Anna Alessi

ENG1A · ENGIB1631 · ENGLI1B · WRITING1B · ENG200 · ENG102 · ENG1B · ENGLISH1B · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 71/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you can handle heavy weekly writing; skip if you want a light GE English class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardRevision-friendly essay gradingHeavy weekly busyworkFast email responses92 percent needed for an ALots of reading and writing

, and responsiveness, especially for transferable English.
, and long essays.
An A often needs about 92 percent, but revisions make high grades reachable if you keep up.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

High A threshold around 92 and redo chances if you keep up.

Online reviews stress workload more; attainable.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

and writing, but volume of weekly work raises the challenge.

Online students emphasize .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory while many online or older reviews .

Online is assignment-driven; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and comments split between must-take writing mentor and .

Recent online reviews are cooler on workload; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Revisions, amnesty for late work, and feedback-driven resubmits make grades recoverable for most students.

Format shift

Both formats mention revisions; online also notes a high percentage needed for an A.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and multi-page essays appear across many reviews.

Format shift

Online reviews complain more about repetitive weekly posts; in person still reports lots of writing.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students praise clear expectations, quick emails, humor, and help, with a .

Format shift

Teaching praise appears in both formats, with more organization complaints online.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and quizzes more than traditional midterms.

Format shift

Online and and weekly writing over big exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and hybrid-described , and fair if you complete the heavy writing load.

Main concern

Lots of essays, journals, and .

What students said

“Definitely not an easy A class.”
ENG1B

“EASY A even if 92% is A! I am end up with 97%...”
ENG1A

“easiest . If you dont get an A, then you dont want an A.”
ENG1B

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students split between easy A with revisions and overload from repetitive weekly posts and long essays.

Main concern

Weekly discussions, journals, reading logs, and .

What students said

“So much work for a General Ed English class. You read 4-6 10 page articles per week.”
ENG1B

“Although you need a 92% to get an A, it's EXTREMELY easy with her revisions!”
ENG1B

“ !!!!That's the biggest reason why I love her!”
ENG1A

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly writing-centered with quizzes and revisions rather than high-stakes proctored exams.

Essay-heavy assessmentWeekly quizzesDiscussion boards and journalsRevisions allowedRare traditional midterms

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, students report essays, journals, quizzes, and occasional timed writing rather than strict proctored finals.

Multiple essaysWeekly journalsReading quizzesTimed essay sometimesRevisions

“4 essays and 1 timed essay. quiz, discussion and journal weekly... BUT all of them are easy!!!!!!!!”
ENG1A

“there is a lot of essays but thats it! ! just journals and some essays!”
ENG1B

Online

, and escalating essay lengths with revision chances.

Discussion boardsJournalsReading quizzes3-10 page essaysRevisions

“Every week you have 2 discussion board posts, 4 discussion replies, multiple reading log posts, a 200 word journal”
ENG1B

“She let's you revise your work so you can get 100% on everything.”
ENG1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Although you need a 92% to get an A, it's EXTREMELY easy with her revisions!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person sections, balancing revision-friendly grading against heavy weekly writing. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Workload Reality

28/100

“So much work for a General Ed English class. You read 4-6 10 page articles per week.”

🎯 Teaching Support

78/100

“Prof. Alessi is the !”

✏️ Path to an A

76/100

“If you dont get an A, then you dont want an A. Its that simple.”

📧 Responsiveness

80/100

“ !!!!That's the biggest reason why I love her!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

hands on and gets back to you quickly
lets you revise and shes not a snob like most other english teachers

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Definitely not an easy A class
Lots of work but if you do it all, you can easily get an A
She grades REALLY rough but allows you to do revisions

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

LOTS of writing assignments
Lots of busy work
this one

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across online and and revision-friendly grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536

4 out of 59

3 out of 53

2 out of 55

1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 3

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1

Anna Alessi

x x if you can handle heavy weekly writing; skip if you want a light GE English class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Varies

Depends

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.

📝 Workload Reality

🎯 Teaching Support

✏️ Path to an A

📧 Responsiveness

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

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

if you can handle heavy weekly writing; skip if you want a light GE English class.