Unlocking The Secrets Of The Secret Garden
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Health Science | |
| Author | Delores Gattuso, Eddie Booten | |
| Description | The purpose of this unit is to introduce the students to novel reading as well
as to explore the two countries of India and England. This unit will be used in conjunction with a 2nd unit (Around the World with The Secret Garden) It provides motivating and meaningful thinking activities that prompt students to think critically about the issues of literature. Students are motiviated to stretch their reading skills and to wrap their thinking around a task, finding ways to apply what they have learned to their own life. Whole ideas are cxplored in activities involving different subject areas. These send students investigating individually, in pairs, in small groups, and as a class. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Internet Connected Computer, TV, VCR, Data Projector, Cassette Player, Microsoft Word Software. | |
| Grade Level | 6 | |
| National Standards | Language Arts
Writing, Reading, Listening and Speaking Science Life Science Art Understand the connections among the various art forms and other disciplines. Health Knows how to maintain mental and emotional health | |
| Keywords | bungalow, cholera, Rajah, Ayah, moor | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | OVERVIEW: UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF THE SECRET GARDEN
Lesson 1: From India to England Lesson 2: Secrets Everywhere Lesson 3: Everything Changes Lesson 4: The Magic Is In Us Lesson 5: Secrets Unlocked | |
| References | LIFT by Sundance Publishing Co. Massachusetts, 1996 | |
| English IGO or CSO | 6.14, 6.16, 6.20, 6.23, 6.25, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28, 6.29, 6.30, 6.31, 6.34, 6.35, 6.52, 6.54, 6.55, 6.56, 6.59, 6.60, 6.62, 6.65, 6.66 | |
| Fine Arts IGO or CSO | 6.1 | |
| Health IGO or CSO | 6.8 | |
| Science IGO or CSO | 6.13, 6.15, 6.18, 6.28, 6.29, | |