Katie Booth

ENGLM01A · ENGLISHM01B · ENGM10B · M01B · ENGLM10 · MO1A · M01AM01BM01C · M01A · ENGM01A · ENGMO1B · ENGLM02 · ENGLM01C · ENGLM01B · ENGM01B · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 44.62%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

if you want intensive writing growth and can tolerate ungrading uncertainty; avoid if you need a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerUngrading ContractHeavy WritingGreat Feedback (split)Disney-Themed UnitsPolarizing Philosophy

Uses an ungrading or grade-contract system that thrills some writers and .
, and reflections.
Strong praise for care and , and ideological framing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are earned through heavy essays and contract criteria, not by minimal effort; .

Both online and in-person stress writing labor; online ungrading complaints are louder.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and dense reading make the course intellectually and time intensive.

; in and reading.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

45/100

; writers who buy the philosophy love her, others strongly advise against.

Online recent cluster is more negative; older and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Ungrading can feel lenient on late work and .

Format shift

Online students most often dispute final grade outcomes under the contract.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and revisions create a heavy continuous load.

Format shift

Heavy load is reported in both formats; online busiest-week stacking is especially noted.

Teaching experience

Good

55/100

and writing growth; others find lectures boring and .

Format shift

In-person fans emphasize presence and inspiration; online is more mixed on clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and reflections rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats are assignment and paper heavy; traditional testing is rare.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

devoted fans call her best English teacher ever; , and heavy workload.

Main concern

and students even face-to-face.

What students said

“By far my favorite professor I've taken at Moorpark, in any subject.”
ENGLM01B

“ . Doesnt even help you improve your writing she just tells you to refer to the Writing Center Expectations”
ENGM01B

Remote format

Online

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online is the largest sample and highly polarized: and growth, many others call ungrading stressful busywork with repetitive discussions.

Main concern

Ungrading leaves students unsure of .

What students said

“Was not a fan of the ungrading policy, I worked so hard... asked for an A (deserving of one) and received a B :/”
ENGLM01B

“She is one of the few Professors that really care about you succeeding in her course.”
ENGLISHM01B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly writing and ungrading rather than strict closed-book exams, though workload stress remains high.

Ungrading ContractEssay HeavyDiscussion PostsOpen Lecture Quizzes (some)Few Traditional Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and discussion driven; reviews do not clearly prove strict closed-book exam batteries.

Essay HeavyParticipation DrivenWriting Center Focus

“You might think some of the work is busy work but it isn't and will 100% pay off because everything you do is for an essay.”
ENGLM01B

“ .”
ENGM01B

Online

Online assessments are discussions, essays, and open lecture/book quizzes under a .

UngradingWeekly DiscussionsEssay RevisionsOpen Book Quizzes

“ .”
MO1A

“you don't have an official grade because of her "ungrading" policy.”
ENGLM01B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She has a philosophy about ungrading that doesn't make any sense... I had to lie all the time and it was a lot of agony and stress.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, centering ungrading, writing load, and strongly split affection. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Ungrading Controversy

40/100

“Was not a fan of the ungrading policy, I worked so hard... asked for an A (deserving of one) and received a B :/”

✍️ Writing Growth

80/100

“Has made me a writer I never thought I could be.”

📚 Workload Intensity

24/100

“ when you have an essay, a discussion post, literary analysis and an essay reflection all due the same week”

Theme 1

🎭 About Course Themes

All her units revolve around Disney movies
she said "Grammar is racist" in her first intro video
if you have an interest in theatre

Theme 2

❤️

She really cares about her students' success
truly one of the most inspiring professors I have ever met

Theme 3

⚠️ About Frustration

I feel I wasted 4 months of my life learning nothing
Fake it till you make it
it is a waste of time and money

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across online and in-person from 2019-2025 with repeated ungrading and writing themes support high credibility despite polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526

4 out of 57

3 out of 56

2 out of 511

1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2 · B 7

C range

C+ 1

D range

D+ 1 · D 2 · D- 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 1

Katie Booth

x x x if you want intensive writing growth and can tolerate ungrading uncertainty; avoid if you need a x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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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.

📝 Ungrading Controversy

✍️ Writing Growth

📚 Workload Intensity

🎭 About Course Themes

❤️ x x x x

⚠️ About Frustration

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 want intensive writing growth and can tolerate ungrading uncertainty; avoid if you need a .

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