Grade 4 Spring — Research Report Writing, Source Evaluation, Figurative Language Deepening, and Formal/Informal Register
English · VOC G4 eng.g4.s.voc.tier_two_set10

Use Tier-2 Set 10 research/inquiry/source academic vocabulary (Beck & McKeown)

Learn and use 15 Tier-2 Set 10 research/inquiry/source words: research, investigate, source, credible, reliable, paraphrase, summarize, cite, attribute, category, classify, synthesize, conclude, analyze, evaluate. Each word receives 3 encounters (read in context, define, use). Apply in metacognitive sentences about own research work ('I researched ___.' 'My source is ___.' 'I synthesized ___ across categories.').

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
Common misconceptions
  • Treats 'paraphrase' and 'summarize' as identical; misses that paraphrase keeps the same length while summarize compresses.
  • Uses 'cite' and 'attribute' interchangeably without precision (cite = formal works-cited; attribute = signal phrase in-text).

Exercise pool (5)

Diff Stem Type
2 Match each scenario to the best Tier-2 Set 10 word: (A) RESEARCH, (B) INVESTIGATE, (C) SOURCE, (D) CREDIBLE, (E) RELIABLE. Scenario 1:... tier2 match scenario set1
2 Match each scenario to a Set-10 word: (A) PARAPHRASE, (B) SUMMARIZE, (C) CITE, (D) ATTRIBUTE, (E) CATEGORY. Scenario 1: 'I formally... tier2 part2 match
2 Match scenario to Set-10 word: (A) CLASSIFY, (B) SYNTHESIZE, (C) CONCLUDE, (D) ANALYZE, (E) EVALUATE. Scenario 1: 'I judged source... tier2 part3 match
3 Write 5 metacognitive sentences about YOUR research using each of: PARAPHRASE, SUMMARIZE, CITE, ATTRIBUTE, CATEGORY. Frame: 'I ___ed by... tier2 metacognitive sentences
4 Write a 4-sentence reflection on your research using AT LEAST 6 different Set-10 words from the 15 (research, investigate, source,... tier2 full set integration