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How to Succeed in Your Literature Class

Ⅰ

. Features of literature class

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(1) freedom with personal ideas encouraged

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. Three pieces of advice for literature class learners

A. In advance

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for large lectures

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greater progress and more (2) in the lecture

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for small lectures

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(3) in open discussion

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target of literature class

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general aspects of important books

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subtle differences of how stories are crafted

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drill in reading and (4) of huge amounts of information

B.

Closely

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method

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reading all materials instead of (5)

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paying more attention to style and deeper intention instead of plots or (6)

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requirement of literature papers

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focused and (7)

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benefit to paper writing

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learning to defend personal interpretations with (8) evidence

C. Questioningly

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not afraid of possible contradictions

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display of full thought in arguments with (9)

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. The additional tip

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selection of a course with (10)

Conversation One

1.

[A] Federal government.

[B] Individual public schools.

[C] The education chief.

[D] Individual states and districts.

2.

[A] Because it enables teachers to prepare for subject matter in more depth.

[B] Because it can put students at a competitive advantage.

[C] Because it is more suitable for current economy.

[D] Because it is gaining increasing popularity in the US-

3.

[A] Extending school year can reduce the quality of the time in class.

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[B]

Extending school year can interrupt family life.

[C]

Extending school year doesn’t necessarily improve test scores.

[D]

Extending school year may increase the cost of schools.

4.

[A]

More learning experiences.

[B]

The avoidance of summer learning loss.

[C]

More time for teacher-student interaction.

[D]

Reducing gap between the rich and the poor.

5.

[A]

He is strongly in favour of Miriam’s ideas.

[B]

He is mildly in favour of Miriam’s ideas.

[C]

He is strongly against Miriam’s ideas.

[D]

He is mildly

against Miriam’s ideas.

Conversation Two

6.

[A] English Literature.

[B] Computer.

[C] Business Administration.

[D] Finance.

7.

[A] The working environment was poor.

[B] The job was boring.

[C] The pay was rather low.

[D] He disliked his employer.

8.

[A] Enthusiastic.

[B] Perseverant.

[C] Eloquent.

[D] Cooperative.

9.

[A] Overtime work. [B] Regular work. [C] Work of leadership. [D] Varied work.

10.

[A] Doctor’s note is not necessary for a one

-day sick leave.

[B] Some employees used to take advantage of its loopholes.

[C] All the terms in it are preferred to the candidate.

[D] Paternity leave is as long as maternity leave when the first child is born.

Limiting the Growth of Technology

Throughout history man has changed his physical environment to improve his way

of life. With the tools of technology man has altered many physical features of the

earth. However, these changes in the physical environment have not always had

beneficial results. Today, pollution of the air and water is a danger to the health of the

planet. Smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas and the

surrounding countryside. The pollution of water is equally harmful. It is now

necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to survive on earth.

How to Succeed in Your Literature Class

Good morning everyone, our topic today is about how to do well in your literature

class in your college days. Literature courses and assignments tend to be extremely

different from those of any other discipline because of their extreme subjectivity. This

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aspect is what many people tend to find most surprising and challenging in an

academic setting.

(1) I am not saying that you can throw reason and fact out of the window in

literature courses

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but von arc given much more intellectual freedom with your

personal thoughts and ideas.

Beginning with the “in advance” piece of wisdom. For large lectures students often

think it is not that important to do the readings since they will not be forced to speak

up and offer opinions. This is completely wrong. Why attend a lecture on a piece of

writing that the professor assumes you have read? (2) You will take nothing away

from the lecture and will not be able to make any sense of whatever notes you take,

even if you read the material after the fact.

(3) In small classes that have lots of open discussion

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professors can always tell

who has and who has not done the week's reading. Don

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t think it won't affect your

participation grade for the course.

The entire point of a literature class is to engross a student in the general aspects of

important explore many subtle differences of how stories are crafted, and to train the

college scholar to read and (4) digest huge amounts of information.

You won’t do

well in the course without making a sincere attempt to read and understand every

assigned text.

Next, make sure you read all material very closely. (5) Do not skim through

seemingly unimportant passages of long novels, or read Spark Notes and think you

know what happens in the reading. (6)

These methods of “reading” leave you without

any idea of the author’s style or deeper intentions: they merely give you plot or

surface meanings. Reading things halfway will be of no benefit to you when it is time

to write your papers.

(7) Literature professors usually want papers that are very sharply focused and

detailed. (8) There is DO single answer or interpretation to most pieces of literature

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but students must be able to read closely enough to defend a case with textual

evidence that will support their personal interpretation.

Finally

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do not feel defeated if you find a piece of evidence in the text that seems

to contradict the line of thinking you had developed about the piece of literature. (9)

Literature papers and discussions should question every theory by offering

counterevidence. As I previously said, clear-cut answers do not exist in any form of

literature, be it poetry, fiction, essays, or even nonfiction. You must read all genres

with a discerning eye

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and instead of avoiding possible conflicts in your papers, use

them to show that you have fully thought through your arguments.

And the last piece of advice I have to offer

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look at the reading lists of literature

courses are considering so you do not make yourself miserable by spending a

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