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History

Israel Pastrana

HIST111 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

history class; if you want real teaching and lighter writing.

Best fit · Easy A HunterLecture heavyGraded by few thingsEasy A in personStorytelling lecturesSlow grading
  • In-person HIST111 is often an easy A with and .
  • some call them immersive stories, others call them long and boring.
  • , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

In person, few graded items and , though online writing raises the bar.

Easy-A comments dominate in-person reviews; the single and a harder grade path.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is a basic history survey with limited quizzes and readings, though long lectures still require sitting through material.

In person feels easy; online becomes reading-heavy and more demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some students report while and lecture-centered.

Mixed attendance reports across in-person sections; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

strong for light easy grades, weak for those wanting structured teaching or unbiased content.

In-person recommendations are mixed-to-positive; the online review is strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Multiple tags and comments say graded by few things with easy projects and high grades reported.

Format shift

In person looks lenient; online writing is graded slowly and feels heavier.

Workload

Light

70/100

and short assignments, not a full reading-quiz grind.

Format shift

In person is light; online has lots of homework and papers.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students split between immersive storytelling lectures and boring or biased lectures that teach little.

Format shift

In person is mixed; online students say he does not teach at all.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

rather than frequent quizzes or traditional exams.

Format shift

In person emphasizes few projects; online emphasizes weekly writing and reading.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person, many students report , and an easy A if you sit through long lectures or complete a few projects.

Main concern

Lectures can feel long, boring, or biased, and .

What students said

“Overall this class is an easy A, but the downside part would be he does lecture a lot.”
HIST111
“I love this professor's lectures, he truly weaves a beautiful story when he discusses history.”
HIST111
“ , so you don't really have to learn. Three big out of the box projects.”
HIST111

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online HIST111 felt like self-taught reading and heavy writing with videos and .

Main concern

No real teaching, tons of weekly reading and papers, and .

What students said

“Professor Pastrana does not teach. He just assigns tons of . There's videos and he takes forever to grade.”
HIST111

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews rarely describe formal closed-book exams and .

Few graded itemsProject-basedLimited quizzes

Assessment risk

Varies

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students mostly describe few graded items and .

Graded by few thingsGroup or out-of-box projectsLittle homework
“ and simple.”
HIST111
“Three big out of the while to grade but weren't too hard.”
HIST111

Online

Online evidence emphasizes weekly reading and .

Heavy readingWriting assignmentsNo lecture videos
“The so much work.”
HIST111

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Overall this class is an easy A, but the downside part would be he does lecture a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (6 in person, 1 online), highlighting format differences in teaching and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“I love this professor's lectures, he truly weaves a beautiful story when he discusses history and you will feel so immersed in the content.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

82/100

“Overall this class is an easy A, but the downside part would be he does lecture a lot.”

⚠️ Online Warning

20/100

“Professor Pastrana does not teach. He just assigns tons of .”

📚 Light Workload

70/100

“ though, .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he truly weaves a beautiful story when he discusses history
  • his lectures are boring and long
  • he is very clearly there to promote his political and social bias

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • this class is an easy A
  • Graded by few things
  • and simple

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • There's videos and he takes forever to grade
  • assigns tons of reading
  • so much work

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 7 recent reviews with and detailed comments, but the sample is small and somewhat polarized.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

HIST1117 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values