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English

Shannon Rooney

ENG118 · ENGLISH · ENG219 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
59/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take Rooney if and a highly structured class, but if you need a relaxed or independent classroom style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPaper-heavyPolarizing teaching styleHelpful feedbackAttendance mattersMixed grading
  • Students consistently describe a paper-heavy English class with frequent writing assignments.
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who found her caring and empowering and students who felt disrespected or talked down to.
  • Getting a strong grade appears possible, but , and steady writing effort matter.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is realistic for students who show up and complete the writing, but the frequent papers and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

The material is generally manageable, but the pace and volume of writing make the course more demanding than a simple easy class.

All course difficulty evidence comes from in-person English courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Attendance and participation appear important, with tags warning that skipping class can hurt performance.

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

and feedback, but strong negative comments about classroom tone make her a risky fit.

Recommendation and is strongly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Some students call grading easy and lenient, while .

Format shift

, and the comments conflict.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

The workload is dominated by frequent papers, including one review describing almost weekly writing.

Format shift

online workload evidence.

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Students praise her care and feedback, but several describe her classroom manner as disrespectful or degrading.

Format shift

, and they show a sharply mixed teaching experience.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

, and participation rather than tests or exams.

Format shift

as the main assessment method.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

can be rewarding but writing-heavy and structured.

Main concern

Students who dislike strict structure or frequent papers may struggle with the class.

What students said

“You write a lot of but she based them on good topics so it was pretty easy.”
ENG219
“She treats you like you're in elementary school or high school, demands respect but gives none.”
ENG118
“Fantastic Instructor, she respects her students, EMPOWERS them, really listens, dedicates her free time to students.”
ENG219

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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Reviews do not clearly prove the open-book or closed-book.

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

format or proctoring policy.

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You write a lot of but she based them on good topics so it was pretty easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom expectations; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“Fantastic Instructor, she respects her students, EMPOWERS them, really listens, dedicates her free time to students.”

📄 Workload Reality

32/100

“You write a lot of but she based them on good topics so it was pretty easy.”

⚖️

58/100

“Though she can some what be lenient from time to time she mainly is very harsh with assignments and grading.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Shannon loves what she does and it showes in her teaching style.
  • She treats you like you're in elementary school or high school, demands respect but gives none.
  • She's great.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A show up, write the papers, and be respectful, not hard.
  • You write a lot of but she based them on good topics so it was pretty easy.
  • she mainly is very harsh with assignments and grading.

Theme 3

🧭 About Classroom Expectations

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • Participation matters
  • If you have an .

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

There are 9 reviews across a long time span with several detailed comments, but many are old and opinions are highly polarized.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ENG2194 reviews
ENG1183 reviews
ENGLISH2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1