Aw, well :( there's always next time <3 One thing I've started doing is, when I first read the assignment, I write down some of my initial thoughts, because most of the time, that's some good ideas, and I can go back to it a week+ later, when I want to start writing. It really helps a lot, for me at least :) and I'd tell you to write the assignment as soon as you get it, so its over and done with, but even I don't wanna do that, haha xD a lot of the time I do write better under pressure, though, but sometimes it can be a good idea to at least write as much as a few sentences, and then come back to it later.

And I get crap grades once in a while too (and C isn't even a crap grade - though I'm not completely sure about the French grading system :) we have numbers and general oddness about it all over here!)