poems:
HOW
TO PERFORM BETTER IN LITERATURE
1.
Read actively
That
means you have to keep your brain awake as you read. The best way to do this is
to ask yourself certain questions as you go (pausing after every page or two to
check your understanding of the text): What is going on? What is probably going
to happen next? Who is speaking, and what do I know about the speaker? How do I
know it? What motivates the characters, narrator, and author (especially if it
is non-fiction text)?
2.
Take Some Notes Along the Way
Notes
are some of the most important things in a student’s life, especially those who
study English Lit. The importance of good notes cannot be overstated! Don’t
hesitate to buy notebooks, highlighters and pens for this class – you’ll
definitely need them. As a Lit student, prepare for a lot of writing,
especially essays, tests, class notes and study notes.
3. Start early
Don’t
wait to study until the night before a big exam! Particularly with a subject
such as English literature, where you will probably be asked analytical
questions as well as content questions, you must have time to familiarize
yourself with some of the complexities of your material. Being able to
summarize the plot or name some characters is unlikely to be all you’ll need to
do.