Grade 4 Spring — Research Report Writing, Source Evaluation, Figurative Language Deepening, and Formal/Informal Register
Lesson 21 50 min eng.g4.s.lesson_21.showcase_rehearsal_register_in_speech

Showcase Rehearsal — Formal Register in Speech and Final Polish

Skills targeted
Objectives
  • Students rehearse a 3-move Showcase script under 90 seconds, in formal register.
  • Students finalize publication booklet for distribution at tomorrow's Showcase.
Vocabulary
rehearsalpresentationformal register in speechShowcase

Lesson plan

Warm-up

5 min

Teacher models a 90-second Showcase script: introduce topic + walk through evidence panel + invite visitor question.

Teacher moves
  • Model in formal register (no contractions, third-person)
  • Time 90 seconds with a visible timer
  • Pause and invite question explicitly
Media
M-4-S-WR-21-B Video Physical / non-image

1:50-minute video of a Grade-4 child rehearsing the 3-move script in front of their evidence panel. Camera shows the child + panel; child speaks in formal register; subtitles highlight Tier-3 and Tier-2 vocabulary as used. Real-feel classroom.

Direct instruction

12 min

Today you rehearse your Showcase script. THE 3-MOVE SCRIPT (90 seconds total): MOVE 1 — RESEARCH-THESIS (20 seconds): 'Today I researched ___. The question I investigated is ___. This report explores the topic across ___ categories.' MOVE 2 — WALK THROUGH EVIDENCE PANEL (50 seconds): point to each part of the panel, explain in formal register what it shows, name one specific source. Use ≥2 Tier-3 domain-specific words. MOVE 3 — INVITE QUESTION (20 seconds): 'I would now welcome your questions about my research. What would you like to know more about?' KEY: speak in FORMAL register throughout. No contractions. Third-person about your topic. First-person only about your research process ('I researched', 'I investigated'). Use Tier-2 Set 10 words (research, investigate, source, synthesize) in your speech. Watch teacher rehearse a 90-second script for the Sojourner Truth topic.

Key examples
  • Notice the formal register: 'I researched' (process), 'she experienced enslavement' (topic, third-person). Tier-3 words: enslavement, oration, suffrage. Tier-2 words: investigated, researched, categories.
    model (0:00) 'Today I researched Sojourner Truth's life and voice. The question I investigated is: How did Sojourner Truth use her voice to change a nation? This report explores the topic across three categories: her early life, her speeches and activism, and her legacy. (0:20 — points to evidence panel) Here you can see a category map. In her early life, born around 1797 in upstate New York, she experienced enslavement and was sold four times before age nine, according to Patricia McKissack. Her speeches, especially the 1851 Akron oration, made her famous. Her legacy continues today through the women's suffrage and civil rights movements. (1:10) I would now welcome your questions about my research. What would you like to know more about?' (1:30)
    prompt Teacher rehearses 90-second sample script.
Checks for understanding
  • What 3 moves does your Showcase script include?
  • Why use formal register in speech for this presentation?
Media
M-4-S-WR-21-A Chart
11x17 anchor showing the 3 moves vertically with time-targets (20 sec + 50 sec + 20 sec = 90 sec), each move with senten

11x17 anchor showing the 3 moves vertically with time-targets (20 sec + 50 sec + 20 sec = 90 sec), each move with sentence-frame skeleton and Tier-2/Tier-3 vocabulary prompt. Print-ready, dyslexic-friendly font.

Guided practice

18 min
Tasks
  • Rehearse your 90-second script in front of a partner. Partner times. Partner names: formal register? 3 moves? Tier-3 words used?
    scaffold Visible timer; partner check card
  • Rehearse a second time with adjustments. Aim for under 90 seconds with all 3 moves and ≥2 Tier-3 + ≥2 Tier-2 words.
    scaffold Word-bank list at hand

Formative assessment

4 min
Exit ticket
  • Show your publication booklet — interior, panel, works-cited, cover all done?
  • Rehearse script once more for partner — under 90 seconds with all 3 moves and formal register.
scoring Booklet complete + script polished + formal register = mastery; partial = practicing; 0 = small-group support.

Closure

1 min
Moves
  • Star your Tier-3 word.
  • Predict: tomorrow is the Researcher's Showcase.

Homework

10 min
Tasks
  • Rehearse your script aloud with a family member tonight. Have them time it and check formal register. Bring back any feedback.

Exercises in this lesson

eng.g4.s.ex_41
Rehearse your 3-move Showcase script under 90 seconds. (1) Research-thesis. (2) Walk through evidence panel. (3) Invite visitor...
 presentation script rehearsal · diff 3
eng.g4.s.ex_42
Audio-record your Showcase script. Listen back. Mark each contraction or informal word. Re-record with formal corrections.
 register in speech self check · diff 3

Differentiation

Scaffolds
  • Pre-written script template with blanks; child fills topic-specific words
  • Adult-mediated rehearsal at back table
  • Reduced target: 60-second script with 2 moves
Extensions
  • Rehearse with a non-partner visitor (teacher or classroom aide).
  • Add a synthesis statement to MOVE 1 (use Tier-2 word 'synthesize').
  • Type a backup script outline.
English Learners
  • Bilingual script template
  • Rehearsal in home language first then English
  • Visitor-question prompts in home language
Ieps 504s
  • Pre-written script for child to read
  • Audio-record rehearsal for self-listening
  • Reduced target: 2 moves with adult coach present

Teacher notes

Showcase rehearsal anchors register-in-speech. Children may slip into informal ('um, so, like') — affirm formal speech features. The 90-second target trains compression — the script must SAY something specific in 90 seconds. The visitor-question prompt (MOVE 3) is a hospitable invitation — practice the explicit phrasing. Carry forward to lesson 22 (the Showcase itself).