Nathan Franklin

ENGL1A · ENG1A · ENGL102 · ENG3 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 88/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

if you want a passionate English mentor who makes you think hard, not an easy A cruise.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInspirationalPushes deep thinkingWeird lecturesDefault B essaysPassionate English

Students , and life-changing for English majors.
Lectures can feel weird or confusing, but the intellectual push is highly rewarding.
unless you go above and beyond.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

He often gives everyone a B on essays unless you go above and beyond, and several courses are rated very hard.

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Many reviews rate high difficulty and say he pushes you to think far beyond everyday ideas.

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

The as mandatory; older reviews do not contradict a strict class culture.

In person evidence only; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Students call him the , and .

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, but unless you truly exceed expectations.

Format shift

In person only.

Workload

Light

68/100

and sometimes pushes assignments back, though thinking load stays high.

Format shift

In person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

, and repeatedly called one of the .

Format shift

In person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Comments center on essays and writing quality rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

In person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and mind-stretching; students love his passion and humor even when lectures feel trippy or confusing.

Main concern

Lectures can confuse you and effort.

What students said

“The major to English (Composition and Rhetoric). , and expands ones vocabulary tremendously.”
ENG3

“Prof. Franklin is a cool dude. Always tries to make everything inspirational. Beware that this and make you say HUH?”
ENGL102

“Great teacher! He is super excited and passionate about this topic. Pushed you to think though. His class is not easy, but so rewarding in the end.”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Assessment centers on essays more than proctored exams; .

Essay-focused assessment

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews emphasize essays and thinking, not webcam or Lockdown Browser policies.

Essay gradingThinking-heavy work

“He gives everyone a unless you go above and beyond.”
ENGL102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“The major to English (Composition and Rhetoric).”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 In person reviews highlighting passion, challenge, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“ , and expands ones vocabulary tremendously. Material is relevant to modern society and interesting. !”

🧠 Intellectual Push

75/100

“Pushes you to think way beyond the normal spectrum of everday life. One of my favorites.”

📝

38/100

“He gives everyone a unless you go above and beyond.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Always tries to make everything inspirational
he's very deep and very trippy
Overall a cool dude

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

His class is not easy, but so rewarding in the end
He gives everyone a unless you go above and beyond
you have to always know what he's talking about which is difficult

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Prof. Franklin is a cool dude
Inspirational
Hilarious

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seven In person reviews spanning 2010-2020 show strong consistency on passion and challenge, though most are older and grade data is sparse.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 53

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENG1A2 reviews

ENG1011 review

ENG31 review

ENGL1011 review

ENGL1021 review

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ENGL1A1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B+ 1

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Nathan Franklin

x x if you want a passionate English mentor who makes you think hard, not an easy A cruise.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

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

🧠 Intellectual Push

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

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 want a passionate English mentor who makes you think hard, not an easy A cruise.

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