Here is a Basic Marxism-Leninism study plan I copied off, if ye want to understand it
This is the Marxism-Leninism "basic study plan" of the Anti-Imperialism Movement (Movimiento Anti-Imperialista or MAI). I think this is a very decent set of texts to read, so I've translated the original list and added links to all English and free-to-read versions available online. Since people very often ask for this kind of thing I hope some of you will find it useful.
(Don’t procrastinate)
Introduction
Lenin. The three sources and three component parts of Marxism
Lenin. Karl Marx
Marx, Engels. Manifesto of the Communist Party
Historical Materialism
Marx, Engels. The German Ideology, chapter 1
Scientific Socialism
Engels. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific
Lenin. What is to be done?
https://socialistrevolution.org/what-is-to-be-done-a-reading-guide/
Lenin. State and Revolution (Ouais?)
Lenin. Texts against revisionism and opportunism:
The historical destiny of the doctrine of Karl Marx
Opportunism and the collapse of the Second International
The collapse of the Second International
Imperialism and the split in Socialism
Certain features of the historical development of Marxism
Marxism and Revisionism
Marxism and Reformism
Lenin. Left-wing Communism: and infantile disorder
Engels. Anti-Dühring, part III: Socialism
Stalin. The foundations of Leninism
Philosophy
Mao. On contradiction
Engels. Anti-Dühring, part I: Philosophy
Engels. Ludwig Feuerbach and the end of classical German philosophy
Marx. Theses on Feuerbach
Political Economy
Marx. Wages, price and profit (Ouais)
https://socialist.net/value-price-and-profit-a-reading-guide/
Engels. Anti-Dühring, part II: Political Economy
Marx. Capital Volume I
Lenin. Imperialism, the highest stage of Capitalism
I’ve tried this before; best of luck, OP 😂
I too’ve tried to help them think dialectically and read relevant theory. Good luck.