Shonda Buchanan

ENG1A · 1A · ENGL1C · ENG1C · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you want an inspirational, safe English classroom and will show up and do the projects; skip if you hate presentations or want traditional grammar-focused instruction.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational Writing MentorSafe Open ClassroomLots of ProjectsGroup Presentations HeavyAttendance Matters

Creates a welcoming, opinion-friendly classroom and can spark love of writing.
All reported grades were A or A+, but , and presentations.
; others dislike loose structure and non-English-focused group work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Students report A grades and call her an , but you , and presentations.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is not described as brain-breaking, but , and presentation work keep it from feeling easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Three of and participation clearly matters.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

About half love her inspirational classroom; the and presentation-heavy work.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

when effort and projects are completed.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and presentations make the load substantial.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Strong praise for inspiration, safety, and and peer-taught grammar.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Projects, presentations, group work, and participation dominate; exams are barely mentioned.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students praise her inspirational, open classroom and good feedback, while , and pile on group projects and presentations.

Main concern

, and mixed recommendation.

What students said

“Professor Buchanan will make you fall in love with writing. She makes the classroom feel like a safe space”
ENG1C

“She is an , but she makes you work for it by giving you a lot of .”
ENGL1C

“the class felt like anything but an english class. Meaning that there were a lot of group work and presentations”
ENG1A

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 emphasize projects and presentations more than formal exams, so .

Project HeavyPresentationsLimited Exam Detail

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and group work rather than proctored exam formats.

Project HeavyPresentationsGroup Work

“she makes you work for it by giving you a lot of . if you dont like presentations.”
ENGL1C

“there were a lot of group work and presentations on things not really pertaining english”
ENG1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Amazing, inspirational Professor! You will have to work for your grade but she offers such a great and open classroom.”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting inspiration versus structure and presentation load. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Professor Buchanan will make you fall in love with writing. She makes the classroom feel like a safe space in which anyone can voice their opinion freely”

👍 Recommendation Split

50/100

“ if you dont like presentations.”

📝 Workload Reality

35/100

“She is an , but she makes you work for it by giving you a lot of .”

💬

78/100

“You just have to attend and do your work and she will notice any amount of effort and give you positive feedbacks.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing, inspirational Professor!
She makes the classroom feel like a safe space
many of the classes

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You will have to work for your grade
She is an , but she makes you work for it
You just have to attend and do your work

Theme 3

🎤 About Class Format

be prepared to talk about politics and current events
a lot of group work and presentations
even when we did learn grammar, the students taught it!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only four detailed in-person reviews from 2018-2020 with mixed tones and full A-grade reports, so but sample is small.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 50

3 out of 52

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

1A1 review

ENG1A1 review

ENG1C1 review

ENGL1C1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Shonda Buchanan

x x if you want an inspirational, safe English classroom and will show up and do the projects; skip if you hate presentations or want traditional grammar-focused instruction.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Split

📝 Workload Reality

💬 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🎤 About Class Format

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want an inspirational, safe English classroom and will show up and do the projects; skip if you hate presentations or want traditional grammar-focused instruction.

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