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English

Donald Johnson

ENGLISH21B · ENG2 · ENG1 · ENG1A · ENG21 · ENG21BENG2 · ENG21B · ENGL21A · ENGL2 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
94.87%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

If you need ENG1 or ENG2, take Johnson for a .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A EnglishCaring and FunnyEssay-FocusedLenient DeadlinesClear Feedback
  • Students overwhelmingly call him one of the .
  • , but and he helps heavily in office hours.
  • Workload stays manageable with few or no exams and flexible late-work policies.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

91/100

Show up, do the , and students say an A is nearly automatic.

Easy A is reported in both online and in-person English sections.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Reading and a , but content and .

Both formats describe manageable difficulty; some ENG2 reading is denser.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, but he is flexible and participation matters more than policing.

; online commonly says no.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Near-universal praise for kindness, clarity, humor, and willingness to help every student succeed.

Recommendation stays extremely high online and in person across many years.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

90/100

Students call him lenient, willing to boost borderline grades, and generous with late work and feedback.

Format shift

Online and in-person both stress generosity; rare older critiques of essay weighting.

Workload

Light

76/100

A handful of essays plus light quizzes or group work; .

Format shift

Online sometimes notes more reading; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and repeatedly named among the .

Format shift

Excellence is consistent across formats and decades of reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Essays and , with quizzes as a small share.

Format shift

Both formats are essay-dominant; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and essay help that many call a guaranteed A with effort.

Main concern

A few students find lectures slow or feel they learned less than expected for an easy A.

What students said

“You should 100% take this class if you want an easy A.”
ENG1
“ , but be sure to put in effort for the papers because they make up a big part of your grade.”
ENG2
“If !”
ENGL2

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, and still feels easy if you complete the papers.

Main concern

, and feedback sometimes comes slowly.

What students said

“One of the best and easiest professors out there.”
ENG1
“does not penalize for late assignments and will work with you individually if you reach out.”
ENG1
“your whole grade (85%) is essays, and 15% is homework.”
ENG1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many sections have no traditional exams; prompts.

No Exams OftenEssay HeavyOpen Note FinalIn-Class WritingQuiz Light

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some sections have simple quizzes but little high-stakes testing.

In-Class Essay FinalOpen Note FinalSimple QuizzesOffice Hours Essay Review
“ , but be sure to put in effort for the papers because they make up a big part of your grade.”
ENG2
“ and straight forward and .”
ENGL2
“we had 3 essays out of class and 1 in class (final).”
ENG2

Online

and rarely mention camera or Lockdown tools.

Essay DominantNo Proctoring MentionedLate Work Flexible
“Easy class if you follow his .”
ENG1
“Most of your grade , so be prepared to put some effort into your work.”
ENG1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You should 100% take this class if you want an easy A. He is a great professor and an even better guy. He really just wants you to succeed in his class, so if you just do the work and show up to class, you're basically gurenteed to get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and . Credibility rating: High.

🏆

95/100

“The !”

📝 Easy A Path

91/100

“Overall, you have to go out of your way to not get an A in the class.”

💬

93/100

“He will go over it in depth and make corrections. If !”

😄 Kind and Hilarious

90/100

“Such a nice and joyful professor, he did a lot of group work and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • engaging and teaches you from the heart
  • and lectures
  • lectures were very slow, i fell asleep a few times

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A though
  • essays are worth the 85% of your grade
  • He is not a and

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • caring and helpful
  • super sweet guy
  • genuinely one of the kindest professors I've had

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

71

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years and courses show unusually consistent praise for ease, care, and essay support.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 555
4 out of 511
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 7 · A 18 · A- 3

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 6

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1