Melissa Black

ENG101B · ENF50 · ENGL50 · ENGLISH101A · 71101AB · ENGLISHP101A · ENGL101A · ENGP101A · ENGLISH101B · ENG101 · 50101A · ENGLI50 · ENGLISHP050 · ENG101A · ENGLP071 · ENG50 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 79/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 91.67%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you will attend, do the readings, and put real effort into essays for a fair shot at a strong grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring & PositiveExtra Credit HeavyLots of PapersGet Ready to ReadAttendance Matters

Most students praise her care, humor, and .
, so effort and .
Recent reviews lean more lenient and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is reachable with on-time work and solid essays, but and .

Online reviews stress leniency and ; in-person reviews and attendance.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is typical college English with , and multi-page essays.

Online describes moderate weekly load; and essay volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

and skipping risks failing or missing critical work.

Evidence is mostly in-person; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

, and support if students put in the work.

; online praise focuses on responsiveness, in-person on classroom energy.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Many call her fair or lenient with extensions and , while some older reviews call her a .

Format shift

Online comments lean lenient; older in-person comments are more mixed on toughness.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and papers that can equal half the course grade create a heavy writing load.

Format shift

Online reports 1-2 assignments weekly; and papers.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students , and care, with a minority of harsh older complaints.

Format shift

Positive tone is consistent online and in person; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades , and weekly work rather than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers and assignments over exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly love her energy and support but warn of , and .

Main concern

Workload and strict attendance .

What students said

“Professor Black is an amazing teacher she cares soo much about you. she does give a lot of papers but she is a great and .”
ENG101A

“Great professor! but she does give a lot of homework and papers. If you try, you'll pass. You have to attend class.”
ENGL101A

“Mrs. Melissa Black is the greatest English teacher I have come across... , and her teaching is phenomenal.”
ENG50

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students call her lenient, responsive, and heavy on with weekly work and major papers.

Main concern

online.

What students said

“As long as your work is turned in on time, and throughly completed you'll have no problem. She is pretty lenient”
ENG101A

“She gives out a ton of ... she is a and she is very open to questions, even in an online setting.”
ENGL101A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews rarely describe formal exams and and papers.

Essay-heavy gradingMajor papers weight half gradeLimited exam detail

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and papers more than traditional exam formats.

Multiple essaysReading-heavyPapers drive grade

“There will be a lot of essays and Shakespeare... Two of the ”
ENG101B

“A lot of teacher.”
ENG101B

Online

Online comments focus on weekly assignments and major papers, not proctored exams.

Weekly assignmentsMajor papersExtra credit

“ . But that isnt really an issue because she is a ”
ENGL101A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Black is an amazing teacher she cares soo much about you. she does give a lot of papers but she is a great and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting care, essay load, , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Support

80/100

“She was awesome!!!! ... , and if needed.”

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34/100

“she does give a lot of papers but she is a great and .”

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70/100

“she also gives out a bunch of !”

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24/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

she loves what she does, she is a very inspirational person
always has a positive attitude

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

31 reviews spanning many years with detailed comments and mostly consistent themes on care, workload, and attendance.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517

4 out of 58

3 out of 51

2 out of 52

1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Pass 1

Melissa Black

x x if you will attend, do the readings, and put real effort into essays for a fair shot at a strong grade.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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C range

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F

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