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ADEN 2005

Introduction to African American Literature · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of

95BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

17thMore challenging than 17% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

60BC — “Workload”1 record · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

Students will explore key historical and contemporary narratives by Black writers that illuminate the complexities of race, racism, and identity in America. Through selected texts, students will engage with themes of oppression, resilience, and agency, examining how literature reflects and challenges societal norms. Key authors may include W.E.B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and Ta-Nehisi Coates, among others. The course will highlight the evolution of conversations on race in Black literature from the Harlem Renaissance to present-day voices, allowing students to appreciate the diversity of perspectives within the African American community.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Akua SarrAdvancing Studies Provisional	961 record	78th	17th

There is no ranking to read here: Akua Sarr is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADEN 2005, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Akua Sarr

5 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
UNCS 2201Courage to Know	21114 records	90
ADEN 1266Studies in American Ethnic Literature	15 records	94
ADEN 1390Global Literature	13 records	93
ADEN 3260Survey of African Literature	13 records	95
UNCP 5514Capstone: Growing Up Ethnic in America	13 records	91

Other ADEN classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADEN 1054College Writing	618 records	84
ADEN 1060Literary Works	411 records	82
ADEN 1055College Writing Success Seminar	49 records	84
ADEN 1266Studies in American Ethnic Literature	15 records	94
ADEN 2650Writing With Precision	25 records	86
ADEN 1062American Crime Stories	14 records	77

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9880th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9671st pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9881st pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9664th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9679th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9680th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9139th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9045th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9885th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9356th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8417th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8011th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

1 section · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Akua Sarr	Fall 2025	01	96	95	60

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.