Elizabeth Gillis-Smith

ENGLM01A · ENGMO1A · ENGLM01 · ENGLMO1B · M01A · ENGM01A · ENGLMO1A · COLMO1 · COLM01 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 81.25%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

Strong pick for English or college strategies if and communicate with her.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring MentorResponsive EmailsLots Of AssignmentsEssay FriendlyCollege Strategies Champ

students call her caring, funny, and quick to help.
Workload can be heavy with papers and discussions, but grades are usually fair if you do the work.
Online summer or accelerated sections feel harder and busier than regular term classes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Doing assigned work and using revisions or usually yields an A, though missing requirements can tank you.

Online accelerated terms feel harder; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

and practical, with reading and writing volume as the main challenge.

Online summer sections feel denser; in-person and regular online are more manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

86/100

Would-take-again is high and .

Strong praise in both formats; minority online accelerated complaints lower some scores.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Many report fair grading, revisions, , and late work sometimes accepted.

Format shift

A few in-person and online students still call her a .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Frequent discussions, reading, and .

Format shift

Online accelerated terms .

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

, and fast email responses.

Format shift

Quality is strong in both formats with more complaints concentrated in rushed online terms.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Essays, discussions, quizzes, and ; traditional finals are less central.

Format shift

Both online and and ongoing assignments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and support, with manageable papers if you keep up.

Main concern

Missing key requirements can drop your .

What students said

“professor Gillis-Smith is very passionate about the subject, so this class was way more enjoyable.”
ENGLMO1B

“The best English professor at Moorpark College by far! Very funny and intelligent.”
ENGLM01A

“Has a lot of things that need to be accomplished for an A or B and if you miss one you just get a D or C.”
ENGLMO1B

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students mostly praise responsiveness and , though some accelerated sections feel overloaded.

Main concern

Busy work and .

What students said

“Professor Beth was one of the . She always would be available to talk and answer any questions.”
ENGLMO1B

“if you want A in . its way for things than other classes.”
ENGLMO1B

“With her guidance, I was able to build a path of success for myself. She always responded to my emails whenever I needed help.”
COLM01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is paper and assignment based with revisions and support, generally student-friendly.

Essay RevisionsDiscussion PostsFew High-Stakes ExamsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and participation rather than strict proctored exams.

EssaysReadingParticipationExtra Credit

“ .”
ENGLMO1A

“There are lots of assingments, but most of them were very manageable, and sometimes fun to do.”
ENGLMO1B

Online

, and quizzes; proctoring tools are not clearly proven.

EssaysDiscussion PostsQuizzesEmail Support

“She also allows revisions on all of the 3 essays you write.”
ENGLMO1B

“7 weeks with 3 essay due (3,4,6 pages long). and about 16 discussion post with word counts given.”
ENGLMO1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Beth is such an amazing professor! I took her COL M01 class. It was one of ! With her guidance, I was able to build a path of success for myself.”
Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews across online and in-person formats. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Professor Beth was one of the . She always would be available to talk and answer any questions regarding papers.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“The best English professor at Moorpark College by far! Very funny and intelligent.”

📚 Workload Reality

48/100

“There are lots of assingments, but most of them were very manageable, and sometimes fun to do.”

⚠️ Online Caution

40/100

“ . i am writing this review because i am a nursing student and being honest. she assigns a lot of stuffs, and gives very poor grades.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

very passionate about the subject
sort of lights up the classroom

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Do the work and you'll get an A
extremely easy to pass but she assigns too much busy work
if you miss one you just get a D or C for the entire class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

really wants to see her students succeed
She is so kind, funny and uses an accent sometimes
Amazing teacher who really cares about students

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

27 reviews across online and and assignment load.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515

4 out of 55

3 out of 53

2 out of 51

1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 7

B range

B 1

C range

C 1

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3

Elizabeth Gillis-Smith

Strong pick for English or college strategies if x x x x x and communicate with her.

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

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Workload Reality

⚠️ Online Caution

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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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

Strong pick for English or college strategies if and communicate with her.