The Secret Garden

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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.

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

Assignments: 24+

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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 Expository/Informative Modes:

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

Purposeful Projects:
A creative project that extends the student's learning in their preferred learning style (Artistic, kinesthetic, auditory, visual spatial, etc)

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)

6th Grade Memorized Missions:
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)

Hebrews 9:22
"Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood,
and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins." (ESV)

Philippians 4:8
"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." (NIV)