08 March 2011

Success Demystified

How to Get A Good Grade In Your Lit Class


1) Keep up with the reading.

2) Take notes during reading and class discussions.

3) Keep a journal.

4) Begin reading scholarship the first week of class.

5) Participate fully in all class meetings.

6) Talk to people about the texts and your ideas.

7) Re-read. Rethink.

8) Visit the Writing Center three times in the first
six weeks of the class.

9) Listen to other students’ ideas.

10) Change your mind.

Letter Grade Descriptions for Papers and Class Participation

Paper Grades   A range :   clear, arguable thesis in first paragraph; clear appropriate methodology; topic sentences starting every bo...