Katie Quirk

ENG05 · ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENG1B · ENGLI1A · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
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Difficulty: 4.6

The decision

if you want a demanding English class that grows your writing; skip if you need light workload or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough but fairHeavy reading loadStrict attendanceClear expectationsWriting improves a lot

Students learn a lot and .
, and speeches.
Attendance and syllabus rules are strict even when plans change.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and quizzes mean an A takes serious sustained effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Difficulty ratings cluster high with , and speeches.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students call .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students call her awesome or because they learn and improve.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough standards, no brakes, and strict syllabus rules keep grades earned not given.

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

50-100 pages per class, multiple essays with , and a .

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Teaching experience

Good

84/100

, and strong skill growth outweigh the few strict-syllabus complaints.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Heavy mix of readings, quizzes, in-class essays, major papers, and a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and often highly valued for learning gains.

Main concern

, and rigid syllabus enforcement.

What students said

“She was tough but I think we all learned a lot.”
ENG1B

“this does not compensate for the amount of , and quizzes.”
ENG1B

“She is not an easy teacher, but .”
ENG05

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment leans on frequent quizzes, in-class essays, papers, and a .

In-class essaysQuizzesFinal conference paper or speech

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students mention quizzes, several essays, and an end-of-term speech or conference paper.

In-class essaysQuizzesFinal speech or conference paper

“assigns 50-100 pages of reading per class, 3-4 in class essays, 4 essays (rough draft and final), and a class.”
ENG1B

“Be prepared for an 8 minute speech at the end with little time to prepare.”
ENGLI1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She was the long time. She was tough but I think we all learned a lot.”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting tough standards and strong learning gains. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Learning Payoff

84/100

“She was the long time. She was tough but I think we all learned a lot.”

📦 Workload Load

22/100

“this does not compensate for the amount of , and quizzes.”

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18/100

“She ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Definitely an awesome teacher!
She goes out of her way to give individual attention

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

She was tough but I think we all learned a lot
class was pretty tough and many in-class quizzes and homework
Katie does not give you any brakes

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments

50-100 pages of reading per class
4 essays (rough draft and final)
Be prepared for an 8 minute speech at the end

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

60/100

Evidence confidence

Seven consistent older reviews (2006-2007) with rich workload detail but no recent updates.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 51

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2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENG1B3 reviews

ENG051 review

ENG1A1 review

ENGL1A1 review

ENGLI1A1 review

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Katie Quirk

x x if you want a demanding English class that grows your writing; skip if you need light workload or x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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.

📚 Learning Payoff

📦 Workload Load

📅 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Assignments

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you want a demanding English class that grows your writing; skip if you need light workload or .

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