Making Better Grades

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SRC="Symb075c00b700c899330000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Get Your Space Organized</div> <div> <A HREF="id121_m.htm#get_your_stuff_organized" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Making Better Grades"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899330000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Get Your Stuff Organized</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id121_m.htm#get_your_time_organized" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Making Better Grades"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899330000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Get Your Time Organized</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id121_m.htm#get_your_assignments_organzed" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Making Better Grades"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899330000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Get Your Assignments Organzed</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id121_m.htm#get_yourself_organized" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Making Better Grades"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899330000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Get Yourself Organized</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id121_m.htm#get_healthy" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Making Better Grades"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899330000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Get Healthy</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id121_m.htm#get_a_grip__on_study_habits_" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Making Better Grades"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899330000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Get a Grip (on Study Habits)</A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Making Better Grades</I></div> <div> I<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >f you are interested in making better grades and higher test scores in science then this section will help you achieve that goal. </FONT></div> <div> You'll see these words again in the "Dear Student" letter that follows because they are so true, "Nobody can make you a better student. Nobody can even make you WANT to be a better student. But you CAN be." "You are the one (the only one) that can get yourself motivated."</div> <bR> <div> Table of Contents <A NAME="table_of_contents"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3e3402b0.png" border=0 width="576" height="811" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Get Motivated <A NAME="motivated"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3e5f7f30.png" border=0 width="759" height="1011" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3e7fe980.png" border=0 width="766" height="920" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3e9fd000.png" border=0 width="765" height="1024" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3ebfee40.png" border=0 width="766" height="996" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Get Organized <A NAME="get_organized"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3ed00d30.png" border=0 width="768" height="979" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Get Your Stuff Organized <A NAME="get_your_stuff_organized"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3effd3d0.png" border=0 width="765" height="1085" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Get Your Time Organized <A NAME="get_your_time_organized"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3f103e90.png" border=0 width="771" height="1001" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Get Your Assignments Organzed <A NAME="get_your_assignments_organzed"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3fafb0e0.png" border=0 width="763" height="1038" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3f9f6d50.png" border=0 width="758" height="981" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Get Yourself Organized <A NAME="get_yourself_organized"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3f801190.png" border=0 width="769" height="1049" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Get Healthy <A NAME="get_healthy"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3fc020a0.png" border=0 width="770" height="1034" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Get a Grip (on Study Habits) <A NAME="get_a_grip__on_study_habits_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3fefcf20.png" border=0 width="764" height="1010" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="400febb0.png" border=0 width="766" height="955" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="402feda0.png" border=0 width="766" height="986" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="40401140.png" border=0 width="769" height="1044" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This material is taken from the following source:</div> <div> Imogene Forte and Marjorie Frank. <U>If You're Trying to Get Better Grades and Higher Test Scores You've Gotta Have This Book</U>. Incentive Publications, 2003.</div> <bR> <div> "Pages labeled with the statement (c)2003 by Incentive Publications, Inc., Nashville, TN are intended for reproduction." </div> <bR> <div> Now that you have completed the 1st step, Get Ready, you should go on to the 2nd step, Get Set. This will provide you will additional information to help make you a more successful student.</div> <div> Click on the following link:</div> <div> <A HREF="id122.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Get Set">Get Set</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>         </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>