- develop a positive attitude toward school
- complete homework
- ask for help
- know where to look for answers
- choose the right friends
- keep yourself physically healthy
- study at school and at home and know how to study effectively
- pay attention in class
- participate in class
- be organized
- review
- use your time wisely
- use a planner and/or calendar
- work before play
- know your learning style
- read a lot
- be interested -- develop your curiosity
- learn how to ask questions
- develop a positive relationship with teachers
- know how to take notes and take effective notes
- be honest -- do not plagiarize
- talk with other people about what you are learning
- be there -- avoid absences as much as you can
- understand how important good grades are
- do not be afraid to succeed
Some sentence suggestions:
- What causes a student to have good grades? Some of those causes include. . . . .
- The difference between a straight A student and a failing student comes down to the choices they make. Let us look at three of those choices.
- How does someone become a stellar student? May I suggest three keys to getting those A's.
- To keep grades up, you have to . . .
- Even smart students' grades will suffer if they do not follow these rules/steps: . . .
- Earning passing grades can be difficult, but these three tips can make it easier and turn a failing student into a student more likely to achieve.
- Earning stellar grades is not as hard as you may think. It just requires consistent effort.
This is a link to Transitions for Informational Writing
Resources for more information about getting good grades:
If you didn't know it before you read it in the source, you must cite it.
Here is the article that the students used in class: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Good-Grades
Here is the citation:
351 Editors. "How to Get Good Grades." WikiHow. Jack Herrick, 14 Nov. 2014. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.
Handout for Causes of Good Grades.docx
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