1.8

Ray Butman

English - East Los Angeles College

1.8
Quality
4.2
Difficulty
33%
Would Retake
87
Reviews
1.8
Quality
4.2
Difficulty
1.8
Helpful
1.8
Clarity

33%

Would Retake

87

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Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

There's only 6 essays, this including midterm and final

ENG028 - 1.0 rating

Avoid taking his class

ENGLISH28 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

92%

Textbook Required

81%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

B-

80% confidence
Based on 10 grades
Most common grades:
B (2)
A (2)
B- (2)
Grade Distribution
A(2)B(4)C(3)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(0)
Based on 10 reported grades
B: 2
A: 2
B-: 2
C-: 1
Common Tags
Tough Grader (2)
Gives good feedback (1)
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS (1)
TEST HEAVY (1)
GRADED BY FEW THINGS (1)
Caring (1)
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Reviews (87)
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ENGLISH57
Nov 22, 2003

man, what can I say, you can heaing what he said, and he don't like ESL student, SUCK

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ENGLISH57
Dec 3, 2003

damn, better prepared to drop.he's suck and you can't understand what the hell he said. if you want to take his class. god help you. and good luck.

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ENG
May 16, 2004

Never to see so bad the english teacher

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065
May 17, 2004

dont bother doing his revisions in the regular school yr they dont count! everyone in spring semester is getting a D or F in his BS class

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ENGLISH61
May 24, 2004

No Comments

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ENG65
Jun 11, 2004

anyone that is planning to take his class should just be prepare to take this course over. he is one picky ass teacher. he expects u to write all perfect and he takes points off your essays for everything

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ENGLISH65
Jun 14, 2004

Worst professor ever! When he talks you can barely understand him. I mean he does got intersting stories and he tries to be funny and that the only plus he got. He grading is so hard. Every 2-3 errors on a essay and its like a grade down.

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ENG65
Jul 10, 2004

forget it! i am going to another school and start anew! my record is screwed up here! too many bad teachers!

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ENG65
Sep 10, 2004

The guy is all grammar.. If you want to learn grammar, "take him!".. I think he's funny & sounds like the parrot from Aladdin. His class is like the Tonight Show.. Nonetheless, I don't reccomend him.

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ENGLISH21
Nov 9, 2004

He's a very tough teacher. He does not give out good grades easily.

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ENGLISH65
Nov 30, 2004

This is an extremely demanding professor from whom you can learn.

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ENG065
Grade: B
Dec 2, 2004

He is crazy...he grades based on all grammar...and when lecturing he just talks like murmuring...i'm sick of going to this class. Thank god this is not Eng 101!

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ENG057
Dec 2, 2004

u can never get higher that 70 in my class~! and u donT need to shock why u only get 20-40 everytime, it is normaLLL~!!

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ENG57
Dec 7, 2004

Dont ever take him for English 57. He expected the papers too high. I regreted to have him this semester.Poor meh!

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ENGLISH65
Feb 6, 2005

okay, I totally think this man is funny. He has interesting stories and I love his sarcasm. He's not THAT hard...I mean, he does make it clear what errors he'll be taking points off. I just happen to think that writing has a lot more to do than grammar and stuff. There has to be feeling to it. <3

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ENGLISH57
Feb 7, 2005

Very strict.

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ENG65
Feb 9, 2005

this was the worst english teacher in the world every mistake on an essay brings down your grade. It was a waste of time

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ENGLISH65
Mar 1, 2005

Don't ever take his class.

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65
Mar 5, 2005

the worst teacher ever appeared on the face of the earth.

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ENG21
Apr 5, 2005

boring.

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ENG57
May 16, 2005

make your essays short and simple and free of gramatical errors. you don't really have to do anything in his class.

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ENG65
Jun 3, 2005

This guy is crazy!!! Dont take him. He just doesnt understand student needs and is very strict when grading essays. He wants everything grammar perfect. AAAAHHHH!!!!

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ENGLISH101
Jun 23, 2005

Awfull teacher.Shouldn't be teaching.Who gave him his degree???Not clear at all, at times he talks very low.Very very boring.Gives essays but never corrects on how good the essay was.He only corrects on grammar.I wrote an essay on a total different topic and said it was great.He always tries to be funny but most of the times isn't.Don't take him.

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ENGLISH65
Jun 29, 2005

Oh God, where do I begin...he suck! Save yourself some time and dont get him.

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ENG101
Grade: A
Jul 22, 2005

Not a good teacher. Bo not take him. He grades all essays on grammar. He wants everything perfect. I've always gotten A's on all my English classes and he gave me a D, and that's that turned in every single essay and I was never absent.

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ENG65
Aug 1, 2005

He let's you know EXACTLY what he'll be looking for in the assignment, that's why his grading is strict. Class is boring, but just let him do his job and he'll let you go home early.

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ENGL65
Aug 17, 2005

He is hard only at the beginning, but what matter to him is that you learn. His grading is discouraging at first but he really takes progress into account, so you just have to do good at finals (like me) A:)

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ENGLISH57
Dec 15, 2005

His grading system is difficult. He is really picky. I had to withdraw!!!

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101
Dec 26, 2005

Good literary reccomendations, other than that a waste of time.

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ENG101
Jan 10, 2006

Very advanced in grammer. Corrects everything, even the author of the books. Very hard grader.

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ENGLISH1000
Feb 24, 2006

He didn't like it when I sang Barts "Buttman" song. I only attended the class the last day (The Final) and I ended up with an A and a letter of recommendation and a good word for Brown University.

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ENG65
Mar 29, 2006

No Comments

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ENG57
May 10, 2006

Everytime I let my tutor check my essay after I finished it. Then I turned in the essay to him, next day I only got 55 percent~! That sucks. I attended his class everytime and turn in every paper that he wanted. I worked really hard in his class, but D is still inevitalble. I only wanna say if u wanna try what is the feeling of fail take his class!

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ENG57
May 16, 2006

yes we don't have homeworks and only essays to do, but dude he correct every little mistake you make and minus like five points off it. I didn't learn anything in that class. i say to all the people who are not good with grammers, don't take his class.

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ENG61
May 21, 2006

i always got 55pt or less in his essay.

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ENG65
Jun 15, 2006

SOOO BORING. doesnt explain topics well enough for you to even know what the hell to write about! i got B's and C"s, like 1 A on my essays. everyone got bad marks on their essays al lthe time. difficult grader. may i say again, VERY BORING! take him if you want to take eng 65 TWICE.

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ENG57
Jun 15, 2006

he sucks!!!!almost everyone gets D or less in his class !!!!he is the worth teacher on the earth

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ENGLISH57
Jul 3, 2006

So boring and difficult grade...i can not hear his voice clear in the back of the class....

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ENG65
Aug 6, 2006

BORING!!! Hard class and bad teacher. Don't take it.

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ENGLISH61
Aug 8, 2006

he talk about jokes that is not funny at all, and never teach a real thing about writing, and he will grade every one at 5/100 averagy...he sucks

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ENG1000
Sep 6, 2006

No Comments

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ENG65
Sep 19, 2006

The hardest class I've ever took. The ONLY class that I have to drop and got a withdrawal on my transcript.

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ENG65
Nov 10, 2006

Very Rude, Helpless, Difficult to understand, and always engaging in fruitless conversations! I would not recommend anyone to take his class. I passed his class with a D and took English 101, 102 and 103 and passed with A's with other professors and requested an academic renewal from admissions. Beware if you can avoid taking him please do so.

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ENGLI65
Dec 5, 2006

he's a punk. i hated this class. he never tought anything he always went off the subject anyway DON'T TAKE HIS CLASSES.

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ENG65
Dec 11, 2006

I missed first day, was dropped the next.

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ENG65
Dec 19, 2006

It's a miracle to pass his class.

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ENG65
Apr 15, 2007

Worse Teacher ever!

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ENG65
May 3, 2007

is not clear with assigments, tough grading

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ENG101
May 8, 2007

This teacher has NO idea on how to lecture, grade, or teach. He sits in class making stupid comments and jokes. He was a waste of time but most importantly money. You will not learn one thing in his class. I feel ripped me off.

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ENG57
Jul 25, 2007

He is terrible and picky. It is hard to get CR.

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ENLIS57
Dec 10, 2007

not that hard as long as u stay focused

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ENG21
Apr 1, 2008

bad professor, dont know how to teach!

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ENG57
Apr 8, 2008

oKAY 1st oF all, heZ hilarious! 2ndly, ppl get bad gradez on their essays because they arent drafting. you are suppossed to draft ur essay at least 3 timez before turning it in! people are complaining about him, but they dont fix the corrections in their next essay! hello go 2 the writing center & stop being lazy!

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ENG4453
Jun 25, 2008

Warning!!! You cann't learn anything from his classes. He come to teach because of his wife force him to do so. I don't know why the department still keep him here? We pay the money for nothing at the end.

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ENG4310
Jun 28, 2008

Yep! U learnt nothing from him. U can't hear clearly what's he talking about? Anyway his lecture is chaos. Why school so cruel still keep a senior here? And one thing he repeated telling us If U want a relax job to be a teacher, all you do is sit down and have a cup of coffee waitting for students answer the qestion.

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ENGLI57
Jul 29, 2008

this professor is terrible, i can't beleive they let an 80 year old still teach. he talks about non sense all day and you cant hear a word he is saying. he gives everyone low grades on their essays. i would save yourself time and money and not take his class!!!

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ENG101
Sep 3, 2008

Mr. Butman grades hard on essay expects u to read to the class. very knowledgeable and explains reasons. mostly boring totally old but a nice guy

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ENG57
Jan 2, 2009

He is not a bad guy, humors sometimes but most students don't know what he is talking about, extremly strict at essay, at beginning there r more than 40 students, at last, only 5 still attend his class.

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ENGENGL
Jan 12, 2009

I learned nothing from this guy, i took him a few semesters ago and he was awful. he doesnt speak clearly and makes stupid comments

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ENG65
May 12, 2009

Boring!

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ESL57
Jul 14, 2009

I droped class because of him

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ENG101
Dec 14, 2010

Horrible teacher! He was very rude and did nothing but complaint about ELAC and the students. Always talked about how amazing and smart students are at UCLA. I always do a good job on my papers and it was just hell in his class. He is not willing to help even if you ask for help. I do NOT recommend this professor at all!!!!!!

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ENG3495
May 30, 2011

Sense of humor, great teacher. Just do the work!

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ENG3044
Aug 4, 2011

Very strict, must pay extreme attention to understand him. Very knowledgeable for his field, grammar land. Want a teacher that is serious on the subject? That being the case, a great professor! Get over trying to cheat the system! I took a summer course with this proffesor, and I learned more than I have in the last 12 years of schooling.

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ENG3502
Aug 14, 2011

The teacher is very strict.He goes over grammar and expects students to know everything, he acts like he is perfect in grammar.He does not give extra credit.He makes student feel like they cant compare with some of the students at other universities.If you take his class make sure you take your papers to the writing center.i wouldn't take his class

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ENGLI26
Apr 17, 2012

Very strict, won't help when you ask for help and if he does he won't be very clear, beyond hard grader when it comes to the papers, everything you do is wrong. Not a good teacher I had to drop the class. He was failing the whole class and about only 5 students were passing with a C. Boringest class ever taken!

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ENGLI101
Jul 5, 2012

Great teacher if u want to actually learn..bad if u want an easy A.essays are remotely short

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ENGLI3494
Dec 13, 2012

The guy is funny ill give you that,but he already expects you to be almost perfect in GRAMMER.He calls his class "grammar land" fun right? His teaching method is horrible..The final was on a regret we have, I should have wrote about the regret i have for not dropping his class. Dont buy the fiction book only the Rules for writers(helpful)

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ENG028
Jan 20, 2013

Take this teacher at your own risk!! Day 1: 35+ students Day of Final: 7 students total. his teaching doesnt make sense and he Laughs at his own jokes. His class is based on eassays. Students dropped the class because they knew he wasn't going to pass anyone.

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ENG028
Feb 4, 2013

Don't take him!!!!!!! Boring, sarcastic, and a very tough grader. Class is only based on essays no book work.

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3495
Apr 24, 2013

very unhelpful very rough grader dont take his class

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ENGLISH2
May 13, 2013

HORRIBLE! His essays are so hard to get a good grade on, he doesn't teach all he does is read from the book and expect us to know how to write A+ essays. I dropped his class it wasn't even worth going to. I would never take him again.

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ENGLISH28
Jun 13, 2013

Expects you to know everything. Difficult to understand and knows most of the class does not get it and still does not try to make us understand. If asked a question he will only repeat himself and make you look dumb. Horrible Prof.

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28
Grade: B-
Jan 10, 2015

Butman is a very tough grader however, is very easy once you get the hang of the essays. Learn from mistakes !!!! First 2 essays were an F and a D. He explained mistakes not to make and once corrected i became a B student. Point is, don't let his attitude make you drop he actually does care about his students in his own way

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ENGLISH28
Nov 29, 2015

I have read a lot of comments on here for Professor Butman and I have to disagree with most of them. I like his class and understand they way he teaches. He expects yo to put your time in your work. He goes over exactly what he grades on in class and gives examples. He does try to help students during class but at the end you get what you earn.

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ENGLISH28
Nov 29, 2015

I have to disagree with most of the comments on here. I like his class and understand they way he teaches. He expects yo to put your time in your work. He goes over exactly what he grades on in class and gives examples. He does try to help students during class but at the end you get what you earn.

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ENG028
Dec 20, 2015

Mr Butman is probably the worst teacher ever, drop out before you regret it .

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ENGLISH28
Dec 29, 2015

So uninspiring. So boring. It was torture being in his class. He humiliated students whenever they asked a question. He offered absolutely no guidance. He speaks in a low soft voice and has major problems hearing. Avoid taking his class!

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ENG028
Grade: C-
Jan 11, 2016

I have nothing negative to say about Mr. Butman. I tried the class out and did not comprehend with his way of teaching. So now i am retaking Eng. 28 with a differ Professor (SANGHA) and it is a dramatic change. I am learning the concept that needs to be met for this english class.

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ENG028
Grade: D+
Jan 29, 2016

while i was in his class he goes off topic, grades his students off english 121 and expect his students to know how to write a paper and does not guide his students on any assignments. Speaks very low he tries to be funny but personally i did not learn anything from this class i am retaking english 28.

3.0
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ENG028
Grade: C
Feb 1, 2016

If I'd known of this site before registering & reviews, wouldn't have taken his class & have the regret. Only way to pass is if you tune everything out to hear him clearly since he mumbles & he could explain an essay prompt w/o you realizing it. Only assigns 400 word paper vs the 1,000 criteria. Learned nothing since he genuinely does not teach.

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ENG028
Jun 12, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Worst professor yet. Hw and exam is a 400 word personal essay (informal). He reads everything directly out of the book with not explanation. He rambling a lot and gives unclear on essay assignment. He incapable of help you improve ur writing skill. he will noted when you received help even if you went to a tutor, he'll tell you not to do that again

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ENG028
Jun 15, 2016
Wouldn't take again

If you want a lazy class and hope to pass, this is the teacher for you. You don't need to read, just show up to every class and turn in the work. There's only 6 essays, this including midterm and final. Don't expect to learn, challenge or know what is going on in class. If you ask him for help, you'll be more confused than before.

4.0
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E3487
Grade: B
Jul 1, 2017
Would take again

The first couple of papers he assigns are confusing. Throughout the course it gets easier. Good note taking skills are important as he explains what he expects from students. Lectures are confusing sometimes but it you take notes and ask questions it will be helpful. Very little homework is assigned, go to his office hrs. Great professor!

Tough Grader
Gives good feedback
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3.0
ENG028
Grade: A
Jul 3, 2017
Would take again

Took English 28 with professor Butman. Don't let the other reviews keep you from experiencing this class. Although the reading isn't mandatory, it helps to do it. He provides guidelines on his expectations for the essays he assigns and will even give you extra time to turn it in. Take your own book to read in his class and you will be fine.

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GRADED BY FEW THINGS
Caring
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ENG028
Grade: C+
Jan 23, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Took his night class.... bad idea. All he does is talk and talk, and rants about other random stuff. Don't get me wrong he is funny, but that doesn't make up for other stuff. He literally has to walk up to you in order to hear what you said. STAY AWAY lol

Skip class? You won't pass.
Clear grading criteria
Hilarious
3.0
3.0
ENG028
Grade: B-
Aug 29, 2018
Wouldn't take again

No extra credit

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
SO MANY PAPERS
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

92%

Textbook Required

81%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B-

80% confidence
Based on 10 grades
Most common grades:
B (2)
A (2)
B- (2)
Grade Distribution
A(2)B(4)C(3)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(0)
Based on 10 reported grades
B: 2
A: 2
B-: 2
C-: 1
Common Tags
Tough Grader (2)
Gives good feedback (1)
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS (1)
TEST HEAVY (1)
GRADED BY FEW THINGS (1)
Caring (1)
Skip class? You won't pass. (1)
Clear grading criteria (1)
Rating Trend

Improving

+0.44 avg change
Jan
Feb
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Jul
Jan
Aug
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

ENG3044

5.0

(1)

ENGLI101

5.0

(1)

ENGLISH1000

4.0

(1)

ENG3495

4.0

(1)

E3487

4.0

(1)
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Difficulty by Course

65

5.0

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