2021-22 End of Year Assessment--Nature Angel


Nature Angel has completed her 9th-grade year.  As with Little Princess, it seemed that she was doing less than she actually did, but she did so. much. good. work!

Language Arts:  0.5 credit
English 9, The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts High School 1, 5 out of 10 units completed

Math:  0.75 credit
Algebra 1 with Geometry, Saxon, 90 out of 120 lessons completed

Science:  0.5 credit
Biology 1, Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology, 9 out of 16 modules completed

History: 
    Ancient World History--Creation to Christ, custom-created course with literature, 1.0 credit
        The Old Testament
        The Three Brothers of Ur
        Gilgamesh the Hero
        Shepherd, Potter, Spy, and the Star Namer
        Tirzah
        Tales from Ancient Egypt (most of it)
        Landmark's Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (3 chapters)
        The Golden Goblet
        The Cat of Bubastes
        Bulfinch's Mythology (most of it)
        Black Ships Before Troy
        The Wanderings of Odysseus
        In Search of a Homeland
        Augustus Caesar's World
        The Bronze Bow
        A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great
    World War II--The American Experience on 4 Fronts, 0.5 credit
        Children of the Promise, 5 book series, historical fiction

Foreign Language: 0.5 credit
    Koine Greek, Memoria Press Elementary Greek Year 3, partially completed
    Modern Greek, Duolingo, about 100 days of practice
    
Other Electives: 
    Child Development, work/study, 1.0 credit
        By working in our daycare, Nature Angel learned about how children develop from birth through 
            age 3.  She observed and compared behaviors between half a dozen children; she introduced 
            developmentally appropriate toys and games; she prepared and served nutritious meals; she
             maintained healthy sleep schedules for each child, and provided developmentally appropriate 
            discipline.
    Preschool teacher, work/study, 1.0 credit
          By working in our daycare, Nature Angel prepared and taught preschool lessons, adapting each 
            lesson to meet the needs of various ages and stages of the children present.  She taught from 1
            to 6 children, ages 1-3 years, reading, singing, crafting, doing simple yoga, and ASL signing.  She 
            demonstrated excellent and creative classroom management, as well as teaching developmentally 
            appropriate personal hygiene skills and life skills (i.e. waiting for turns, setting the table, cleaning 
            up toys, etc.)
    Art--Pencil Sketching, 1.0 credit
            Nature Angel worked on over a dozen portraits, one landscape, and one still life.  In between
                these larger projects, she focused on the human body; she accrued several dozen sketches of
                body parts and features as she strove to develop the skill to make realistic drawings filled with
                 energy and personality.
    Art--Painting (Acrylic and Watercolor), 0.5 credit
            Nature Angel made dozens of miniature watercolors and larger watercolors, representing mostly
                still-lifes and landscapes.  In addition, she began a series of acrylic paintings of full-body 
                portraits of bodies in motion.
    Fiber Arts--Crocheting, 1.0 credit
            She crocheted blankets, purses, hats, and toys . . . so very many beautiful toys.  Nature Angel has 
                the ability to follow patterns, invent patterns based on pictures, and invent patterns from her own
                imagination.
    Interior Design, 1.0 credit
            Nature Angel studied half a dozen books written by major interior designers such as Nate Berkus
                and Joanna Gaines.  She also has watched dozens of hours of video instruction on YouTube and
                Discovery+.  Nature Angel decorated her own room, undecorated it, and created half a
                dozen different mood boards for a new design.  In addition, she has helped me with the design 
                and hands-on work for the redecorating of the little girls' bedroom and the kids' bathroom.  

9th grade total:  9.25 credits

Extra-curricular activities:
    American Rhythm singing and dance troupe/community service
    Beginning guitar
    Seminary--Doctrine and Covenant 2/Old Testament 1--The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    Young Women's Program--The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
            weekly activities
            camp
            temple service
            community service

Nature Angel is hard-working, conscientious, caring, and creative.  I'm so proud of this girl and how she's developing her incredible talents!!!

Comments

  1. JudyJuly 27, 2022 at 2:58 PM

    Beautiful picture of her!

    ReplyDelete
  2. grtlyblesdAugust 20, 2022 at 7:59 AM

    She sounds quite accomplished, in the Jane Austen sense of the word. :)

    ReplyDelete

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