Continuing through new units of Andrew Pudewa’s Teaching Structure & Style from the Institute for Excellence in Writing, students refine their ability to write with clarity, grace, and depth. Building upon years of practice, they now add new layers of structure and style—learning to shape ideas with purpose and weave detail with imagination. Paragraphs drawn from history and science become vivid compositions, rooted in sound form yet alive with creative thought. Students also learn how to analyze, summarize, and condense their knowledge of read texts into concise notes, an important academic skill. Each lesson moves them toward greater independence in editing, vocabulary, and expression, so that their writing may reflect the order and beauty of God’s truth.

Texts & Resources: Andrew Pudewa’s Teaching Structure & Style

Shurley English Level 6 strengthens the student’s grasp of grammar and deepens their understanding of sentence structure. At home, families follow lesson plans provided by ACTS, while classroom instruction reinforces key concepts through review and recitation. Students classify sentence patterns, practice rhythmic jingles, and refine the habits of clear communication. Quarterly assessments offer opportunities for reflection and growth, ensuring that the patterns of language become not only memorized but mastered.

Texts & Resources: Shurley English Level 6

Students begin the year embarking on the bold journey of the Age of Exploration. Guided by Veritas Press Explorers to 1815 History Cards, they follow the great voyages that reshaped the world and the story of God’s providence guiding nations. Through mapping exercises, readings, and songs, they learn to see history not as a string of events, but as a tapestry of purpose—threads of courage, faith, and discovery woven together by the Creator’s hand. Field trips and projects bring the era to life, deepening both comprehension and delight.

Texts & Resources: Veritas Press Explorers to 1815 History Cards; A History of the U.S volumes 1-4; The Witch of Blackbird Pond; Johnny Tremain; Seaman: The Dog who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark; and Christopher Columbus: First Voyage to America. 

Through Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Anatomy and Physiology, students trace the living architecture of God’s handiwork—muscles flexing in rhythm, lungs breathing in invisible grace, the heart’s pulse echoing the Creator’s constancy. Each system tells a story of purpose and wonder: bones giving form, neurons sparking thought, senses opening windows to the world. Book knowledge turns tactile as students complete hand-on experiments, build models, observe patterns, and see design revealed in motion. In studying how life is sustained, they begin to glimpse the artistry and wisdom woven through their very being.

Texts & Resources: Apologia’s Young Explorer Series: Exploring Creation with Anatomy and Physiology

Using Rockbridge Academy’s A Primer for Wheelock’s Latin, students strengthen their foundation in vocabulary and syntax while exploring more advanced translation. They review the familiar forms learned in Grammar 3 and 4, then step toward the dialectic years by translating sentences that connect precision with meaning. Vocabulary drills, chants, and recitation anchor memory, while translation opens pathways to logic and insight. Each word becomes a bridge—linking language, thought, and worship—preparing students to engage more deeply with the beauty of words well ordered.

Texts & Resources: A Primer for Wheelock’s Latin