<p>Any tips for me on how to do well in an English course? Specifically, it’s ‘Comparative Lit.- Great Books from the World at Large.’ Any tips on class participation?</p>
<p>In high school, I never liked English class and except for freshmen year, never got the grades I wanted.</p>
<p>Participate and know how the suck up to the Professor. That’s about it.</p>
<p>Ask questions for ‘participation.’ The rest? Office hours. I’ve had a mixed bag with graduate students and writing - some were v. anal retentive about structure and some A-'d me as long as I had a rough outline and strong arguments… Just depends on how nuanced their grading policies are – esp. with papers.</p>
<p>OFFICE HOURS.</p>
<p>That’s the best way to ace any North Campus class. Since it’s North Campus, you know it’s subjective grading (papers, written exams, the like). The only way to get around that is to make sure the subjectivity works in your favor. Talk to your professors if you like, but in lower div classes, talk to your TA! They’ll be glad you did, esp. since most students in lower div classes don’t.</p>
<p>Other than that, for lit classes, do all your reading if you can. And if you can manage it, finish it before lecture/discussion. It does make a difference later on in the paper-writing, finals-studying process.</p>
<p>Also, go to class. Even though you might think your professor has the dumbest analysis of whatever book you’re reading, it doesn’t matter, because that’s the analysis your prof (or TA) will look for when grading. At the very least, they’ll want to know you understood the given analysis, and you’ll find out if you were on the completely wrong track while reading.</p>