[header] How to succeed in english class [title] Read, read, and read some more. [step] Always have a book in your hand, and read it during every spare moment: between classes, while you're on line for food, as you eat, on the bus, etc. Read some of the english classics and, if you're feeling ambitious, read poetry (especially shakespeare). 
[title] Read what other people, particularly literary critics, are saying about the books you've been reading. [step] Compare their views, and decide where you stand.