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How do I score good marks for English literature?
Originally Answered: What are the steps to get good marks in English literature?
First of all improve your grammar. Board exams are generally lengthy and torturous, even good students tend to make a lot of grammatical mistakes making the answer unintelligible and thus resulting in reduced marks.
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Secondly, read the chapter first every time you study. Make character sketches, solve back exercises and try to position yourself as the protagonist. Might sound bizarre but this one practice made my answering ability improve from nil to a hundred.
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I won't recommend this but I watched sitcoms and movies to improve my prompt answering skill and it really reflected my performance when it came to writing. It's a distraction? I had PCM with comp. science. I got 93.25% aggregate and 95/100 in English. These things don't really effect your studies until you have everything balanced.
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DONT WRITE A LOT TO CONFUSE. Board examiners are pretty well versed and extra long answers just reflect the nervousness and incapability of the student to answer a question. Keep your answer short, compact and rich in content.
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Last but not the least, jump out of your comfort zone. Read novels, poetry and non-fiction books to get that required flow in English Language. Don't just care about your marks, they're temporary. Try to learn English to better yourself and your personality after all it's just an exam that won't decide your future.
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Start by reading the assignments listed in your course calendar. Actually read them. Don't put the anthology under your pillow and hope to absorb the works by osmosis.
While you are reading them, take a pencil and mark anything that catches your eye, like words you are unfamiliar with, interesting phrasing, ideas that don't seem to fit with the rest of the theme or style, etc.
If the class is discussion based, wade on in. Take some chances with your interpretations. Back the argument with evidence from the work itself. Maybe do a little research on the context in which the work is written. For example, if you are studying "Red Badge of Courage" having some context for the American Civil War is helpful. If you are studying Faulkner, some knowledge of the South after the Civil War makes all the difference.
Make sure that when you write the papers, you follow the instructions and don't take your sources from study sites like Sparknotes. Use the school's databases to find legitimate critics who have discussed the work, author, or context of the piece. Work on it from the day it is assigned. It takes time to read the work and then find the research, so procrastination is the enemy here. Write a couple of drafts. Check you that you actually writing analysis and not a summary. Make sure you have proper quotes, paraphrases, and summaries, and that they are properly
Originally Answered: What are the steps to get good marks in English literature?
First of all improve your grammar. Board exams are generally lengthy and torturous, even good students tend to make a lot of grammatical mistakes making the answer unintelligible and thus resulting in reduced marks.
.
Secondly, read the chapter first every time you study. Make character sketches, solve back exercises and try to position yourself as the protagonist. Might sound bizarre but this one practice made my answering ability improve from nil to a hundred.
.
I won't recommend this but I watched sitcoms and movies to improve my prompt answering skill and it really reflected my performance when it came to writing. It's a distraction? I had PCM with comp. science. I got 93.25% aggregate and 95/100 in English. These things don't really effect your studies until you have everything balanced.
.
DONT WRITE A LOT TO CONFUSE. Board examiners are pretty well versed and extra long answers just reflect the nervousness and incapability of the student to answer a question. Keep your answer short, compact and rich in content.
.
Last but not the least, jump out of your comfort zone. Read novels, poetry and non-fiction books to get that required flow in English Language. Don't just care about your marks, they're temporary. Try to learn English to better yourself and your personality after all it's just an exam that won't decide your future.
Your feedback is private.
Is this answer still relevant and up to date?
Start by reading the assignments listed in your course calendar. Actually read them. Don't put the anthology under your pillow and hope to absorb the works by osmosis.
While you are reading them, take a pencil and mark anything that catches your eye, like words you are unfamiliar with, interesting phrasing, ideas that don't seem to fit with the rest of the theme or style, etc.
If the class is discussion based, wade on in. Take some chances with your interpretations. Back the argument with evidence from the work itself. Maybe do a little research on the context in which the work is written. For example, if you are studying "Red Badge of Courage" having some context for the American Civil War is helpful. If you are studying Faulkner, some knowledge of the South after the Civil War makes all the difference.
Make sure that when you write the papers, you follow the instructions and don't take your sources from study sites like Sparknotes. Use the school's databases to find legitimate critics who have discussed the work, author, or context of the piece. Work on it from the day it is assigned. It takes time to read the work and then find the research, so procrastination is the enemy here. Write a couple of drafts. Check you that you actually writing analysis and not a summary. Make sure you have proper quotes, paraphrases, and summaries, and that they are properly
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