BC GLA 12 study plan

Annotate three short nonfiction passages per session, labeling main idea, supporting evidence, and author's purpose in the margin

Define 40 academic and literary vocabulary words in a personal log, each with an original sentence and a synonym-antonym pair

Paraphrase two paragraphs per session in a single sentence each to confirm literal comprehension before interpretation

Identify and record five recurring transition and signal words that mark contrast, cause, and emphasis in assigned readings

Distinguish stated claims from implied assumptions in six argumentative passages, writing one sentence per assumption

Evaluate the strength of evidence in four editorials by ranking each source as strong, weak, or irrelevant and justifying the rank

Compare two texts on the same topic and list three points of agreement and three of divergence

Identify tone and point of view in five passages and cite the specific diction that reveals each

Outline five essay prompts in 10 minutes each, producing a thesis plus three topic sentences per outline

Write two timed 40-minute analytical paragraphs that quote and explain textual evidence

Revise one paragraph to eliminate vague claims and replace them with cited specifics

Summarize a 900-word article in exactly 100 words to practice compression and selection

Draft one full argumentative essay of 600 to 800 words with a clear thesis, counterargument, and conclusion

Diagram and correct ten run-on or comma-spliced sentences drawn from your own drafts

Apply subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent rules across a 300-word self-edited passage

Build a personal error checklist of the five grammar mistakes you make most often

Correct 30 mixed punctuation and sentence-structure errors, logging the rule violated for each

Use 25 new words in an original one-page narrative without repeating any word twice

Differentiate ten commonly confused word pairs (such as affect/effect, imply/infer) in original sentences

Identify and fix dangling and misplaced modifiers in 15 self-written sentences

Write two timed 35-minute essays responding to unseen prompts, each with an explicit evaluative stance

Embed and explain at least three quotations per essay using a consistent citation style

Critique a peer or model essay by naming two strengths and three weaknesses with textual evidence

Revise one essay to strengthen reasoning by adding a rebuttal paragraph

Complete three full-length timed reading sections and record accuracy by question type

Review every missed grammar item and rewrite the rule in your own words

Quiz yourself on 60 cumulative vocabulary words and retire the 40 you have mastered

Practice inference questions by justifying each answer with one quoted line from the passage

Take two full timed mock exams under test conditions and score each domain separately

Analyze every error from the mocks and classify it as knowledge, careless, or timing related

Rewrite your three weakest essay responses using your error checklist

Drill the 30 vocabulary and grammar items you missed most often until you reach full accuracy