Michelle Mattoon

WR2 · WR1 · WRITTING201 · 73 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 22/100
RMP rating: 2.0/5
Take again: 20.75%
Difficulty: 4.2

The decision

; , and poor feedback make WR1 a grade risk.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtremely late gradingTough graderSo many papersLittle feedbackMandatory attendance

so you cannot improve
and heavy paper load make the class high-stress

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Some students still land As, but tough essay grading, late returns, and than a gift.

Both online and ; in-person adds more failed and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and and pace feel hard for a first writing course.

and RCPs; and participation pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and multiple absences can get you dropped.

Evidence is mainly in-person; online still expects presence for lectures and camera-on participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Would-take-again is about 21% and recent comments overwhelmingly say find anyone else.

; a few older positive in-person notes do not change the trend.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; grades feel subjective and .

Format shift

Harsh tone appears in both formats; and D/F reports.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

So many papers, weekly readings, outlines, and .

Format shift

Online workload is denser week-to-week; .

Teaching experience

Poor

20/100

Students , and little teaching value in class.

Format shift

A minority of older reviews call her caring; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grade is driven by multiple essays and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person WR1/WR2 , and essays graded after they can no longer help you.

Main concern

students who thought they were fine.

What students said

“Has not graded my last 3 essays except essay 1. Which means I have ”
WR1

“She takes forever to grade yet .”
WR1

“The majority of the class received F's. !”
WR1

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online , and and weak Canvas organization.

Main concern

Huge weekly workload plus end-of-semester grading dumps grades without time to recover.

What students said

“ALOT of work 4 essays 4 RCP 4 outlines in 4 wells plus 6+ assignments a lot of reading.”
62815

“Professor Mattoon started to grade paper end of the semester, when she does grade she doesnt always give you a comment”
WR1

“ but and grade on time.”
WR1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on essays and a term paper; reviews do not clearly prove proctored closed-book exams.

Essay-focused assessmentFinal term paperLimited exam detail in reviews

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a final paper graded extremely late, not proctoring tools.

Four essaysFinal term paperLate essay returns

“You're gonna have to write 4 essays , then write a ”
WR2

“On the last day of class only 2 out of the 4 essays were graded.”
WR1

Online

Online comments focus on heavy paper load and .

Multiple essaysPeer discussion repliesCanvas submissions

“ALOT of work 4 essays 4 RCP 4 outlines in 4 wells plus 6+ assignments a lot of reading.”
62815

“she gives us like 3 readings and 6+ assignments per week... even when you have an .”
WR2

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Has not graded my last 3 essays except essay 1. Which means I have ”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and low take-again tone. Credibility rating: High.

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20/100

“She takes forever to grade yet .”

📉 Low Recommendation

18/100

“If you are doing WR 1 find a better professor than this one.”

📝 Paper Overload

22/100

“ALOT of work 4 essays 4 RCP 4 outlines in 4 wells plus 6+ assignments a lot of reading.”

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22/100

“ and will just refer you to the writing center instead.”

Theme 1

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This professor is the .
she does not grade your writing until the very last minute
grades really late so by the end of the

Theme 2

📝

So many papers
a LOT of reading and a lot of writing assignments
Shes constantly giving excuses of why

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

waste class time talking about her personal life
She has a lot of so called "squirrel" moments
and

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning 2017-2026 show consistent late grading and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 55

3 out of 58

2 out of 513

1 out of 539

Course coverage

WR139 reviews

WR29 reviews

628151 review

WRITTING2011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 9 · A- 5

B range

B+ 4 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

C 2

D range

D+ 2 · D 3 · D- 1

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2

Michelle Mattoon

x x x; x x x x x, and poor feedback make WR1 a grade risk.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🐢 x x x

📉 Low Recommendation

📝 Paper Overload

🚫 x x x

⏱️ x x x

📝 x x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

; , and poor feedback make WR1 a grade risk.

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