Burkina Agrégation Secondaire study plan
Burkina Agrégation Secondaire · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
French language and literature & Educational sciences, pedagogy and didactics of the discipline
Map the full French literature timeline from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, writing one dated index card per major movement and author
Draft a 250-word commentary on a short poem, applying the three-step method (observe, analyse, interpret) without consulting notes
List the five most common didactic planning errors and write a corrective for each in a personal checklist
Summarise the official French secondary curriculum for the terminale class in a one-page diagram
Your checkpoint
A 12-page revision booklet containing the literature timeline, one full poem commentary, and the didactic error checklist
French language and literature & Educational sciences, pedagogy and didactics of the discipline
Compose three full dissertation plans on novel, theatre and poetry topics in under 45 minutes each
Memorise and recite fifteen dated quotations usable as evidence in literary essays, verifying each source
Build a lesson-plan template aligned with the competency-based approach and fill it for one grammar lesson
Explain aloud, in ten minutes, how you would assess a written production using a four-criterion grid
Your checkpoint
Three timed dissertation plans plus one completed lesson plan with its assessment grid
Mathematics & Physical and natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology)
Solve twenty mixed algebra and analysis exercises under timed conditions, logging every error by cause
Derive and apply the standard results of differential and integral calculus to five applied problems
Draw and label the key diagrams of mechanics, electricity and organic chemistry from memory
Write a one-page synthesis linking cell biology concepts to the biology syllabus of the terminale class
Your checkpoint
An error log of at least twenty entries with corrected solutions and a formula sheet covering mathematics, physics and chemistry
Mathematics & Physical and natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology) & Educational sciences, pedagogy and didactics of the discipline
Complete a full mock mathematics paper in the official time limit and self-mark it against a rubric
Solve a physics-chemistry paper combining calculation and experimental reasoning
Design a laboratory demonstration for one physics concept, listing material, safety rules and expected observations
Present a ten-minute oral explanation of a mathematical proof to an imagined class
Your checkpoint
Two self-marked mock papers with a written reflection on the three weakest competencies
English language and literature & History and geography
Summarise the main periods of English literature, naming two representative authors and one work per period
Write a 300-word English essay on a civic theme, then revise it for grammar and cohesion
Construct a dated timeline of Burkina Faso history from the pre-colonial era to the present, citing five key events
Label a blank map of West Africa with countries, capitals and major rivers, and describe three climate zones
Your checkpoint
A 300-word English essay plus a hand-drawn annotated map and a one-page national history timeline
General culture and civic awareness & Philosophy & Social sciences (economics, sociology, law)
Summarise ten major philosophical currents and match each to one representative thinker and central argument
Explain three economic mechanisms (inflation, unemployment, public debt) with a concrete national example each
Outline the structure of the judicial system and distinguish civil, criminal and administrative jurisdiction
Debate a civic topic for fifteen minutes, structuring arguments with evidence and rebuttal
Your checkpoint
A comparative table of philosophical currents and a one-page summary of economic and legal institutions
Educational sciences, pedagogy and didactics of the discipline & Professional ethics, school administration and education policy
Write a full lesson plan for your discipline including objectives, activities, differentiation and evaluation
Draft a code-of-conduct case analysis resolving three professional-ethics dilemmas faced by teachers
Summarise the main provisions of national education policy and the administrative hierarchy of a school
Simulate a fifteen-minute oral defence of a lesson plan before a peer or recorded audience
Your checkpoint
A complete lesson plan with a written ethics case analysis and a recorded or peer-reviewed oral defence
General culture and civic awareness & French language and literature & English language and literature & Mathematics & Physical and natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology) & History and geography & Philosophy & Social sciences (economics, sociology, law) & Educational sciences, pedagogy and didactics of the discipline & Professional ethics, school administration and education policy
Sit two full timed mock examinations covering all ten domains and mark them strictly
Review every error from the mocks and rewrite corrected answers in a condensed sheet
Recite from memory the twenty dates, formulas and quotations most likely to be tested
Rehearse the oral examination format twice, including a five-minute presentation and questions
Your checkpoint
Two marked mock examinations with a one-page final revision sheet and a completed oral rehearsal log
Milestones
Week 2: Produce three dissertation plans within the time limit and one lesson plan judged complete against your own checklist
Week 4: Score at least 50 percent on both the mathematics and physics-chemistry mock papers and reduce repeated error types by half compared with week 3
Week 6: Deliver the 300-word English essay and the annotated map from memory-based notes, with no factual gaps on the national timeline
Week 8: Complete both full mock examinations within the official time and reach a self-assessed average of at least 10 out of 20 across all domains