NVO Grade 7 Bulgarian study plan
NVO Grade 7 Bulgarian · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reading comprehension of informational and literary texts (Работа с текст)
Identify the main idea and supporting details in three informational texts of 400-600 words each, underlining the topic sentence of every paragraph.
Distinguish fact from opinion in short journalistic passages and justify each classification with a quoted phrase.
Summarize a literary excerpt in five sentences without copying more than three consecutive words from the source.
Build a personal glossary of 20 text-analysis terms (тема, идея, композиция, сюжет) with a one-line definition for each.
Your checkpoint
A one-page annotated summary of two texts (one informational, one literary) plus the 20-term glossary.
Reading comprehension of informational and literary texts (Работа с текст) & Language norms: orthography, punctuation, grammar (Езикови норми)
Answer 15 multiple-choice comprehension questions on unseen passages and write a short justification for each chosen option.
Apply the rules for writing не and ни separately and together by correcting a 30-item error set with at least 90% accuracy.
Locate the main clause and subordinate clauses in ten complex sentences from the week's reading passages.
Your checkpoint
A corrected error set with a written rule note for every mistake made.
Language norms: orthography, punctuation, grammar (Езикови норми)
Master the punctuation rules for comma placement before да, че, за да and in front of relative clauses, scoring 85% or higher on a 40-sentence drill.
Apply capitalization rules for proper nouns, titles, and sentence starts in a 200-word rewrite.
Spell correctly the 40 most frequently tested vocabulary items, verified by a self-dictation with fewer than four errors.
Explain in writing why each of five commonly confused word pairs (например, път/пътя) takes a particular form.
Your checkpoint
A 40-sentence punctuation and spelling test, self-graded, with a list of the rules still shaky.
Language norms: orthography, punctuation, grammar (Езикови норми) & Morphology and syntax (Морфология и синтаксис)
Identify all eight parts of speech in a 150-word passage and label each with its grammatical category and gender or number where relevant.
Conjugate 20 verbs in the present, aorist, and imperfect tenses with correct personal endings.
Parse ten noun phrases for gender, number, definiteness, and case function.
Correct subject-verb agreement in 25 sentences containing compound or quantified subjects.
Your checkpoint
A morphology worksheet (parts of speech, verb tables, agreement corrections) completed and checked against a reference grammar.
Morphology and syntax (Морфология и синтаксис) & Lexicology, phraseology, and word formation (Лексика и словообразуване)
Classify 30 sentences by structure (simple, compound, complex) and mark every clause boundary.
Transform ten active sentences into passive and ten direct-speech sentences into reported speech.
Break 25 words into prefix, root, and suffix, and name the word-formation pattern used.
Match 15 idioms to their meanings and use each in an original sentence that makes the meaning clear from context.
Your checkpoint
A syntax-and-word-formation portfolio: clause diagrams, transformations, and an idiom usage sheet.
Literature: literary history, theory, and interpretation (Литература)
Place ten major Bulgarian literary periods and authors on a timeline with two representative works each.
Define 15 literary devices (метафора, епитет, хипербола, алегория) and find one example of each in the assigned readings.
Write a 250-word interpretation of a short poem, connecting form to meaning with at least three quoted lines.
Compare two characters from a studied narrative and state the theme each embodies.
Your checkpoint
A timeline poster plus a 250-word interpretive paragraph on one poem.
Literature: literary history, theory, and interpretation (Литература) & Written production: essay or interpretive text (Създаване на текст)
Draft a 350-word interpretive essay with a clear thesis, three body paragraphs, and textual evidence in each.
Revise the draft for cohesion using five linking devices and cut every sentence that does not support the thesis.
Self-assess the essay against a four-criterion rubric (thesis, evidence, structure, language) and rewrite the weakest paragraph.
Your checkpoint
A revised 350-word interpretive essay with the marked-up first draft attached.
Reading comprehension of informational and literary texts (Работа с текст) & Language norms: orthography, punctuation, grammar (Езикови норми) & Lexicology, phraseology, and word formation (Лексика и словообразуване) & Morphology and syntax (Морфология и синтаксис) & Literature: literary history, theory, and interpretation (Литература) & Written production: essay or interpretive text (Създаване на текст)
Complete two full-length timed practice tests and score at least 80% on each domain section.
Review every missed item and write the underlying rule or reading strategy beside it.
Recite from memory the punctuation, spelling, and morphology rules that caused repeated errors.
Write one 30-minute essay under exam conditions and check it against the rubric.
Your checkpoint
A final error log with rules restated in your own words and both practice-test scores recorded.
Milestones
Week 4: Score 80% or higher on a self-made 50-item language-norms quiz covering orthography, punctuation, and morphology; any rule below 70% goes back into the week 5 warm-up.
Week 6: Explain aloud, without notes, the plot and theme of two studied literary works and identify three devices in each.
Week 8: Achieve 80% or higher on both timed practice tests and submit a complete error log showing every recurring mistake paired with its rule.