Read the textbook, it may seem tedious but it helps a lot and it's pretty interesting and take notes. He gives tons of optional credit opportunities to do as many as you can. The quizzes aren't too difficult and the vocab quizzes are the only opportunities for extra credit (ex. 3/0 instead of 3/3) so focus on doing well on vocab quizzes rather than multiple-choice (reading the book helps a lot). Tests are curved but don't rely not eh curve to do well in the class. He does assign more written work than other teachers but its not a crazy amount and I recommend collaborating with peers to complete the work. As long as you learn the material its an easy class.