Roxanna Dappler

SDCC1 · ENG205 · ENGLYSHE · ENG105 · ENGLISH · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 36/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 4.6

The decision

if you want a hard writing boot camp and ; skip if you need flexible prompts or an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy Essay LoadHard but FairLecture HeavyLittle Flexibility

Writing load is heavy with weekly essays and and errors.
Older students credit big writing growth; and little improvement.
Attendance matters and skipping hurts; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

, and few graded items make an A require sustained strong writing, not minimal effort.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Students call the class among the hardest, with dense essay expectations and little practice scaffolding.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

, while older reviews praise learning; overall risk outweighs the upside for most.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

tend to stick and errors are marked hard.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Weekly essays and high writing volume with limited practice make the load heavy.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some find her energetic and transformative; and writing does not improve.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assessment centers on essays and few graded items rather than many exams.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person English courses with , and a split between hard-but-helpful and archaic-and-unclear.

Main concern

, and strict standards can leave students stuck with low grades and little perceived growth.

What students said

“easily the hardest class in my college career.”
ENG105

“She's hard, but fair and .”
ENG205

“Definately lots of work, but her class can prepare you well for all the writing you will need to do in college.”
ENG105

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews focus on weekly essays and tough writing grades .

Essay-Based AssessmentFew Graded ItemsNo Clear Exam Format Stated

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Courses are graded mainly through essays with little mention of formal proctored exams.

Weekly EssaysFew Graded Items

“ and expects you to understand and correct all of your mistakes on your own.”
SDCC1

“No textbooks, with little room for .”
ENG105

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She's hard, but fair and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 8 and mixed growth claims. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Brutal Workload

22/100

“easily the hardest class in my college career.”

✍️ Writing Growth Split

48/100

“I am SUCH a better writer for having taken this phenomenal woman's class.”

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38/100

“overall I do not feel that my writing had improved the way i had hoped.”

📝 Essay-Heavy Assessment

25/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She's set in her archaic teaching styles.
A very energetic teacher--I think her background is theatre.
Tough, but I learned a lot.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

What ever you receive on your first essay will not differ much from your last.
Very hard. Very good.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

She takes interest in her students
hard, but fair
Great teacher!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 8 reviews with mixed eras and sparse grade data; themes on hardness are consistent but sample is small.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 52

Course coverage

ENG2053 reviews

ENG1052 reviews

ENGLISH1 review

ENGLYSHE1 review

SDCC11 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

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C 1

D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1

Roxanna Dappler

x x x if you want a hard writing boot camp and x x x x; skip if you need flexible prompts or an easy A.

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.

📚 Brutal Workload

✍️ Writing Growth Split

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📝 Essay-Heavy Assessment

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a hard writing boot camp and ; skip if you need flexible prompts or an easy A.

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