Peter Hines

ENGL3646 · ENGL1A · ENG1A · ENGL302 · ENG5 · ENGLISH1A · ENGLENGL · ENGL100 · ENGENG · ENGLI1A · ENGL3094 · ENG100 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 97/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you will read and participate—he makes the class human, flexible, and grade-friendly.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring funny lecturerReading-heavy EnglishEasy grader with rewritesPhilosophy-focused 1AExtra credit friendly

Students widely call him one of the : , and invested in growth.
, and essays rather than traditional tests; midterms/finals are often open-note essays.
An A is very reachable if you show up, read, and write, though and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Many students say show up, do the work, and you get an easy A; he grades improvement, allows rewrites, and offers .

Online calls it easy if you read and try; , and open-note exams.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

; challenge comes from volume of reading and essays, not brutal concepts.

Both formats emphasize reading load; .

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

93/100

Overwhelming chorus of , and 100% would-take-again among those who answered.

Strong recommendation in both online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Often an easy or fair grader with rewrites, , improvement-based scoring, and occasional bump to A.

Format shift

A ; overall tone remains student-friendly.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

and several essays or freewrites, but many call essays short and .

Format shift

Online notes lots of ; in-person echoes SO MANY PAPERS for some sections.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Funny, caring, clear, discussion-driven teaching that converts English-haters and builds real writing skill.

Format shift

Online praises accessibility; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and projects more than traditional objective tests.

Format shift

; online centers writings and reading.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Large in-person base praises his humor, care, group discussion style, flexible deadlines, , and .

Main concern

Lots of reading and multiple essays; a minority find prompts vague or .

What students said

“By far the . He made class fun and I learned a lot from his class.”
ENG100

“His class is super EASY! as well! If you want an easy class, this one is it!”
ENG5

“Midterm and however are open notes.”
ENG1A

“He is a great lecturer... is an . He gives many opportunities.”
ENGLISH1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students still stress participation, , and an easy path if you try.

Main concern

Participation still matters online and there can be a lot of reading and homework.

What students said

“Although it was an online class, participation matters. There is a lot of reading, but if you make sure you can provide coherent explanations in your writings youll be fine.”
ENGL1A

“Absolute G, easy class if you just read and try. but nothing immensely difficult.”
ENGLISH1A

Exam style

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When exams exist they are usually open-note in-class essays with advance outlines and rewrite options.

Open notes midterm/finalIn-class essaysRewrites allowedNo traditional testsExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are commonly open-note essays; many sections have no traditional tests and allow rewrites.

Open notes midterm/finalIn-class essaysEssay rewritesFew or no tests

“Midterm and however are open notes.”
ENG1A

“ . and let's you make an outline weeks before tests. You can rewrite your essay if your lower than a B.”
ENGLISH1A

“No test so that was nice.”
ENG1A

Online

Online reviews ; assessment is writing and participation based.

Essay focusedParticipation matters

“Absolute G, easy class if you just read and try. but nothing immensely difficult.”
ENGLISH1A

“He clearly lays out what is expected.”
ENGL1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“By far the BEST English teacher I've taken. He made class fun and I learned a lot from his class... !!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (2 online, 48 in person), highlighting teaching, grades, and . Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Quality

90/100

“ is HALARIOUS , his class consists more on reading and writing essays.”

🎯 Easy A Path

84/100

“Just do the work and you get an easy A. I suck at English but he grades me on my improvement.”

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55/100

“he does require a lot of , but it's really interesting.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and friendly and .
He teaches about life, not just English.
He's a great lecturer, and makes everything so clear.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

show up and you'll get a EASY passing grade
He is such a and .
but a very reasonable teacher.

Theme 3

📝

Midterm and however are open notes.
He assigns a lot of papers but is really forgiving on time.

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years with strong agreement on teaching style, workload, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529

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3 out of 53

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 4 · A- 2

B range

B+ 4 · B 7

C range

C+ 1

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Peter Hines

x x x if you will read and participate—he makes the class human, flexible, and grade-friendly.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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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

🎯 Easy A Path

📖 x x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will read and participate—he makes the class human, flexible, and grade-friendly.

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