Marianne Boretz

ENG2 · ENG1919 · ENGLISH103 · ENG39 · ENGENG2 · ENG2ONLINE · ENGLISH2 · ENGL39 · ENGL2 · ENG02ONLINE · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 60%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you like literature and will keep up with and posts; skip if you need an easy low-effort A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of readingStrong feedbackInteresting literatureParticipation heavyMixed grading

Many students , and online discussion design.
Expect , and papers rather than light busywork.
and supportive for some, harsh or mood-based for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some students call it an easy A with steady participation, but others say she is hard to please and nearly impossible for an A.

Online reviews more often call the class easy with homework; in-person-tagged reviews more often emphasize tough or .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Content is literature-heavy with frequent reading, posts, and .

; a few short online terms felt lighter week to week.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

66/100

and literature, yet a sizable minority and workload.

Online and praise with a persistent critical minority.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Many call her fair with useful feedback, while .

Format shift

Online reviews more often report solid As; several in-person-tagged reviews claim harsh or .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly readings, multiple discussion posts, responses, and .

Format shift

Both formats describe lots of reading and posts; short online terms feel especially compressed.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most students call her an excellent literature teacher with experiences.

Format shift

Praise for teaching quality appears in both Online and In person review sets.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Grades center on discussions, papers, and participation, with .

Format shift

Online short terms often have no quizzes; and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Many labeled in-person reviews still describe strong online-style English sections with and interesting lit, plus a vocal minority who found her impossible to please.

Main concern

and discussion load plus reports of subjective or and posts.

What students said

“She expects quality work and will .”
ENGENG2

“ . She is never happy with my answers to her questions.”
ENG2

“Easy A if you participate.”
ENG2ONLINE

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students , and doable weekly work, though some report vague instructions and late unlocks.

Main concern

Vague online instructions, delayed assignment unlocks, and clear tech-ready structure.

What students said

“Easy class to get a good grade if you do all the homework and assignments.”
ENGL2

“reading ... .”
ENGLISH2

“She is SO VAGUE about everything. and it'll hurt your grade.”
ENGL2

Exam style

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Assessment is mainly papers and discussions; than locked proctored tests.

Writing-based midterm/finalDiscussion-heavySome no quizzesPaper-focused

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person-tagged reviews still mostly describe online-style writing work, quizzes, and .

Papers and quizzesParticipation heavyWriting midterm/final

“ the texts (no outside sources needed)”
ENGL2

“3 papers and 2-3 quizes are assigned.”
ENG2ONLINE

Online

Online sections often rely on weekly discussions and papers; one course mentioned midterm and , and .

Discussion boardsMidterm/final papersNo quizzes in some terms

“There two exams (midterm & final 5 pages) and three textbooks required.”
ENG39

“ a mini research paper or a simple writing task.”
ENGLISH2

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Prof Boretz is an amazing teacher. Her materials are crystal clear, she provides lots of .”
Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews (6 Online, 16 In person), , and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Prof Boretz is an amazing teacher. Her materials are crystal clear, she provides lots of .”

📖 Workload Reality

32/100

“Be prepared to read A LOT and write A LOT!”

⚖️

52/100

“Impossible to get an A.”

👍 Recommendation

66/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She is a wonderful online teacher, really explains what is necessary to get an A.
, and interesting reads.
Gives wonderful and so you know what to improve.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A if you participate.
That being said, I took her for a short semester and it is not an easy A.
Impossible to get an A.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

Lots of reading but nothing complicated.
Get ready to read
have to to read 4 stories each week, write on all 4, write about 4 other students writimgs!!!!

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews span many years with rich detail and a consistent core pattern of grading complaints.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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ENGLISH22 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

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A 4 · A- 1

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Marianne Boretz

x x if you like literature and will keep up with x x and posts; skip if you need an easy low-effort A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

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📚 Teaching Quality

📖 Workload Reality

⚖️ x x

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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F

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if you like literature and will keep up with and posts; skip if you need an easy low-effort A.

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