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ENGL 2133

Studies in Narrative · 16 instructors on record · 34 sections

What the course score is made of

87BC evaluations34 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—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

58thMore challenging than 58% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”34 records · 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

48thMore work than 48% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

59BC — “Workload”34 records · 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.

In this class, students will learn to analyze narrative prose across a wide range of genres, styles, and historical periods. Studies in Narrative will also develop students' critical writing skills, preparing them for upper-division English courses.Course ObjectivesTo be introduced to and learn to interpret a variety of narrative forms and techniquesTo learn to analyze narratives with reference to the social contextshistorical, geographic, and otherwisein which they have been composed and transmittedTo continue to hone students' abilities in close reading, writing about literature, and oral discussion in the classroom

The board

16 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Find an instructor among the 16Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 5 of the 16 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Carlo RotellaProfessor · English	984 records	78th	76th	1006 ratings · all classes
2	Aeron HuntAssociate Professor · English	973 records	78th	65th	867 ratings · all classes
3	Laura TannerProfessor · English Provisional	962 records	39th	65th	9412 ratings · all classes
4	Colleen TaylorAssistant Professor, English & Irish Studies · English Provisional fewer records	1001 record	78th	88th	—no page
5	Maia McaleaveyAssociate Professor; Director of English Literature Core · English	943 records	78th	40th	966 ratings · all classes
6	Robert StantonAssociate Professor; Director, M.A. Program · English Provisional	932 records	78th	48th	1004 ratings · all classes
7	Christopher BoucherProfessor of the Practice · English Provisional fewer records	941 record	—	41st	9411 ratings · all classes
8	Jovonna JonesAssistant Professor, English and African & African Diaspora Studies · English Provisional	891 record	25th	30th	—no page
9	Kalpana SeshadriProfessor · English Provisional	881 record	78th	42nd	5210 ratings · all classes
10	Lauren WilwerdingAssistant Professor of the Practice · English Provisional fewer records	871 record	78th	60th	863 ratings · all classes
11	James SmithProfessor of English & Irish Studies · English	883 records	78th	65th	—no page
12	Min SongProfessor; Department Chair · English Provisional fewer records	821 record	78th	25th	7014 ratings · all classes
13	Frances RestucciaProfessor · English	863 records	78th	65th	6213 ratings · all classes
14	Rebekah MitseinAssociate Professor; Assistant Chair · English Provisional	842 records	78th	58th	964 ratings · all classes
15	Thomas Kaplan-MaxfieldAssociate Professor of the Practice · English Provisional fewer records	842 records	78th	26th	—no page
16	Robert LehmanAssociate Professor · English	864 records	81st	64th	965 ratings · all classes

All 16 instructors listed.

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 10 of 16 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 34 records

The Professor4 items

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

9453rd pctl

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

9559th pctl

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

9559th pctl

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

9551st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9256th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9252nd pctl

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

9245th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9254th pctl

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

9256th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9464th 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.

5948th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9258th pctl

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

9249th 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

34 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
James Smith	Spring 2026	01	100	96	60
Laura Tanner	Spring 2026	02	93	87	40
Christopher Boucher	Spring 2026	03	94	91	—
Lauren Wilwerding	Spring 2026	04	87	82	60
Aeron Hunt	Fall 2025	01	97	92	60
Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield	Fall 2025	02	80	73	60
Carlo Rotella	Fall 2025	03	97	93	60
Frances Restuccia	Spring 2025	01	83	86	60
Colleen Taylor	Spring 2025	02	100	95	60
James Smith	Spring 2025	03	85	87	60
Robert Lehman	Spring 2025	04	90	82	80
Aeron Hunt	Fall 2024	01	97	89	60
Maia Mcaleavey	Fall 2024	02	94	86	60
Carlo Rotella	Fall 2024	03	95	91	60
Jovonna Jones	Spring 2024	01	89	86	40
Carlo Rotella	Spring 2024	02	99	98	60
Kalpana Seshadri	Spring 2024	03	88	85	60
Laura Tanner	Spring 2024	04	100	97	60
Robert Lehman	Fall 2023	01	80	74	—
Frances Restuccia	Fall 2023	02	87	87	—
Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield	Fall 2023	03	88	79	—
Robert Lehman	Spring 2023	01	88	77	60
Aeron Hunt	Spring 2023	02	98	94	60
James Smith	Spring 2023	04	77	73	60
Rebekah Mitsein	Fall 2022	01	79	79	60

Showing the first 25.

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.