James Pacchioli

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AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 78.26%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you want sharper literary analysis and and are willing to work hard for a B or better.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilariousTough graderAmazing lecturesSo many papersClear grading criteria

Most students call him hilarious, inspiring, and .
He is a and office hours.
Attendance and participation matter; skip class and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Repeated tough-grader comments say As are rare and , and strict MLA or grammar care.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and deep literary analysis make the content intellectually demanding for many students.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Skip-class warnings, pop quizzes, and reports of enforced.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

About four in , and real writing growth despite hard grading.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; many say Bs are common and As require near-perfect structure and grammar.

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

So , and occasional quizzes create a sustained load.

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Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Majority praise hilarious lectures, insight into texts, and ; a minority finds him boring or harsh.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

and occasional multi-part essay finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English students largely praise his humor, lectures, and feedback while warning that and .

Main concern

and structure plus frequent papers and .

What students said

“ and will make you work extremely hard for an A but you will learn a lot if you put in the effort.”
ENG1

“I loved him! He is so kind and helpful and sweet. He gave ”
ENG7

“professor pacchioli is a gem. super sarcastic sense of humor which i (personally) appreciate.”
ENG2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Quizzes and essay-based exams are common; reviews .

Pop quizzesEssay examsTwo-part essay finalClear grading criteriaIn-person discussions

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person classes use pop quizzes, discussion-based quizzes, and multi-part essay finals; .

Pop quizzesEssay examsTwo-part essay finalRead the book or quiz

“The final for his class a 2 part essay exam.”
ENG07

“ as those are what he bases the quizzes on.”
ENG7

“If he notice the class didn't read the book he will give a pop quiz or dismiss class.”
ENG1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ and will make you work extremely hard for an A but you will learn a lot if you put in the effort.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and high recommendation among effort-minded students. Credibility rating: High.

😂 Humor and Energy

82/100

“I was laughing out loud every single class. He was entertaining and provided many ah-ha moments”

📝

28/100

“He's a and it's hard to get even a B on some of his papers.”

👍

78/100

“I recommend 100%!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

professor pacchioli is a gem. super sarcastic sense of humor
His oratory and relationship with students is amazing.
This man is such a sweetheart! He is passionate about what he does

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

not an easy A Proffesor
and will make you work extremely hard for an A
Hard to get an A but B is fairly easy.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload and Exams

SO MANY PAPERS
The final for his class a 2 part essay exam.
Beware of pop quizzes

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent , and heavy papers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

B 5 · B- 2

C range

C+ 3 · C 3

D range

D 2

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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James Pacchioli

x x if you want sharper literary analysis and x x and are willing to work hard for a B or better.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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😂 Humor and Energy

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👍 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Workload and Exams

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Quality ratings

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C range

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if you want sharper literary analysis and and are willing to work hard for a B or better.

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