Daren Smoley

ENGLISH105AX · ENG105AX · ENGL105 · ENGL130 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 93/100
RMP rating: 4.9/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you can attend every class and keep up with .

Best fit · Effort For RewardEasy A with attendanceGives good feedbackClear grading criteriaLots of papersAccessible outside class

Near-perfect quality scores and 100% would-take-again across all reviews.
Easy A if you show up and ; .
Heavy paper and and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students repeatedly call it an Easy A if , and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable English composition, but lots of reading and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance is repeatedly called mandatory and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

and several call him a great or .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and Easy A comments outweigh the one C and moderate difficulty tags.

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

SO MANY PAPERS, reading responses, and light.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students , and strong lectures.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades center on essays, reading responses, and homework; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Students , and an Easy A and consistent homework on Canvas.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Easy A just show up to class and do the work.”
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“He but other than that easy A.”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment is mainly papers and homework; the if .

Final waived with perfect attendanceEssay-based assessmentHomework every class

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections emphasize essays and homework; .

Final excused with perfect attendanceMultiple essaysReading responses

“If .”
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“You if you attend every single class meeting.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Easy A just show up to class and do the work.”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching care, Easy A path, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Even in class, he's a very good professor with .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“I would totally take his class again, too bad he doesn't teach English 1!”

📝 Workload Reality

48/100

“Need the 2 books to pass & makes you work for your grade.”

📅

22/100

“He but other than that easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Was very good. really cares for his students.
He's a nice guy.
!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A just show up to class and do the work.
other than that easy A
makes you work for your grade

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

You have a total of 5 essay the whole semester.
10 reading responses (super easy) 4 essays
There is lots of reading and your required textbooks are definitely needed

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seven consistent in-person reviews from 2016-2022 with strong agreement but a modest sample and older dates.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 51

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2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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ENG105AX1 review

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Reported outcomes

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6 reported outcomes

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B 1

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C 1

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

MustTake

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📝 Workload Reality

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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