Bagrut English study plan

Annotate ten short informational passages (150–250 words each) by underlining the topic sentence of every paragraph and labeling its function (claim, example, contrast, conclusion).

Paraphrase twenty high-frequency academic words in context (e.g., affect, factor, despite, whereas) into plain English without using the original word.

Resolve fifteen pronoun and reference chains (it, this, they, the former) by drawing arrows to the noun each one points back to.

Build a personal glossary of thirty words met in reading, each with the sentence you found it in and your own example sentence.

Locate specific details in eight short narrative passages by writing the paragraph number where each of five given questions is answered.

Distinguish stated fact from reasonable inference in twelve items by marking each answer 'in the text' or 'follows from the text' and citing the line.

Identify the writer's purpose (to inform, warn, persuade, entertain) in six short texts and justify each choice in one sentence.

Summarize three short passages in a single sentence of no more than 20 words each.

Read three longer articles (500–800 words) and map each one's structure: introduction, main claims, evidence, counterpoint, conclusion.

Answer ten inference questions about longer texts, writing the evidence line beside every answer.

Identify the tone of four literary excerpts using precise adjectives (nostalgic, ironic, resigned, urgent) and quote the words that create it.

Predict the content of a paragraph from its first sentence, then check your prediction against the actual paragraph in five cases.

Write five short answers (2–3 sentences) to comprehension questions on long texts, each beginning with a direct answer and then citing evidence.

Draft three topic sentences for a paragraph on a given question and choose the strongest, explaining why in two sentences.

Convert five informal spoken-style sentences into formal written register suitable for an exam answer.

Time yourself: complete one full long-text reading section with questions in 25 minutes.

Write two full paragraphs (100–130 words) using a clear topic sentence, two supporting points, and a concluding sentence.

Use ten linking devices correctly in your own writing (however, therefore, in contrast, moreover, as a result) and check none is repeated more than twice.

Edit three of your own paragraphs for cohesion, marking every place where a reader could lose the thread.

Replace ten vague words in your drafts (thing, very, a lot, good) with precise alternatives.

Plan and write one 250-word essay answering a prompt that asks you to take a position, with an outline produced in under five minutes.

State a claim, give two pieces of evidence, and address one opposing view in a single paragraph.

Evaluate two short opinion texts on the same topic and list three points where they disagree, quoting each side.

Check your essay against a five-point checklist: task answered, structure clear, register formal, linking varied, no repetition.

Synthesize two texts on one topic into a short written response that names where they agree and where they conflict.

Judge the strength of six claims by asking: what evidence is offered, and is it enough?

Identify three persuasive techniques in an opinion article (appeal to emotion, selective statistics, loaded wording) and quote them.

Write a 150-word response evaluating which of two texts makes the stronger case, with reasons.

Complete two full timed mock papers under exam conditions and record your score per section.

Re-do every question you got wrong and write the reason for the error (misread, vocabulary gap, rushed, misunderstood task).

Rewrite your two weakest written answers from the mocks to full-mark standard.

Produce a one-page personal error-pattern list with three fixes to apply on exam day.