Lebanese Baccalaureate - Literature & Humanities (LH) study materials
Lebanese Baccalaureate - Literature & Humanities (LH) study resources

Lebanese Baccalaureate - Literature & Humanities (LH) study plan

Lebanese Baccalaureate - Literature & Humanities (LH) · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Arabic Language and Literature (grammar, rhetoric, literary analysis, composition) & Philosophy (logic, epistemology, ethics, history of philosophy, essay)

  • Diagnose grammar weaknesses by completing and self-correcting 40 mixed parsing (i'rab) and syntax exercises

  • Summarize the rules of the nominal and verbal sentence in a one-page personal reference sheet

  • Distinguish valid from invalid syllogisms by labeling 15 given arguments

  • Write a 250-word literary analysis paragraph on a short poem excerpt, naming at least three rhetorical figures

Your checkpoint

A corrected 40-item grammar exercise set plus a one-page grammar reference sheet

Week 2

Arabic Language and Literature (grammar, rhetoric, literary analysis, composition) & Philosophy (logic, epistemology, ethics, history of philosophy, essay)

  • Classify 20 rhetorical figures (tashbih, isti'ara, kinaya, majaz) in authentic literary excerpts

  • Draft a full literary-analysis essay (450-500 words) with introduction, two analytic axes, and conclusion

  • Compare two philosophical positions on one ethical dilemma in a structured table

  • Outline a philosophy essay plan on a set topic using claim-evidence-objection structure

Your checkpoint

One complete literary-analysis essay (450-500 words) with a self-assessment checklist

Week 3

Arabic Language and Literature (grammar, rhetoric, literary analysis, composition) & History (modern and contemporary world and Lebanese history)

  • Build a chronological timeline of Lebanese history from the 19th century to independence, with 15 key dates

  • Explain in writing the causes and consequences of three major modern-world events (e.g., WWI, WWII, decolonization)

  • Compose one argumentative composition (350 words) using at least four connectors and a clear thesis

  • Answer 10 short-answer history questions from memory, then correct with notes

Your checkpoint

A dated Lebanese-history timeline (15+ entries) with one explanatory paragraph per era

Week 4

First Foreign Language (French) - text comprehension, language, written expression & Second Foreign Language (English) - text comprehension, language, written expression

  • Read two French texts and answer comprehension questions (main idea, inference, vocabulary in context) with 80% accuracy

  • Apply French verb-tense and agreement rules by correcting 30 erroneous sentences

  • Write a 200-word French opinion paragraph using a clear argumentative structure

  • Answer 15 English comprehension and grammar items and log every error by category

Your checkpoint

A bilingual error log (French + English) listing each error type with a corrected example

Week 5

History (modern and contemporary world and Lebanese history) & Geography (physical, human, and economic geography, cartography)

  • Map 12 major world regions and locate them on a blank outline map without reference

  • Interpret a thematic map by extracting three spatial patterns and writing a short commentary

  • Explain the demographic transition model and apply it to two contrasting countries

  • Compare push and pull migration factors in a two-column analysis of a real case

Your checkpoint

A hand-drawn, labeled world outline map with a 150-word map-reading commentary

Week 6

Geography (physical, human, and economic geography, cartography) & Sociology and Economics (social institutions, economic concepts)

  • Describe physical geography processes (climate zones, plate tectonics, river systems) in 10 accurate definition cards

  • Analyze an economic geography case (agriculture or industry) using location, inputs, and outputs

  • Define 25 core economics terms (supply, demand, inflation, GDP) and use each in a sentence

  • Explain three social institutions (family, school, state) and their functions in a written summary

Your checkpoint

A 25-term economics glossary with definitions and original example sentences

Week 7

Sociology and Economics (social institutions, economic concepts) & Mathematics (general-culture mathematics for the literary track) & Civic Education / National Education

  • Solve 15 general-culture math problems (percentages, ratios, basic statistics) showing all steps

  • Interpret a simple statistical table or graph and draw three conclusions

  • Summarize civic rights and duties and the structure of Lebanese national institutions in one page

  • Draft a 300-word philosophy essay on a civic or ethical theme with a defended thesis

Your checkpoint

A worked math problem set (15 items) plus a one-page civic institutions summary

Week 8

Arabic Language and Literature (grammar, rhetoric, literary analysis, composition) & Philosophy (logic, epistemology, ethics, history of philosophy, essay) & History (modern and contemporary world and Lebanese history)

  • Complete one full timed mock exam per heavy domain (Arabic, Philosophy, History) under exam conditions

  • Score each mock against a rubric and list the top three recurring weaknesses

  • Re-drill the 20 most-missed items from weeks 1-7 until 90% correct

  • Write a final one-page exam-day strategy sheet (time allocation, order of sections, checkpoints)

Your checkpoint

Three scored mock exams with a written remediation list and exam-day strategy sheet

Milestones

Week 2: Can write a structured 450-word literary-analysis essay in under 60 minutes with at least three correctly named rhetorical figures

Week 4: Scores 80% or higher on French and English comprehension-and-grammar practice sets

Week 6: Can label a blank world map with 10 of 12 regions and define 20 of 25 economics terms from memory

Week 8: Scores at or above target on all three timed mock exams and has a written remediation list for remaining gaps