Ruth Schenk-Pretlow

ENG101B · ENG101C · ENG151B · ENGL101C · ENGLI101A · ENGL151B · ENGL101A · 101C · ENGLISH118 · ENGLISH101B · ENG101 · ENGL101 · ENG101A · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 62/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
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Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

Take her if and group work and will ask for help on essays; skip if and low workload.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy ReadingGroup Discussion FocusEssay HeavyHelpful On PapersMixed Clarity

Lots of nightly reading, annotating, and group discussion every class.
and sometimes late-work flexibility.
Great if you participate and want help on writing; weak if and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is available if , and revise essays, but and work is steady.

All Easy A .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Content is standard college English made and constant discussion demands.

Course difficulty comments are all in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some say attendance is not required, others say participation points and .

and conflict.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Helpful and fair for committed writers, but many would pick someone .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Often described as fair or and occasional late-work mercy.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Heavy , and frequent group projects.

Format shift

Workload intensity is described only in person.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Helpful and funny for many, but lectures are weak for others and .

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Essays, readings, annotations, and discussion dominate; several students note no tests.

Format shift

Assessment focus is from in-person comments only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students describe discussion-heavy English with , and mixed feelings on clarity and personality.

Main concern

and constant group work frustrate students who want lecture-based teaching.

What students said

“A it, gives good feedback, but bad side is you won't learn much from the lectures.”
ENGLISH118

“ . Approachable teacher. No tests.”
ENG101A

“A LOT of reading and discussion. Learned nothing from her class.”
ENG101C

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment is mainly essays and participation rather than formal proctored exams.

No testsEssay basedRevisions allowedDiscussion points

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and participation more than traditional exams.

No testsEssays progressive difficultyRevisions allowedParticipation graded

“ . Approachable teacher. No tests.”
ENG101A

“ but she allows you to revise and resubmit if asked.”
ENG101

“Everyday we have to discuss the chapters we read the night before, if you don't speak ”
ENG101C

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“As long as you work your ass off, she will give you an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 33 , and mixed teaching clarity. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Reading Load

35/100

“be prepared to read EVERY NIGHT. And Annotate!”

✍️ Essay Help

72/100

“ , and will help if you ask.”

🗣️

55/100

“This class isn't lecture base, its more group work every single class meeting.”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“She's okay, but if .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Schenk is super cool & funny
you won't learn much from the lectures
She is the so far

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Its not hard to get an A if

Theme 3

📖 About Workload

A LOT OF READING. But not to difficult
There's 6 essays, multiple articles to read&annotate every night
If

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

33 detailed reviews over many years with , and group-work themes support solid confidence.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Ruth Schenk-Pretlow

Take her if x x x x x and group work and will ask for help on essays; skip if x x x x and low workload.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Depends

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.

📚 Reading Load

✍️ Essay Help

🗣️ x x x

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📖 About Workload

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Take her if and group work and will ask for help on essays; skip if and low workload.

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