Keith Williams

ENGL1A · ENG1A · ENGL01A · ENG400 · ENG001A · ENG30B · ETH065 · 1A · ENGL30436 · ENGL001A · ENG100 · C · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 80.49%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you want a funny, feedback-rich English class and will actually do the readings and essays.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious dry humorEssay and reading heavyGreat essay feedbackGroup discussionsAttendance matters

Students love his sarcasm and class energy while still calling him respected and caring.
Expect , and about five essays per term.
if you show up and submit work; a few call him a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many say easy if you do the work and , but and multi-essay load.

A; one online review found essays much harder.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is English 1A level with lots of reading and literary analysis rather than pure busywork.

Online ETH was easier; ENG sections stay reading-heavy across formats.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Many reviews say attendance and participation heavily affect the grade and he rarely excuses absences.

Evidence is almost all in-person; online notes are thinner but still stress completing posts.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

About four-fifths would take again, driven by humor, feedback, and fair effort-reward.

In-person recommendations dominate; online has both strong yes and a hard no.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Often generous if work is complete, yet and slow returns.

Format shift

; online ETH called lenient on late work.

Workload

Moderate

44/100

Weekly readings, freewrites, group analysis, and .

Format shift

Online and sections.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Hilarious, clear feedback, engaging freewrites, and respected classroom vibe outweigh minority complaints.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strongest in person; online is thinner and more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grades come mainly from essays, freewrites, discussions, and participation rather than classic exams.

Format shift

Both formats center essays and posts; finals are often in-class essays or research papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person majority call him hilarious, helpful, and doable if you read, participate, and write the essays.

Main concern

, and attendance-linked grades wear some students down.

What students said

“THE BEST. Class is really easy if you do the work. You don't receive points off if you turn in late. Funny, caring, and .”
ENG001A

“Professor Williams and is a .”
ENG001A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one easy caring ETH course, one solid ENGL1A with extra credit, one hard essay-heavy complaint.

Main concern

Essay load and slow or harsh feedback can feel rough online.

What students said

“Easy and a great professor overall! He is very caring of his students, just communicate with him!”
ETH065

“Dr. ..I never think English can be that hard, if you are .”
1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is essay-driven with freewrites and occasional in-class finals rather than strict software proctoring.

In-class essaysResearch paper finalFreewritesEssay-heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work features freewrites, group analysis, several essays, and sometimes an in-class essay final.

In-class freewritesGroup literary analysisResearch paper finalIn-class essays

“Research Paper is the final, and there are in-class essays.”
ENG001A

“ as well!”
ENG001A

Online

Online comments mention weekly discussions, multiple essays, and extra credit responses, not webcam proctoring.

Weekly discussionsMultiple essaysExtra credit responses

“Course consists of weekly discussions + 4 essays.”
ETH065

“He also offers extra credit which was only a 5-8 sentence response so DO IT!!”
ENGL001A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Class is really easy if you do the work. You don't receive points off if you turn in late. Funny, caring, and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews (3 online, 38 in-person), highlighting humor, essay load, and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“this guy rocks he gives the best, most clearest feedback so it's easy to . plus, he's really funny and chill.”

📚 Workload Reality

44/100

“It's A LOT of reading, writing, and group work but not too overwhelming if you stick to the deadlines.”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“Super easy course if you put in the work, but he wasn't that tough of a grader.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Dr. Williams was the funniest professor and had a very entertaining dry humor.
this professor is so snarky and funny and entertaining!
Best college class ive taken so far. Only professor i actually miss.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He will make you write 5 essays per semester though.
majority of your grade comes from attendance so don't miss a class
He grades extremely hard on all the essays including the drafts.

Theme 3

📝 About Essays & Feedback

He gives good feedback on essays
His feedback is constructive and helped me improve my writing a lot.
**SEND ROUGH DRAFT TO HIM BEFORE TURNING THE **

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-one reviews spanning 2016-2026 with rich detail and mostly consistent themes on humor, reading load, and essay feedback.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528

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1 out of 50

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 19 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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Keith Williams

x x if you want a funny, feedback-rich English class and will actually do the readings and essays.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Essays & Feedback

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you want a funny, feedback-rich English class and will actually do the readings and essays.