If you're interested in the subject and you put in the work then it's a really good class. I would recommend it, even if you don't plan on going into business - career wise.
My teachers have always recommended integrating your texts into a single paragraph and having three lines of argument. So basically in each paragraph, you are comparing the two texts and relating them to whatever point you are trying to argue. I generally write three body paragraphs that are...
Not sure if you already do this, but whenever you read a prescribed text make chapter/scene summaries after each chapter or scene you read, that way when it comes to the exams you have a nice length summary of your texts. I would recommend doing this with your ORT's aswell. If you can, try and...