How to Get Good Grades

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How to Get Good Grades

• Career Development
• A. Basnight

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If you come to school everyday and do the
following, you are certain to get good grades.
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Be Organized

• Use an assignment notebook
• Have a separate folder for each class
• Have phone numbers for classmates in case you
  have a question
• Keep your backpack and locker neat
• Get everything organized for the next day before
  you go to bed

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Manage Your Time Well

• Use class time and study halls to get started on
  your homework
• Create a study plan that works for you
• Break assignments down into smaller parts
• Dont procrastinate on assignments

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Be Successful in the Classroom

• Learn to adapt to different teachers
• Learn each teachers class rules and procedures
• Know your learning style
• Have everything you need with you when you go to
  class
• Always do your homework

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• Participate in class
• Be a good group member
• Treat others with courtesy and respect
• Do extra credit work whenever possible

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Take Good Notes

• Be an active listener-as you listen, think about
  what is being said
• Recognize and write down important information
• Take notes that are easy to read
• Get a copy of the class notes if you are absent

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Know How to Read a Textbook

• SCAN the assignments to get an overvieww
• READ the assignment
• REVIEW what youve read

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Study Smart

• Find a good place to study
• Organize your study time
• Allow more time than you think that youll need
• Know how to use a computer to write papers and do
  research
• Use tricks to help you memorize things

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Use Test Taking strategies

• Have everything you need for the test
• Before you start, look over the test and develop
  a plan
• As youre taking the test, mark the questions you
  want to return to
• Check your answers
• Use all of the time available

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