The Secret Garden

Professor: Doc H
Level: 6th Grade
Study Time:
20-40 min/day,
3-5 days/week
Suggested Timeline:
3-6 weeks
Teachings:
20+ videos

Assignments: 30+

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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

Join us for The Secret Garden course, where Master Teacher Doc H guides students through its powerful themes, rich characters, timeless life lessons, and Biblical truths.

As they read, students will build vocabulary, strengthen reading and writing skills, and grow in confidence as they engage with a story that’s accessible yet deeply meaningful.

Through direct instruction and thoughtful analysis, your student will develop critical thinking and reading comprehension while uncovering foundational Christian principles for living.

The Secret Garden

Professor: Doc H
Level: 6th Grade
Study Time:
20-40 min/day,
3-5 days/week
Suggested Timeline:
4-6 weeks
Teachings:
20+ videos

Assignments: 30+

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

This great book, written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, will teach students about life on a farm in the 1800's. Master Teacher Doc H will guide students through its powerful themes, rich characters, timeless life lessons, and Biblical truths.

As they read, students will build vocabulary, strengthen reading and writing skills, and grow in confidence as they engage with a story that’s accessible, yet deeply meaningful.

Through direct instruction and thoughtful analysis, your student will develop critical thinking and reading comprehension while uncovering foundational Christian principles for living.

Welcome to The Secret Garden!

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!

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)

Take your career and
expertise to a new level!

30 Chapters

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.