Very helpful, can get a lot out of the class

SIMPLY AWESOME TEACHER.DO UR WORK & U WILL B FINE.READ D ARTICLES.PARTICIPATE 2 EASE D CLASS;HELP HER TEACH.SHE SELLS ESSAYS IN DOWNTOWN 4 A $1;HELP HER MAKE A LIVING!SHE HAS INFLUENCES,DONT MAKE HER MAD & U WILL PASS.TRY 2 BREAK D ICE EARLY! PEACE!

A great teacher, who is easy on essay. To get good grades on her assignment incorporate your articles with your essays.

took the 7 o'clock class. not bad but boring. she gives a lot of little points that ADD UP and we studied the same**** the whole semester(which could be bad and good.. depends on how you look at it). uhh, wouldnt recommend unless youre a morning person otherwise you'll miss all those lil points

9:00 class. It was somewhat easy, it was only 3 essays, an easy mid-term, and an easy final b/c she prepared you for it and you can use any Freewrite assignments she assigned to you. She's unclear on her essay prompts, but her class discussions made it worthwhile and think.

She is a really cool teacher, but like others said, Im not sure I learned a single thing. I took the 7am class and it was miserable, I couldnt stay awake for more than 10 minutes at a time. I got an A in the class, just do the work (aka the essays), and you'll get a B for sure, unless you really cant write. Overall, shes cool and really chill.

She was a laid back teacher. Just turn in your roughs and she'll revise it for you. And your journal is freebie points. I dozed off most of the time and managed to pull off a B.

really easy if you show up to class, she will basically give you all the info you need to write the essays. the journal is super easy, just write in it and you get credit for it at the end!

Very boring class. If you attend, do homework, and do well on essays, then you're likely to pass. don't take her for granted. she's a nice woman who helps clarify on her corrections.

It's true what you have heard..she is CRAZY, random and weird. but she is a great teacher that is willing to help you on your writing. as long as you can somewhat write..she will basically correct your whole paper and you make the changes and get an A. i got an A in the class so i have no complaints other than yes it is boring but participate!

She was a very good teacher that was extremely helpful and laid back. The class was confusing and boring, but if you do good on the essays then you will do fine and she barely ever checks the homework.

I dont know why people dont like her. Even though the class maybe boring but she is a great prof. with easy grading! just do your work!

I loved this class! If you are a bit liberal you will love this class. She helps you write to a point that you never thought you could. This class is great for learning how to write but it is a hard class. You need to do your work or you will fail. She has a great personality and is happy to go out of her way to help you out.She gives extra credit

Professor Borgen is great! Her class is easy - attend class b/c of in-class assignments, group work, and complete work on time. Great and helpful feedback on papers and classwork. Your writing will definitely improve as a result of taking her class!! Easy A.

Great teacher. Go to class because there is group work all the time.

Learned a lot in her class & my writing definitely improved! Although classes may be boring at times, it's fairly easy. Just attend classes for group work & homework is fairly easy. May be unclear at times but is very helpful & laid back. The tutoring sessions were also very helpful with helping my writing improve.

Took this class in the summer session. She is very helpful and always is open to the questions you have. She makes you feel like you can be a good writer. Excellent english teacher, way better than most RWS teachers at state.

I hate english so much, but this teacher actually made it easy. Her essay topics are hard to understand but if you ask her for help she will clarify amazingly. She gives you enough extra credit to increase your grade by one letter. I got A. Take her if you are lazy, don't give a s#$# about english, and want an easy A.

Professor Borgen is an educator in the best sense of the word-she teaches her course to make you think, not just about assignments or a paper you have to write, but about how to read, analyze and evaluate written and spoken arguments we all encounter every day. If you are interested in getting more than just a grade, you won't be disappointed.

Borgen is a solid teacher that truely cares about her students. Group work during class is often assigned. Few long lectures. Personally learned a lot.

Took this class as a freshman, and I absolutely loved it :)! Professor Borgen was very caring and really took the time to help her students! She's a pretty hard grader, but her revisions for essays really do help a lot. Group projects were fun as well, you really get to bond with the class, i'd really recommend this class!

Borgen is awesome! I went to every class but its not mandatory and I don't think I needed to to get the grade I got.The projects(essays) are not difficult at all. I never thought I was a good writer but the most I got marked down on a essay was 3 points. She's very encouraging and helpful. She's a little corky and its not a boring class! I got a92%

She's definately a tough grader, but stay on top of the assignments and you'll do fine. Lectures are interesting at first but get extremely boring at the end. No one goes halfway through so she randomly gives extra credit attendance points. The quizzes are a joke, it's the essays that are a pain. She gives hardly any constructive feedback. Average.

She is a hard grader on essays but you actually learn in her class. Every week or 2 she has an online quiz which are fairly easy since you get three tries. :) Don't forget to let her revise your paper!!! SHE IS VERY HELPFUL AND IT WILL RAISE YOUR GRADE A LOT!

Cool class, she's very laidback but a tough grader. You really have to know how to use your literary devices. I hardly came to class, but I was on top of all my assignments. Attendance not mandatory, easy hw. Group project and 3 essays, that's what you'll be graded on. Chill teacher, just do your work.

If you can write essay's then it is easy if not don't worry she helps you out and tells you what she wants in your essay.

Corkiest most brilliant teacher at State!!!! Seriously, every class should be structured like hers. The best professor at State.

Professor Borgen is awesome! She loves her job. There is quite a bit of work but most of it is very easy. The essay prompts are a bit confusing but if you break it down you will have no problem composing a passing essay. If anyone is complaining about the difficulty, they must have forgotten that they are studying at a University level, not JC.

GO to class, ASK her questions.. she WILL help you out and walk you through an outline if you just ask. SO helpful, she really knows what she is talking about and likes to get students interacting and talking in class about the topics she goes over, you will learn more than english in this class! Definitely worth taking.

Professor does start off with a load of work but its less at the end of the semester. Looked intimidating but turned out to be a really NICE and HELPFUL professor. The essays were not hard because she constructed class time activities that helped write our essays.

PLEASE DONT LISTEN TO THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS. SHE IS AWESOME! Borgen helped me become a beter writer. and is very leanent towards due dates. if soemthing is due a week and u missed it, she gives you more time. I loved her. Class is kinda boring because of the same topics she sticks with, but you learn alot from her!!! and she helps when u ask

I have mixed feelings about Dr. Borgen. Her classes are mostly pretty boring, her essay guidelines are pretty confusing, and she doesn't seem to have a rubric, just grades however she wants. On the other hand, though, she is really nice, funny, knowledgeable, and helpful. If you ask she will give you a full basic essay outline.

To be honest, starting this class out it was one of my tougher classes since she starts off with a lot of work, but I promise you all that work pays off and is very helpful. She is very nice and pushes you to become a good writer! I ended up with an A and LOVED this class. I hope she teaches rws200 because I would definately take her again!!!!

Professor Borgen may be extremely confusing in the essays assigns but their actually really easy. I raised by grade from a D to a B in a matter of 3 weeks!!! If you ask her for help she practically writes the essay for you! Class was boring but as long as you do the homework you'll be fine! She cares about your grade as long as you do!

Now looking at it, it's pretty hard to get an A in this class. The class is out of 300 points. That is it. So, getting a higher grade, like an A is a bit challenging. Luckily, I'm a pretty good essay writer so I received an A, but just barely. I'd recommend someone else if you're looking for someone easy! She's really nice though! And funny :)

Really chill & laid back professor. Attendance isn't mandatory, but I suggest you go if you have an upcoming essay due. You use the book a lot, so keep up with the readings and online quizes. Listen and take notes on what she says when it comes to essays!!! She lays it all out for you. I received a B, only because her topics were a bit boring.

Professor Borgen has made taking a remedial "English" class very enjoyable. I was hesitant about taking the class, thought I would hate it, but I actually learned a lot about how to improve my writing. She provides excellent writing skills, and tries to connect with each of her students. She grades fairly, not easily!

Great instructor, but only if you're willing to learn. Uses several methods to help coach you through becoming a better writer. I also enjoyed her sense of humor and support....!

Borgen is the best English teacher I have ever had. You can tell she really knows her stuff and wants her students to do well. If you go to class and take a few notes you'll have no trouble getting As on the essays. They seem confusing but turn out really easy because she breaks them down for you. GREAT PROFESSOR

very good teacher she could be a little confusing in her essay prompts but she is willing to answer questions in class. Her quizzes are easy just need to skim the readings. Very helpful in developing better writing skills. 3 essays in total and one group project.

She's a great grader and always put back a lot of feedback on papers to help strengthen writing style.

Great teacher, has a bit of humor. Provides lots of feedback and good class for improving your writing skills. I didn't do a few of the online quizzes, but they're pretty easy. If i did do them, I'd probably have gotten an A. The essays are fairly clear, but you can always ask her or e-mail her. Always there to help.

She's very straightforward and gives you guidelines for your papers (total 4) that tells yOU EXACTLY WHAT TO PUT. Just follow it. Lots of handoutsreadingsbusywork from course manual to analyze that's due in classat the end of the sem. Points add up! Definitely try not to skip no matter how monotone she is.

Linda was great! Papers are not too tough, literally just do EXACTLY what she tells you and you'll get an A. Ever have any questions about papers or how to do an assignment she'll fully lay it out for you, since sometimes the prompts are bit ambiguous. Overall so glad I had her as my teacher for this class.

Borgen is so funny! The only word I can describe her as is: Granola (her own words). The class is fairly easy and if you try you can get an A. You're in groups for the entire semester so choose wisely. We also talked about the drought the entire time... I'm pretty sure I know more about our drought than Gov. Brown, but it's an easy class.

You're stuck in groups the entire semester and that kinda sucked, but Borgen is understanding and really helpful when it comes to papers or conflict within your group. My advice is just go to class, follow her prompts, and actually try on the quizzes. Easy A if you put in effort.

Essay prompts were very complex, but if you follow her requirements and go to her office hours for clarification, it's not too bad. A lot of reading about the drought in California. Be sure to be on top of your journals because she grades those at the end of the semester. She is really chill, and I felt like my writing improved as I took the class.

Borgen is AMAZING. She goes over all the readings with you and if you pay attention she writes the essay for you. Her prompts are wordy but ask for her advice and she will tell you exactly what to do and how to do it. 3 essays total, 1 group project that isn't hard. If you are a good writer, you'll end up with over 100% in the class. TAKE HER!!!

I took her class in 2014 and she's a good professor. She told us exactly what she expected on the essays. Also, she gives feedback on your rough drafts which really helped my grade. No textbook, but we read articles and passages for the essays.

Borgen goes very in depth with the texts. If you're not good at analysis, don't take her class. The class book is absolutely necessary to get.

Borgen is great! 3 essays. Fair/ VERY lenient grader! You do have like 3 group assignments which are easy. 5 easy online quizzes. Final, is an online 2 page essay. She does offer extra credit. Attendance required only when group activities (check syllabus 4 those dates). Will help if you ask! I will definitely take her for RWS 305.

The entire semester was based on the current drought in California, if there was more variety in topics, the class would have been way more interesting. Besides that, she is a pretty legit RWS prof and gives good feedback and very clear prompts for each project.

Linda has good humor and takes things as they come. I had her for RWS280. We took it slow and tried to have as much fun as possible, while still learning something. She more than knows what she is doing, at least in this class.

I loved Linda, she is very nice and cares about her students, I would take her again in a heart beat. She made me a much better writer and her class was easy. Just do the homework and the essays and you will do fine!

Borgen is the only English I ever liked throughout my years of school. She told you exactly what she wanted out of an essay and let's you revise them. She is very understanding as well. One day I was sick, and she emailed me a copy of my paper that she edited so I could rewrite it. She made me become a better writer and I would take hear again.

Do you want to learn skills useful outside of class? Professor has the curriculum focused on rhetorical strategies/analysis with the intent of applying those skills on writing a targeted resume. This is an incredibly useful class if you have never written a resume or want to improve your current resume.

She's a solid choice for any English or RWS class. She knows how to teach and is fair when grading essays, and I intend to have her as my professor again.

Professor Borgen is probably one of the best teachers I have ever had. She genuinely cares about her students and she really makes an effort to make sure her students understand the material. She's a very reasonable grader but some of the essays are difficult towards the end of the semester & I hope I can have her as a professor again at some point

Borgen is a solid professor and a fair grader, but her essays are fairly complex. Somethings very important to her is sentence coherence and mla format. She is also very chill and does try to help you out in class but is a boring lecturer. Overall, I would take her again.

A genuinely good teacher, probably your best choice for RWS-100 or RWS-200, as I had her for both. She tries to keep her content interesting and allows students the chance to get custom feedback on their essays before turning them in. She tends to choose different content than other RWS teachers, meaning the experience is often unique and original.

Borgen is a great professor, she definitely cares about what her students think and takes feedback to directly apply to how she teaches. Additionally, when you write an essay she is willing to read through it prior to the grading deadline to help you make improvements before its officially graded.

she is super nice and a really fair grader. 3 and essays and the final is a group project that's pretty easy. Rarely any homework. She looks over your first 2 essays and tells you what to fix before she grades it which is super helpful. I have become a much better writer because of her and I would definitely take her class again!

I was hesitant taking Professor Borgen's class at first because of her average rating, but she ended up being my favorite professor this semester. She cares about her students and goes above and beyond to make sure everyone is engaged. She is a very kind and understanding person as well. If you put in the effort, this class is definitely an easy A.

I had her for 100 and 200 and the BEST teacher. She lays out what you need to do very simply. Listen in class and your papers will right themselves. She goes through each of the texts and describes what you need to do in your essays if you just listen. She is understanding that no one likes to do essays so she makes it easy if you pay attention.

Professor Borgen definitely makes you work for your grade. She gives great feedback on papers and is always willing to help. There are quizzes due on most Sundays which can be taken up to 3 times. There are 3 papers and 1 group powerpoint. I recommend this class if you are willing to put in the work for a good grade.

Professor Borgen made the class enjoyable, although most times having class at 8 am made it very hard to be involved, she tried her best to get us involved, but didnt force us to. Shes a very flexible teacher and she gives great feedback. The essays and projects were fairly easy if youre willing to do the work, which most times we did in class.

Best Professor I have had at SDSU so far. She is such a caring professor and she is also very understanding. I recommend taking her for RWS 305!!

Professor Borgen truly cares about her students. In her class, it's more about the well being and her students passing than it is about turning in work. She does everything in her power to help students pass and never makes them feel overwhelmed. If you have the opportunity, take her class, you won't regret it!

I thought she was a great RWS teacher and always gave great feedback on the essays but the essays were also very specific and detailed about what she wanted you to write about. Overall, as long as you put in the work and are a decent writer the class overall wasn't too hard.

All essays had a clear prompt that went over everything she wanted to see. She gives feedback on all essays. Lots of reading but i thought the book was interesting. A couple quizzes here and there. Very sweet and easy to communicate with. If your a decent writer you can definitely pass. lots of Group work. If you have a good group it will be easy.

Professor Borgen was a great professor! She was very understanding and you could tell she cared about all her students. You also could submit your paper to her and ask her what you need to do to get an A and she would tell you. I found the class to be very easy and she gave great feedback on essays.

Borgen is a great professor! She can be confusing since she's disorganized and all over the place with essay prompts. However, all you really need to do is just follow her tasks and ask questions when you're confused. Be prepared for lots of reading, it can seem like a lot but it's actually VERY interesting. Her class will make you a better writer.

There is stuff due every week. The work is easy, but don't underestimate the professor. There is no extra credit or late work allowed unless you have an acceptable excuse.

This course was fairly straight forward with a normal amount of HW (not overwhelming). Some of the prompts on essays and other assignments were a bit confusing to understand and read at first but the professor is nice and will help you answer any questions you have. Some of the HW involve you and your group. Overall I recommend this course.

Borgen is a solid choice for upper division rhetoric. Her assignments reflect real world issues such as unemployment and unpaid work and prepare you for the workforce with resume workshops and framing analysis. Her directions are a little confusing but she's very responsive to email and easily helps during office hours. Also very lenient grader.

For context, I took 305W over the S1 summer session. Professor Borgen is a teacher that truly cares about the best interest of her students. If you are taking the time to communicate with her, she will absolutely do her best to help you improve and make clear what it is she is grading. Putting in honest effort will guarantee a good grade.

My favorite professor so far

Easy Grader, shes great. Very undertandable and class is layed back just pay attention here and there and get work done and youll have a light class

Professor Borgen cares for her students and is always willing to help. She grades somewhat hard, but I recommend sending her your essay before hand and she will peer edit it. if you make all the changes that she says then you should get a good grade on the essays. There was a total of 4 essays in her class and a couple of quizzes.

Best RWS professor I had. She is very understanding and great at communicating what she expects from the assignments. I took her online and it was manageable and I had to work on this class one/twice a week. There are two essays, an analysis, and a presentation. The topics are interesting as well

Professor Borgen's class can be disorganized, but she's understanding and responsive. Assignments cover real-world topics, though prompts can be confusing. Using Unstuck ai alongside the textbook helped me stay on top of the workload. Overall, it's a worthwhile class that improves your writing.

Disorganized sometimes? Sure. But overall she is a fantastic teacher who made all of her assignments very clear and lectures brief and useful. A handful of small writing assignments/quizzes per module, one big paper at the end of each Mod, only 4 Mods total. Really simple work once you get the hand of the structure. Great lady and class overall

Easiest class I have taken. Easy grading, very flexible with assignments and class is not mandatory. Shes also just very nice and enjoys her job/ relates things back to real life.

Honestly Linda is the professor you want to take for this course. I don't care what anyone else says you have to take her. LINDA IS THE GOAT. Lectures can be pretty boring but all the assignments you can do from home. Very nice person who shows up and does her best. Not a lot of homework just 4 papers you have to do which aren't hard at all.

She is a kind person, and it's obvious she loves teaching. She has a lot of small assignments due every week that aren't worth many points, which leads to your main project at the end of the module. Her lectures are a bit boring, and she talks a lot, so it's easy to get lost in what she is saying.Not a tough grader but can be picky at times.

Prof Borgen is a sweetheart and clearly wants her students to succeed. Suuuper flexible too, 10/10!

Her class was extremely boring as well as her lectures. She is a decent grader, cares about her students, and is very lenient with due dates. I really liked her, but just a really boring class. No tests!