Boyo 1: The Woods and the Waters

The First Book in The Adventures of boyo series

This first course focuses on learning to read critically, think deeply, and write clearly through a short novel.

Using the Doc H. approach, students gain historical knowledge as well as focused training in literary analysis, reading comprehension, graduated grammar and writing assignments as well as vocabulary development. This course also includes varied types of assessments.

Boyo 1 is the Flagship book for 6th Grade.
It is book 1/6 in our annual packages.

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Professor: Doc H
Level: 6th Grade
Teachings: 40+ videos
Interactive Assignments: 35+
Suggested Study Time: 30-60 min 5 days per week
Suggested Timeline:
4-8 weeks

Professor: Doc H
Level: 6th Grade
Study Time:
30-60 min/day,
5 days/week
Suggested Timeline:
4-8 weeks
Teachings:
40+ videos

Assignments: 35+

Write your awesome label here.

Professor: Doc H
Level: 6th Grade
Teachings: 20+ videos
Assignments: 30+
Suggested Study Time: 30-60 min 3-5 days per week
Suggested Timeline:
3-6 weeks

Welcome to Boyo 1, the Flagship Work for 6th grade at Discern Academy.

Boyo 1 will introduce you to life in America during World War II; you will share the experiences of a boy and his adventures in New York City and in the woods and waters of rural Maine as he searches for his identity within his family and with God.

Included with the teaching videos about this short novel, you will also be taught the fundamentals of effective sentences and three types of expository writing as well as expanding your vocabulary.

Our goal at Discern Academy is to immerse you in great literature so that you can increase your critical thinking skills, improve your writing ability, and escalate your reading comprehension while enjoying quality writings.

Immediately following this video, you will find key documents that will make your learning experience better. Please take the time to review them and take notes.

Blessings and enjoy the novel!

Foundational Mastery Emphasis

Boyo 1 opens Discern Academy's Mastery Middle School Program. This book offers numerous avenues for learning, from Christian themes to grammar essentials to solid vocabulary acquisition to reading and writing competency to higher levels of critical thinking, and, ultimately, to a foundation for Godly wisdom and discernment

At Discern Academy, each Flagship course (the first work taught at each grade level) includes the complete curriculum for the year, with the exception of additional memorization pieces. Initial lectures and focused activities cover the entire Mastery Spectrum

Each grade level will have a "Flagship" book that embodies the entire Mastery Spectrum for that grade level. In the Flagship course, students will be taught the key concepts. All other works at that grade level will practice, revisit, and further reinforce these key concepts. With the Doc H Approach, achieving the Mastery Spectrum is a very realistic goal.

Writing - Mastering the Sentence:

Simple Sentence, Compound Sentence, Complex Sentence, Compound/Complex Sentence

Writing - Mastering the Mode:
Expository/Informative communication.

A. Definition/Description
B. Compare/Contrast
C. Process (How to) / Order & Sequence
D. Creative Writing Opportunity

One Intentional Reinforcing but still Creative Project

Grammar:
Mastering the power of commas and semicolons

Commonly Confused/Misused Words:
Mastering Sets #1 (to/two/too), #2 (there/they're/their), and #3 (your/you're)

Memorization:
Joshua 24:15 - “But as for me and my house,
we will serve the LORD” (ESV)
1 Cor 10:13 - “No temptation has overtaken you except what
is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will
not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
But when you are tempted, he will also provide a
way out so that you can endure it.” (NIV)
Matthew 6:21 - “For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.” (ESV)
Proverbs 22:6 - “Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old, he will not depart from it. ” (ESV)

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30 Chapters, 30 Learning Days

Every chapter of the book is covered with in-depth teachings, explanations, relevant activities, and several personally graded writing assignments

37 Assignments

Personally graded writing assignments, vocabulary exams, homonym quizzes, short answer responses, reading comprehension assessments, poetry teachings, and a creative project.