Homework can be too much at times. One of the biggest challenges1 of being amiddle school student is learning how you work best. It can look a little different foreveryone. Luckily， you can try many different ways to find what works best for you.

Understand the assignment2. Write it down wherever you keep track of3 yourassignments， such as a notebook or an app on your phone. Don’t be afraid to askquestions about what’s expected4. It’s much easier to ask the teacher during or afterclass than to struggle5 to remember later that night.

Start as soon as you can. Use free time during your school day to start your homework.If you don’t have any free time， take a few minutes to look through all your assignmentsduring school， so you have a chance to ask questions before you go home.

Get in the right mood6. If you start working while you are in a bad mood， youmay not get much done. Try practicing a breathing7 exercise before getting started，even just for a few minutes. These will help you focus8 better.

Decide where to start. Some people like to start with the easy assignments to getthem out of the way， while others prefer9 to do with the more difficult assignmentsfirst. Try both and see which one works better.

Keep moving. If you get stuck10， try to work out the problem. Don’t spend toomuch time on it because you need time for your other assignments. If you need to，ask someone for help， like teachers， friends or family. You could also text a classmate—just do your best to stay on topic.

家庭作業(yè)有時可能太多。作為一名中學生，最大的挑戰(zhàn)之一是學會如何最高效地學習。答案對每個人來說似乎都有點不同。好在你可以嘗試多種不同的方法來找到最適合自己的一種。

弄清作業(yè)。在所有可以記錄的地方記下作業(yè)內容，比如筆記本或手機應用程序。不要害怕詢問老師對作業(yè)的要求。在課間或課后問老師比當天晚上回家后絞盡腦汁回想要容易得多。

盡快開始。利用在校期間的空閑時間開始做家庭作業(yè)。如果你沒有空閑時間，那就花幾分鐘時間在學校里瀏覽一下所有的作業(yè)，這樣你就有機會在回家前提問。

保持好心情。如果你在心情不好的時候開始學習，你可能完成不了太多事情。試著在開始之前做呼吸訓練，哪怕只做幾分鐘。這會幫助你更好地集中注意力。

決定從哪里開始。有些人喜歡從簡單的作業(yè)開始把能解決的先解決了，而另一些人則喜歡先做更難的作業(yè)。兩者都試一下，看看哪一個效果更好。

持續(xù)努力。如果你卡在某個問題上了，試著努力解決它，但不要耗費太多時間，因為你還需要時間完成其他任務。如果有需要，你可以向老師、朋友或家人尋求幫助。你也可以給同學發(fā)短信———但盡量別聊偏題了。

（英語原文選自：kidshealth.org）

本期點評名師

任新超男，湖北省襄陽市東津新區(qū)金源中學優(yōu)秀教師，從事教育工作9 年，在省級刊物上發(fā)表過若干篇論文，曾在襄陽廣播電視臺英語新聞欄目擔任播音員，獲得湖北省微課比賽三等獎、襄陽市微課一等獎、襄陽市教學能手、襄陽市青教賽三等獎、公開課教學競賽一等獎等榮譽稱號。此外，指導學生在各類競賽中取得了出色成績，多人獲得省級獎和地市級獎。