You must do the readings, but overall she is very clear and a really nice lady! If you go to office hours, she can help you! She talks a little too much, but overall shes good!
I do not recommend this teacher fro ENC1101 for two main reasons. She gives too much busy work, and too many assignments as if we don't all have other classes. She isnt very helpful, yet she is VERY critical on ALL work. When u ask for help she just says to go to the reading lab, or practice more when in fact she doesnt want to do 1on1 (lazy). F-
i do NOT recommend her. I took her for ENC1101 and she is way too strict. It is extremely hard to get an A or a B+ on any essays.
well if you want to pass her class, all you have to do is to do all the homework and stay quiet in her class. overall, she's an alright teacher; if you are an international student as i am, you should take her.
She VERY strict on grading essays!! its super hard to get an A on an essay no matter how hard you work. You may think your a good writer until you enter her calss. She has very specific rules on how she likes things done shes kind of a neat freak. Really annoying voice. BUT she is nice.
SHE NEEDS HELP!!!WORST TEACH EVER OF MY LIFEEEEEEEEE....SHES JUST NOT HELPFULL AT ALL.SHE FLIPS OUT ON PEOPLE FOR NO REASON.I THOUGHT SHE BE A GREAT TEACHER ACCORDING TO THIS SITE BUT SHE IS PSYCHOOOOOOOOO.SHE TRIED GIVING ME A HALF OF ABSENCE FOR TRYING TO LEAVE CLASS BEFORE THE TIME WAS UP????? CRAZYYYYYYYY
She is an exceptionally good teacher. Not an easy one, but she really teaches you to write English. If you are interested only to pass the class then find someone else because she expects true college level work. I got an A on her class. I recommended her to my friend, and she got an A too.
She' a nice lady and a good teacher. I personally am not a fan though. She has her own style and interpretation of how writing is done and some of what you may have been taught will conflict with her way and require adjustment to achieve a good grade. Not an easy class. She requires participation as well.
Organized, but could've had a better teacher. She is not fair at alllll. DO not recommend!!!!
she's a very good teacher
I found her extremely helpful in my stydies. She was helping me in class and out.
This teacher make you feel like you are in 7th grade all over again. The class always has discussions yet she feels the need to reiterate everything you say. Also, I got really sick and went over my allowed absences by 3 days. Now I have to write 2 extra papers to keep my grade from dropping. Do not take this teacher if you can think for yourself.
SHE'S GOOD!! If you are looking for a laid back teacher, she's definitely not the person. She's nice and always willing to help you, but you have to do homework and attend class if you want to get a good grade. She really makes you learn, and she helped me a lot to improve my writing. TAKE HER!
She knows the subject. She seems sweet and nice but is not. She sees your face pretending sweetness, don?t get confused!!!! Be cautious don?t miss classes; she don?t care the reason she will get you for it. She is not a fair teacher at all. Don?t take her class!!
i took 1101 with her...she seems easy but she's not....on the essays she always write "good introduction, good topic etc etc" but she will put a d.....she love to do quizes about reading...and she is hard correcting in class essays....she is hard...
Don't do it! 10 assignments, equally weighted, 9 A's and 1 B should not equal a B plus in the class. She grades erratically, she EDITS your paper for content and then marks off for what she disagrees with, making the argument that you're "being too fancy", without clarifying. She wants cookie cutter 8th grade essays from the 1960's. Keep looking!
For ESL students she is the best. She is very helpful and nice. I got a B+ and learned a lot from her.
She is a great professor. She is very helpful and welcoming. I am currently taking her now. I see my paragraphs improving every time we make one so it means that I am learning. Some students complain about strictness. Come on. It's college. It's for discipline so I don't mind her being a little strict. I recommend her. :)
she is really nice. assignment are a bit challenging,but still a good professor
I feel talked down to in her class. Class work does not properly exercise skills that are being taught. Papers are not graded on content. I feel that my time was wasted.
do not be fooled by the sweet old lady smile. she makes you feel like an illiterate. she is hard to please with essays cause she doesn't want to fancy writing. please if you value your grade, don't take her
Mostly easy class. Didn't like her as a teacher though. Your grade consists mostly of 8 papers (the lowest of which is dropped) and tests. Attendance is mandatory. In my case I'd write my paper (I'm not a terrible writer either) and after grading it I'd get it back covered in the stupid purple pen she uses. The daily quizzes are easy if you read.
Do not take her class! I found her in the diccionary and the definition is hypocritical
Don't take her she make you feel like your going to pass, then three week before final she make some of the class (males) withdrawal, she is a liar, And when you write essay she grades them like you are below her standards. FIND SOMEONE BETTER.
If you consider yourself a good writer! don't take this lady. She will make you feel like your stupid and that your not as good as a writer that she is. like to talk about students who failed her class and the way the respond to failing through emails. If you do take her go to church everyday so the lord will be on your side because she will not.
Don't take hard grader. Compares Enc1101 students to her ESL students and say that they are better writers.I think that is rude. so don't take her.
I loved this class and her. She is a hard grader; you really have to work on essays. But it's a discussion-based class and it's really fun if you participate. And there are a lot of easy quizzes and participation points that you can use to bring up your grade if you don't do well on the essays. I really enjoyed this class.
It's so intense class Never easy. u must attend classes & do assignments:Also,if u wanna get A, u have to have good English too. She is fair to everyone because she just follows her syllabus. It doesn't matter u study hard or not. i just recommend u need to check her syllabus before u take her class. that's all what she's gonna treat u.
In my opinion, Prof. Montagne is an excellent professor. She explains very well and returns the essays on time with comments that are very helpful to improve the writing. I learned a lot.
This lady is one tough cookie. Her syllabus is very rigorous and she is meticulous. However, now I am so HAPPY I took her class one year ago. I learned SO MUCH. I am an ESL student, and she tremendously helped me to take my English to a whole new level. The class is not easy at all, but IT'S WORTH IT!
So she's a pretty good teacher. My biggest problem with her is that she treats her students a little like we're in elementary school. She's not too hard of a grader, but definately is looking for you to follow rules. She's pretty tough on attendance, so it's best to just go to class. Also pretty much every class is in class discussion.
I HATE LEE ANN!!!! THIS TEACHER LOVES AMERICANS AND EUROPEANS, BUT IF YOU ARE HISPANIC SHE WILL ALWAYS GIVES YOU D OR C. YOU CAN DO THE ESSAYS WITH HER BUT SHE WILL STILL GIVE YOU A BAD GRADE. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN MY ESSAYS AND STILL DIDNT GOT A GOOD GRADE. SHE IS NOT A GOOD TEACHER AT ALL.
Do not take she is not worth you time if you are a good writer
Ms. Montagne is an excellent professor. While she challenges her students she's also very understanding to anyone who is struggling. She's happy to help and never talks down to you. She pushes you to be a better writer and to look at literature in a different and deeper way. Taking her class will help you so much with other classes. Great teacher!
Dont DO IT TO YOURSELF!!! DONT TAKE HER CLASSES :-(
Montagne was a good professor. There is a lot of reading and writings but the assignments are fairly easy as long as you do them. She does not just give you the grade, you have to put in the effort. Overall had a pleasant experience and would recommend for ENC1101.
She is very thorough teaching, but your writing will NEVER be good enough. She will ALWAYS find SOMETHING wrong with your papers. She will tell you the content is great, but you need to change something else. MINOR things. I don't know how I managed to get an A. She favors whites. She talks to you like children! DONT TAKE HER!!!!!
Very good teacher. Very willing to help. Very hard to do well. She is a tough grader.
There is not very much homework at all, but it can get pretty boring in class since it is usually a discussion on the readings she assigns. I don't think she is a tough grader, but if you have some trouble with grammar then you are going to want to ask her for help or go to the writing lab.
Very good at being clear what she wants, but figuring out what how she wants it is difficult. She is an extremely tough grader! Does so many in class essay. I would not take unless you are an amazing writer. She is nice but definitely has favorites.
took the hybrid enc1001 class. she is very inconsistent with her grading. and has a great way of belittling her students.
She is the World's best teacher. I learned more in this class than any other. She is very helpful, but very strict on details. I treasured her corrections and showing me the academic way to write. This will be very useful in my future education and professional life.
Extremely tough grader, I do not recommend her at all. If you're sick, in the hospital, car breaks down or anything don't think she will except that as an excused absent because she doesn't. Awful class.
My first turnoff from the class was all the material came from a world lit anthology. We didn't use actual books. Her lectures are alright, but her discussions can be shallow. It's worth taking if you're into literature, but she's difficult to listen to. Every time she raises a new point her thought always begins with an annoying upward inflection.
In order to pass her class need to pass the final exam. She expects you to do the homework. It can be readings or exercises on the book or handouts that she collect. sometime she will do quizzes about the homework. Be prepare to write a lot and participate in class. make sure you don't talk in her class she will freak out.
She is the toughest grader, takes off points for attendance, and does not give clear feeddback. Lots of pop quizes. I dread this class, its extremely boring. Shes a nice lady, a decent teacher, just too strict.
She is very nice but don't let her kindness fool you this class is no breeze. A lot of reading needs to be done for this class and all of the essays you write come from these readings. She is super organized and lays out the entire schedule for you weeks in advance. Make sure you read the assigned homework or you'll be lost. Nice prof., hard class.
She's a really good teacher, she explains very well when a explanation is needed but you'll hace to try really hard to get A-. She's too strict and even if you're looking at te time in your phone she'll tell you to put it away. She gives many opportunities to get your grade better by redoing essays or so.
I took ENC1101 with Ms. Montagne. She is a good choice, and although some students don't like her I did. She assigns some reading (20 pages, sometimes 30 a week) and will sometimes quiz you on it, sometimes it's only a class discussion. She gives good feedback if you seek her out. Her grading is fair, and she is a nice person.
She's nice but makes no effort in making class interesting. Takes points off for attendance and the class feels very high school. Get ready for boring lectures and a lot of reading. Wouldn't say the work is difficult though.
Horrible professor. Awfully boring and way too strict. You can try your hardest on a paper and she'll still find something wrong with it. She'll take a big number of points off for little mistakes. Even when you accept her feedback and write according to how she wants, she finds more mistakes. Strict attendance policy.
Montagne is not a bad professor, however, she is boring. She cares a lot about grammar and tries her best to fix the way her students write. I learned a fair amount but like I said, very boring. DON'T SKIP HER CLASS.
Ms. Lee Montagne explains grammar clearly. She gives plenty of time to write an essay. She gives enough practice, so you are ready for the final. She gives a lot of changes to get good credits, and he cares about her students. I will take her class again.
Don't take her class if you wanna get a lower GPA. She is the one give a lot of reading, but remember that she won't tell you when she will give the quiz for testing you read or not. So what we can do is read everything. I think she doesn't know that we have other classes in the semester. The international students in this class usually get C or D.
Olvídate de la A, si eliges a ella y lucha por una B. Ella no es consistente con la forma de evaluar. Quita DEMASIADOS puntos por pequeños errores en la gramática y cuando logras no tener ni un error en la gramática, ella encontrará los errores en el contenido y palabras que uses, así que nunca llegarás a sacar una A con ella.
She definitely isn't an easy grader. I busted my hump writing essays and she still finds errors. Make sure you don't have lots of fragments because those will be counted as a major error. Be very specific when you write and she wants commitment from you the writer. I passed with a C. Good luck if you take her.
Yes, she is a tough grader, but she wants you to do an excellent paper and most important to learn and understand the rules. 3 major writings and in class small writigns. If you want a good grade you will to proof read more than twice.
Ms. Montagne is a great teacher, she gives great feedback but is a very tough grader. She will make you work for your grade. That is a fact.
She helped teach a lot of the basic skills of English that even ap classss skip over in highschool
I'll start out by saying I got a 95% in her class, but it was in no way fun. She makes unprofessional comments aimed toward students that are less successful, and frequently says things like "if you're struggling now, early on in the class... you might as well drop/ withdraw and try again next time". Avoid her, thank me later,
I took Prof. Montagne's class during the spring before/during the pandemic. She was a very kind and caring professor. I reached out to her outside of class and she helped me fix my grades and my papers. Her editing is thorough because she cares. When everything went online, she was nothing short of helpful and accommodating. Just put effort in.
Overall, Ms. Monatgne is a decent teacher. She is caring and lets students turn in one late essay (up to a week). She is a very tough grader though. It seems impossible to get an A on an essay, but she gives very helpful feedback.
Prof Montagne was a phenomenal professor. If you enjoy writing, she will aid in growing you to become a better writer. She takes the time to aid each individual student when there is a need of help. Considering it is an English/Comp course, there are several writing assignments, but she is clear in her expectations. She gives good feedback too.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.50 avg changeRatings by Course
1101
5.0
(1)ENS1441
5.0
(1)ENC1102
4.0
(25)ENGLISH
4.0
(1)MUT1102
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
MUT1102
5.0
ENC051
5.0
ENGLISH
4.0
EAP1840
3.7
ENC1101
3.5