Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Remove your distractions. Focus on the present. Refocus your attention as necessary. Talk to your teacher about classes. Create your own motivation.

Answer: The most basic thing you can do to help you concentrate in class is to get away from the distractions that are keeping you from focusing. There are lots of things that might be taking your attention away from the lesson. Try to be more aware of what you're doing when you stop paying attention. Once you know what it is, you can find a way to get rid of it. Distractions include items like a computer, a phone, and small items that you can play with. Distractions also include things that are around you, like a friend, an annoying classmate, or a window. Physical removal is the best way to deal with a distraction. So, for example, if you know a classmate is distracting you. Try sitting somewhere else. Your teacher will understand and will probably be more than happy to help you move seats. You have to try to keep your brain from wandering out of the classroom. No daydreaming! Keep your mind here, in the present and save thoughts about other stuff for later. This is hard to do but if you can make the change, it will really help you a lot. Things you might catch yourself thinking about include: games, what you're doing after school, your boyfriend or girlfriend (or lack thereof!), your friends, your family...even fantasy stuff like books you'd like to read or places you wish you could go. You'll have to learn to manually refocus your attention. Catch yourself and then make yourself think about the lesson again. Eventually it becomes a habit and you learn to daydream less. This means that even if you're thinking about another aspect of the class, like the test you have coming up, you'll want to stop and refocus on what's happening right now. It's important to do things like think about tests but if your mind is wandering then you're not absorbing the information that you need to learn at the moment. Pay attention to what your mind is doing. If you catch yourself thinking about anything other than what's currently happening in the lesson then you're going to have to manually refocus your attention. Try saying back everything that your teachers says in your own head and really emphasizing the important bits. One thing you might want to practice is building your ability to focus. Test yourself by trying to do a challenging task while listening to loud, distracting music. Focus is a skill which needs to be exercised and developed, just like any other. Everyone learns in different ways. The way your teacher teaches may not be the best way for you or there may be ways to make class even better for you. Set aside some time to talk to your teacher about ways they think might help you get more out of your class. Try making customized lessons or assignments that are more interesting for you to learn. You can also ask your teacher for extra credit or side projects which help you learn the same lessons but in a way that works better for you. If you're serious about learning and you're willing to put in hard work, your teacher will probably be willing to help you come up with something. When you're more motivated, you'll find you have an easier time staying focused. Of course, if your teacher and your class can't or won't make you more motivated, you'll have to work to create that motivation for yourself. This can be frustrating but it'll be worth it: you'll get the benefits of education, whether people want to help you along or not. There are lots of ways to make yourself motivated and interested in learning and what you do will depend on who you are. You can try finding some aspect of the subject that is interesting to you. This can make the rest of the class more interesting because you'll feel more like you're building a base for the stuff that you want to learn. For example, maybe you don't really like your history class but you do like medieval knights. You can try to imagine how all of the history that you are learning ties back to medieval knights, and you'll find that that makes it easier to focus on what you're learning.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Sew the curved edges.

Answer: Begin sewing the fabric pieces together along the curved edges that you just pinned together. Do not sew any of the other edges yet. Remove the pins from the fabric right before you sew over them. Make sure that your stitches are about of an inch (or 1 cm) away from the edges of the fabric. This will help to create a strong seam. After you have finished sewing, trim off any excess thread from the areas you just sewed.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Choose words that aren't too suggestive or flirtatious. Prefer open-ended questions to those with simple one-word answers. Mind your spelling and grammar. Avoid overtly-sexual humor. Don't blow up your love interest's phone.

Answer: Aim to be polite and respectful of the other person, showing that you're keen to get to know him or her better. For instance, you could use common references to start a conversation: instead of saying "Hi, how are you," you could say it like Joey from Friends, "How you doin'?" This shows you have a sense of humor and are on the same wavelength as the other person You want to keep the conversation going, and the best way to do that is to keep the other person talking. However, don't get too personal during your initial conversations. Doing so will make you appear creepy. Examples of suitable things to ask include: "How was your day?" "So, what are your favorite hobbies?" "Where do you like to go on the weekends?" This isn't 2005 when you were texting your friends in the code designed for your flip-phone's numeric keypad. You probably have a smartphone now, or at least a slider with a full keyboard. Type out full words and use proper punctuation. Disregarding grammar and using chat-speak makes you look childish. Another faux-pas is using too many emoticons. Use those smiley faces and winks sparingly. A little innuendo is fine and even desirable in some cases. However, draw the line at any joke that makes outright references to sexual acts, especially in the context of your love-interest. Of course, racial and ethnic jokes are never okay. Also, do we even have to say it? No nude pictures, please. If you haven't heard from your love-interest in a few minutes to a few hours, don't send him or her text after text asking if he or she received your message. Behavior such as this is a big red flag for someone who is desperate, has no life, or worse, is a creepy stalker waiting to happen. Not to mention, it is very annoying to the other person.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Reduce target area after you make a hit. Fire around the area of your hit. Repeat method to hit more of your opponent's ships.

Answer:
After you make your first hit, you will need to reduce your target area to the spaces surrounding the space that was a hit. Since ships in Battleship range from 2-5 spaces long, it may take you several turns to sink the ship you have hit. Begin by striking above, below, or to one side of the space you have hit to discover and hit more of the ship. If one of your strikes is a miss, try the area on the opposite side of the space that was a hit. Keep striking until you have taken your opponent's battleship. You will know when you have taken your opponent's ship because players are required to announce when a ship has been sunk. After you have sunk the first of your opponent's ships, you will need to resume firing randomly (or in the center of the board) to find another ship. Then repeat the process of firing around the hit space until you have sunk another ship. Playing the game this way will reduce the amount of turns that it takes to sink all of your opponent's battleships and it will also increase your chances of winning the game.