Misturi said:
Thats very ture. Also try and use "big" words (you know, intelligent ones) and you'll blow them away...just make sure you know what they mean!! Also a good idea is to buy (if you don't already have one) a pocket dictionary, so you can look up words you don't know in class.
Another good tip is to read a lot of books in your spare time. My teacher gives us a book each holidays to either read or advises us to...just an idea
using big words isn't all that helpful... u need to know how to structure your sentences in a flowing manner first.
Just using a dictionary isn't going to give you top marks... marking criteria will !
well, perfect example, i wrote this amazing story (seriously); big words, perfect structuring and if you were to read it, you'd think "woah"....
lol, anyway.. i ended up getting a D !!! or was it a C...
ah meh, it all depends on what they want; and on that assignment i thought i followed the criteria, but apparently i missed only one point and they just messed me up so bad..!
anyways, also ask teachers what they expect and you won't go wrong !