Reviews of professor Michael Riojas

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was so easy, there is 12 reading responses that are over 1-2 chapters each and don't take you long to complete. 3 major essays. Riojas gives really good feedback and doesn't make you feel bad about mistakes! I would definitely take this class again, if you have the chance to take him, do it!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Easy class, you just have to work for it. There are 3 essays throughout the semester, which are the major grades, besides that its reading responses over readings you do each week, not long chapters at all. Very easy going and respecter professor, he is understanding and gives good feedback.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He provides very good feedback on essays and explains thoroughly on what you should to do to get a better score. He is very clear on his criteria so if you follow that you'll be fine. Great professor, easy A would love to take him again

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
easy A class, reading responses take like 15-30 minutes you just write how you feel about the chapter, you don't have to read it all, you can just skim through the chapter, then 3 easy major essay assignments. easy peasy lemon squeezy class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Riojas requires way too much work for a simple 1302 class. I took 1301 at another university and had no problems but I have lost way too much sleep trying to please his ridiculous expectations. He does give feedback and seems like a good guy but as the semester went on he turned into an angry toddler who grades harshly. Would not take again.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Definitely not the usual blow off English classes. A lot of daily work from the books, so get ready to have something to do every day. If you're used to an English class where you focus on the main essay's for the entire semester you'll be doing a lot more than that. Pretty cool teacher but a lot of the things he assigns seem like busy work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His class is very straight forward. He gives you the syllabus with all the due dates and whats going to be happening in class each day. Ive never been good at writing essays but pretty much just include what he has from the rubric and its an A. He has really good feedback. Do the AW because they are easy 100s

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is teaching part-time but he is a really good professor, he's pretty young so he makes jokes, caring, and really wants you to pass, Reading responses are just over 2 different books you have to purchase there's like 12, you have 3 major essays and each one is really easy to write, he also does in-class assignments EASY A YALL TAKE HIM

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved taking professor riojas for English 1302. We picked a research topic for the whole semester and our homework papers (1.5 pages ea. paper) would coordinate with the subject topic we chose. He gives good feedback on papers, overall pretty chill. He doesn't focus too much on grammar but on the content of the paper. Highly recommend.