Q What do you plan on earning as your grade in this class and how will get that mark? Simple question, but it is one that requires some thought. By now you should have read the entire syllabus and started to formulate how you will achieve the goals I have set for you and those you have set for yourself. Are you merely looking to pass? Are you really looking to take something from the course and use it and therefore you are going to do everything you can to earn an "A".