Reviews of professor Travis McKinney

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Overall, this class is not horrible, just get ready to write a lot of essays. In my opinion he grades too harshly. I got docked 15 points for a works cited page since it was missing a hanging indent. I took this class online which might change a lot of factors. I also feel like he never graded the content of my writing, but only the MLA format.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lectures were very engaging. He was able to make the curriculum enjoyable and interesting. There were only 3 essays we had to write, and 6 discussions. He was willing to proof read essays and give feedback. In all, great professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Mr. McKinney is an easy grader, he grades on if you can follow APA format. The homework load may seem heavy at first, but once you understand his grading it becomes less difficult. Also, I understand that English classes are not going to be very engaging, but found it difficult to stay engaged during lectures. However I highly recommend taking him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's nice but really tough grader, don't take his class if you don't want your grades fall from A to B just because of the participation and stupid grading system.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There definitely is a lot of writing in this class, but is is easy to do on time if you try. Travis is a very passionate teacher who gave us interesting topics to research and write about. Feedback on papers was always helpful and if any mistakes were made, he told you exactly how to fix them for next time. He wants to see you succeed

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Professor McKinney's class in Winter Quarter 2021 (about a year ago), so this is a bit late. When I took this class, his lectures were really entertaining. He seemed passionate about the topics he spoke about, and he dedicated a full one hour lecture to pointing out how the aggressive tone in an author's essay made it seem less convincing.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor is chill and open. I enjoy the professor's lectures, it is interesting. Work is generally clear, with only minor deviations. Tough grader, but you learn more about the subjects. I wish the assignments were more in line with the class lessons, only some work was like that. It feels as though it is two separate things, rather than one.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really interesting lectures and reading assignments. Strict about MLA but gives resources to help with it. Grading honestly isn't harsh, just look at the rubrics and criteria. Material is interesting, which makes assignments a lot easier. Generally available professor and I haven't ever gotten a critique from him that I thought was unprecedented.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I don't know if I'm supposed to be learning something in his class, but I haven't learned a single thing. His class is just reading something and then answering a discussion or a few questions for his exam, but no receive feedback. The difficulty comes from the fact he doesn't teach. Canvas is unclear, lectures are just preaching.