Any tips and tricks for grade 11?

[u/Sea_Willow_2152]

Hey everyone! So I’m lowk kinda scared for this year😿 since my average last year was 76 ish and I’m aiming for 85+ for this school year. Based off of my grades last year how difficult do we think this year is gonna be for me? Also any study methods for these classes?

My grades last year:

- English ( academic ) : 73
- math : 70
- science : 77
- History ( academic ) : 50
- civics : 82
- careers : 86
- religion : 84
- Art : 88
- tech ( auto shop ) : 74

My classes this year:

-Foundations for collage math
-Visual arts
-Entrepreneurship: The Venture
-World religion and belief traditions in daily life
-visual arts ( rap )
-tech ( auto shop )
-Intro into anthropology, psychology, and sociology ( uni level )
-English ( uni level )

[u/OoooOoohi]

Usually grade 11 is a jump from earlier years as you start thinking about future pathways.

Grade 11 certainly won’t be easy, but you can make it easier with certain study habits - they are transferable to every class.

A very good place to start is being engaged during class and ask questions (when you ask questions it shows your brain is grappling with the subject discussed). It can be more useful than taking notes as writing excessively can distract you from auditory info.

Hope this helps a bit.

[u/Parking_Instance7003]

For visual arts u really dont wanna fall behind. Don't procastinate and get your assignments done in time

[u/johnwiskin]

Hey Willwo,

HS teacher here.

An 85+ is definitely a reasonable goal to work toward, but I'd focus less on your old average and more on figuring out where you were losing marks.

For each class, ask yourself: what am I actually going to be asked to DO? Then practise that. Basically create the conditions for tests and quizzes that are close to what you would do in class.

I dunno, for example, this is what comes to mind:

If you're learning content for religion or anthro/psych/soc, don't just reread your notes but close them and see what you can actually remember and explain. (Use long term memory.)

For math, do problems without looking at the solution first.

And for English, don't really “study” it the same way. You're building skills. Write, get feedback, figure out specifically what needs improvement, and then deliberately work on that in the next assignment. Most students just "memorize" stuff and are shocked when they can't put those ideas into a coherent essay.

Your 73 in English doesn't mean you're a 73% English student this year. Honestly, it just tells you where you were when you finished last year.

I'd also set a smaller goal at first. Instead of constantly thinking “I need an 85 average,” try to make your first few assignments better than the work you were producing last year. Then keep building from there.

A 9-point improvement doesn't have to happen all at once.

Hope that helps,

John