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Tuzla Canton Grade 9 Matura study plan

Tuzla Canton Grade 9 Matura · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Bosnian Language and Literature

  • Identify and explain the defining features of the main Bosnian literary periods from medieval literacy to the 20th century in your own words

  • Analyze two short lyric poems by naming speaker, theme, and at least three stylistic devices with textual evidence

  • Produce written plot and character summaries for two required readings without consulting notes

  • Practice reading comprehension by answering inferential questions on two unseen prose passages

Your checkpoint

A one-page literary timeline plus two poem analyses (300 words each) checked against the official reading list

Week 2

Bosnian Language and Literature

  • Classify and correctly use the Bosnian orthographic rules for capitalization, compound words, and the writing of negation with verbs

  • Apply the rules for the use of ije/je/e reflections and syllabic r in dictated and self-written sentences

  • Distinguish and name the main clause types and sentence functions in ten sample sentences

  • Draft an argumentative essay of 500 words with a clear thesis, three supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion

Your checkpoint

A 20-item self-made orthography and grammar quiz with answer key, plus one graded 500-word essay

Week 3

Mathematics

  • Solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable, including those with fractions and parentheses, without errors

  • Factor and expand algebraic expressions using common factors, difference of squares, and trinomial patterns

  • Set up and solve at least five word problems that translate into linear equations

  • Compute the slope and equation of a line from two points and from a graph

Your checkpoint

A timed 15-problem algebra set completed in 45 minutes with at least 85% accuracy

Week 4

Mathematics

  • Apply the Pythagorean theorem and the sine, cosine, and tangent ratios to find missing sides and angles in right triangles

  • Compute perimeter and area of triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles, including composite shapes

  • Calculate volume and surface area of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones

  • Convert between units of length, area, and volume within the metric system

Your checkpoint

A formula sheet written from memory plus a 12-problem geometry set scored at 80% or better

Week 5

Mathematics & Foreign Language (English or German)

  • Interpret and construct tables, bar charts, and pie charts, and compute mean, median, and mode for small data sets

  • Calculate simple and compound probability for dice, cards, and spinner scenarios

  • Review English (or German) verb tenses and select the correct tense in 20 fill-in items

  • Complete two timed reading passages in the chosen foreign language and justify each answer from the text

Your checkpoint

One statistics mini-project (data table, chart, and computed measures) plus a 15-item foreign-language grammar and reading quiz scored at 80%

Week 6

Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)

  • Describe the structure and function of the main human organ systems and relate each to a common disorder

  • Explain photosynthesis and cellular respiration and compare their inputs and outputs

  • Balance ten chemical equations and name common compounds from their formulas

  • Apply Ohm's law and the formulas for work, power, and energy to numerical problems

  • Distinguish physical from chemical changes using concrete examples

Your checkpoint

A two-page illustrated summary of body systems plus a 20-item science self-test with corrections

Week 7

Social Sciences (History, Geography, Civic Education)

  • Place key events of Bosnian and regional history from the medieval period to the 20th century on a dated timeline

  • Locate major landforms, rivers, and cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina on a blank map and describe their significance

  • Explain the structure of government and the rights and duties of citizens under the constitution

  • Summarize the main functions and symbols of cantonal and state institutions

Your checkpoint

A hand-drawn labeled map of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a 10-event annotated timeline

Week 8

Technical Education and Information Technology & Bosnian Language and Literature & Mathematics

  • Explain the purpose and safe use of common computer hardware components and operating-system functions

  • Demonstrate basic spreadsheet skills by entering formulas, using SUM and AVERAGE, and creating a simple chart

  • Complete one full-length mock exam under timed conditions and score each domain separately

  • Re-teach your three weakest topics in writing and redo every missed item until correct

Your checkpoint

A scored mock exam with an error log listing each mistake, its cause, and the corrected solution

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 75% on your self-made Bosnian language quiz and submit an essay that meets the 500-word target with a clear thesis and three supporting paragraphs

Week 4: Complete the timed algebra set at 85% or better and reproduce the geometry formula sheet from memory with no more than one omission

Week 6: Score at least 80% on the foreign-language quiz and 75% on the science self-test, with every missed item corrected and explained in writing

Week 8: Achieve at least 70% overall on the full mock exam, with no domain below 60%, and close out the error log with all items reworked