Tuzla Canton Secondary Matura study plan
Tuzla Canton Secondary Matura · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Mother tongue: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and literature & Mathematics
Sit a 60-item untimed diagnostic across Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian grammar, orthography and literature, then tally every error by category
Drill the seven-case declension system by solving 60 noun, adjective and pronoun forms and correcting them against a grammar reference
Re-derive and apply linear equations, systems of two equations and quadratic equations across 30 problems, showing each step
Draft a one-page blueprint of the four-part essay response (introduction, thesis, two body arguments, conclusion) with sentence starters
Open an error log with one tab per domain and record the cause, the correct rule and a re-test date for every missed item
Your checkpoint
A completed diagnostic with an error-type tally plus a populated error log in which every wrong answer has a written cause and a scheduled re-test date.
Mother tongue: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and literature & Mathematics
Write and self-correct 40 sentences testing ije/je reflexes, consonant assimilation and glued-word spelling rules
Analyse four short literary texts, one each from lyric poetry, epic narrative, drama and prose fiction, and write a 150-word interpretation of each
Solve 40 function problems covering domain, composition, inverse and graph transformations
Derive the six trigonometric ratios for standard angles from the unit circle and then self-quiz them to 85% accuracy
Answer 30 comprehension items on unseen non-fiction passages under an eight-minute-per-passage limit
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of four 150-word literary interpretations plus a scored trigonometry self-quiz showing at least 85% accuracy.
Mathematics & Mother tongue: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and literature
Work through 60 geometry items on similarity, circle theorems, area and volume, and coordinate geometry, drawing a diagram for each
Solve 25 probability and combinatorics problems and verify each answer a second way by explicit enumeration or a tree diagram
Write two 40-minute timed essays using the week-1 blueprint and self-score each against a four-criterion rubric
Repair every open item in the error log from weeks 1 and 2 and re-test each one once from memory
Practise 30 grammar-transformation items such as paraphrase, sentence combining and register shifts
Your checkpoint
Two timed essays with completed rubrics and an error log in which all week 1-2 items are marked resolved.
Mother tongue: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and literature & Mathematics
Simulate the full domain-1 and domain-2 papers in one sitting with no notes and strict timing
Mark the simulation against the official-style marking scheme and rank the remaining weaknesses by marks lost
Drill the ten highest-cost error types from the simulation until three consecutive correct answers are produced for each
Build a timeline of the syllabus literary periods with one representative author and one representative work for each entry
Reproduce every domain-2 formula from memory in a 15-minute blank-page write-out
Your checkpoint
A scored full mock for domains 1 and 2 accompanied by a prioritised weakness list capped at ten items.
First foreign language (typically English)
Complete four timed reading papers and label every wrong answer with its trap type (distractor, over-inference, vocabulary gap, misread stem)
Master word formation, tense and aspect, conditionals and reported speech across 80 transformation items
Write three exam-format compositions (discursive essay, formal letter, article) in 30 minutes each and self-edit against a checklist
Compile and review a 100-item vocabulary deck drawn only from texts already read this week
Your checkpoint
Three timed compositions with completed self-edit checklists plus a 100-item vocabulary deck reviewed twice.
First foreign language (typically English) & Second foreign language (German, Russian, French, Italian, etc.)
Sit one timed English section mock and score it against a self-built band descriptor covering task response, organisation, range and accuracy
Drill the second language's core grammar, including case or article use and verb conjugation, across 60 items
Memorise 150 high-frequency second-language words and 20 set phrases, then test recall on days 1, 3 and 7
Write two 120-word second-language texts, an informal email and an opinion paragraph, deliberately embedding the target structures
Complete four short second-language reading or listening passages under exam timing
Your checkpoint
A scored domain-3 mock sheet plus two corrected 120-word second-language texts, each containing at least eight of ten planned target structures.
Natural sciences elective (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) & Social sciences / humanities elective (History, Geography, elective social science subject)
Work through five past-paper-style sets for the chosen natural-science elective, one topic cluster at a time, and log the reasoning behind each miss
Draw six diagram-based recall sheets for the science elective and self-quiz them from blank outlines
Build a 30-entry cause-and-consequence timeline or term map for the chosen social-science elective
Answer four source-based or data-response questions in the history, geography or social-science format using a fixed paragraph structure
Re-test all domain-4 vocabulary scheduled for this week so the language deck stays live
Your checkpoint
Two scored practice sets, one science and one social science, each reported with a percentage and a one-line diagnosis of the weakest sub-topic.
Mother tongue: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and literature & Mathematics & First foreign language (typically English)
Sit one full simulated matura spanning domains 1, 2 and 3 on a single day under real timing
Re-test every flashcard and error-log entry still flagged as weak and retire only those answered correctly twice
Write one final timed essay for domain 1 and one for domain 3 and compare both against the week-3 and week-5 rubrics
Distil a one-page rule and formula sheet per domain and rehearse each sheet twice from memory
Assemble a 48-hour pre-exam revision checklist ordered by marks at stake
Your checkpoint
A complete simulated exam with a per-domain score report and a final 48-hour revision checklist.
Milestones
Week 2: Domain-1 grammar accuracy at or above 70% and domain-2 algebra section at or above 75% on re-tested items.
Week 4: Full domains 1 and 2 mock at or above 65% overall with no section below 55%, and a weakness list of ten items or fewer.
Week 6: English timed mock at or above 70%, and both second-language texts containing at least eight of ten planned target structures.
Week 8: Full simulated matura at or above 70% in domains 1, 2 and 3, with every domain-5 and domain-6 practice set scored and diagnosed.