Mark Slakey

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AI rating: 90/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 88.24%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you want a and you are ready to write a lot.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGreat FeedbackCaringLots Of WritingExtra CreditClear Instructions

Students widely praise his caring style, fast email replies, and .
Workload is writing-heavy with essays, discussions, quizzes, and MyWritingLab, so free time is limited.
An A is realistic with effort and , but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is likely if , and claim , but essays and detail-oriented grading still require real work.

Online reviews stress effort-plus-extra-credit paths to A; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Writing skills are taught clearly, but volume of essays, reading, and .

Both formats describe manageable content with heavy writing; online MyWritingLab adds grind.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

88/100

Roughly 88% would take again and many call him one of the and growth.

Strong across online and older in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Constructive multi-draft feedback and help grades, but .

Format shift

Online tends fair with EC; .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Expect , and MyWritingLab-style work.

Format shift

Heavy writing load is consistent online and in person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students consistently , and writing growth.

Format shift

Excellent ratings dominate both formats despite a few older negatives.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and homework labs more than classic closed-book finals.

Format shift

Online details essays plus MyWritingLab; and on-demand essays.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person sections also emphasize strong writing instruction and mostly positive praise.

Main concern

A minority of .

What students said

“100% take his class if you while receiving an easy A:)”
ENG042A

“There are and .”
ENG1D

“Grades SO HARD. He wants perfection on the !”
ENGLISH1D

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online Canvas classes are organized with essays, discussions, quizzes, and ; he is responsive and feedback-rich, though .

Main concern

Weekly writing load and tools like MyWritingLab can feel overwhelming if you fall behind.

What students said

“I love Professor Slakey's class. He responded to my emails very quickly and even gave plenty of ”
ENG1D

“ ! and is encouraging.”
ENG1A

“If you enjoy .”
ENG1D

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly essays and and timed on-demand writing rather than webcam proctoring.

Essay HeavyTake-Home EssaysOn-Demand EssaysQuizzesTimed Final ResponseExtra Credit Midterm

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe multiple take-home and .

Take-Home EssaysOn-Demand EssaysDraft FeedbackReading Quizzes

“There are and .”
ENG1D

“When writing a .”
ENG1A

Online

Online courses emphasize essays, discussions, quizzes, and occasional timed final response essays, with options.

3 Essays Plus ECQuizzesMyWritingLabTimed Final ResponseExtra Credit

“There were 3 essays and . The and most likely still a response essay.”
ENG1A

“He gives us 3 essays that aren't too hard. He is very strict with ”
ENG1D

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Slakey is awesome! and applicable to real life... .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (31 online, 19 in-person), highlighting feedback quality, writing load, and recommendation strength. Credibility rating: High.

📝

88/100

“ and is encouraging. I'm critical about my writing, and , but Sla key always made me feel reassured.”

📚 Heavy Writing Load

34/100

“If you enjoy .”

👍 Strong Recommendation

88/100

“By far the . His class requires a lot of writing, but he prepares you for it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is super flexible and compassionate.
! and is encouraging.
Dr. Slakey is a very kind and understanding professor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

do the work and you get a B, put in the effort and you get an A.
He is a and .
Grades SO HARD. He wants perfection on the essays

Theme 3

✍️ About Workload

There's a LOT of writing.
.
mywritinglab was so unecessary and took a lot of my time

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years and both formats show consistent themes of , and heavy writing with .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 54

2 out of 51

1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 6 · A 11 · A- 3

B range

B+ 3 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

C 3

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1

Mark Slakey

x x if you want a x x x x x x x x and you are ready to write a lot.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

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📝 x x x x

📚 Heavy Writing Load

👍 Strong Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

✍️ About Workload

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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 want a and you are ready to write a lot.

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