Erin Persley

CRN35119 · CRN100 · FILM100 · FILM215 · FILM145 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 38.46%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

if you care deeply about film analysis and can handle strict writing standards, heavy weekly work, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy ReadingEssay StrictLecture HeavyPolarizing

Students consistently say she grades essays and written work very .
The workload often includes , and exams.
Some students find her excellent and intellectually valuable, but many warn that the class is unpleasant or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

50/100

A grades are common, but students repeatedly say essays are graded hard and .

Online reviews suggest exams may be easier than essays, while and attendance.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The film concepts are not inherently extreme, but , and specific expectations make the course demanding.

Online reviews stress weekly workload compression, while and strict writing standards.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Attendance and participation matter, with , and penalties for skipping.

, while online reviews focus more on weekly module deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

39/100

Students are split, but the dominant concern is that , and workload make the class frustrating.

Both formats are polarized, with online reviews more negative about workload pacing and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

Students and written answers very hard and .

Format shift

Both formats report and reflections.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Workload often includes movies, textbook , and exams.

Format shift

Online reviews describe dense weekly modules, while , and writing.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Students are deeply split between excellent lectures and , and poor approachability.

Format shift

, while online reviews more often criticize workload and responsiveness.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears , and participation rather than only one category.

Format shift

Online reviews mention quizzes and essays heavily, while , and participation.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are polarized, with praise for lectures and film learning but , and unclear expectations.

Main concern

Students often dislike the , and heavy lecture or writing expectations.

What students said

“Definitely not an easy A, but its possible to do well.”
FILM100

“She gives great lectures, and gives you an opportunity to participate and ask questions, even jokes!”
FILM100

“She also made you sign-in and sign-out for each lecture.”
FILM100

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews describe strong film content but , and quiz pressure.

Main concern

Online students report heavy weekly work and and quizzes.

What students said

“ , if you get OK grades you can still get an A.”
FILM100

“Having 45 minutes to do 28-question and complicated.”
FILM145

“Expects you to consume two two hour long movies and her long video lectures and the PDF and the chapters of the textbook in the span of a week.”
FILM100

Exam style

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Exam evidence points to standard quizzes and exams, but the and written responses.

Biweekly QuizzesExams MentionedEssay HeavyStrict Written Grading

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and hard written grading, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book policy.

Biweekly TestsThree ExamsStrict Essay Grading

“ and you get 1 film and reflection a week”
FILM100

“2 Long Paper and 3 Exams.”
FILM100

“She gave a bunch of .”
FILM100

Online

Online reviews mention timed quizzes and exams, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or take-home policies.

Timed QuizzesExams MentionedEssay Strict

“Having 45 minutes to do 28-question and complicated.”
FILM145

“ , if you get OK grades you can still get an A.”
FILM100

“Weekly unbearable quizzes like exams (28 questions in 45 min).”
FILM100

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Definitely not an easy A, but its possible to do well.”
Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

22/100

“ .”

📚 Workload

28/100

“Each week she gave us a decent amount of reflection (that is very deeply analytical), and quizzes (every other week).”

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“She gives great lectures, and gives you an opportunity to participate and ask questions, even jokes!”

👍 Recommendation Risk

39/100

“ if you need the credits, you will not have a fun or pleasant time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She gives great lectures, and gives you an opportunity to participate and ask questions, even jokes!
Her instructions for and confusing.
Professor Persley was such a helpful instructor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Definitely not an easy A, but its possible to do well.
and even if you follow all the guidelines and cover everything you won't get the unless it's perfect.
She grades so hard.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload and Exams

2 Long Paper and 3 Exams.
Having 45 minutes to do 28-question and complicated.
There really isn't homework just 2 essays and 3 tests which aren't bad.

Theme 4

🎬 About Film Learning

Her class completely changed the way I view film, and paired with the textbook, changed the way I view art as a whole.
The films she gives to watch are very interesting and modern.
if you want to enjoy film.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-six reviews across several years and both formats provide detailed, repeated evidence of and polarized teaching.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 53

3 out of 51

2 out of 54

1 out of 511

Course coverage

FILM10020 reviews

FILM1452 reviews

FILM2152 reviews

CRN1001 review

CRN351191 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 6 · A- 3

B range

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2

Erin Persley

x x x if you care deeply about film analysis and can handle strict writing standards, heavy weekly work, and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

Online

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📚 Workload

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📝 About Workload and Exams

🎬 About Film Learning

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 care deeply about film analysis and can handle strict writing standards, heavy weekly work, and .

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