4th Grade Annual Wax Museum

When: Friday, February 10, 2023 @ 9:00am

Where: Ray School Cafeteria

Last quarter students studied biographies during reading.

This quarter students will choose an influential person to
study for the 4th Grade Annual Wax Museum.

Students will read at least 3 texts about the person they

choose, and complete a variety of writing assignments
about their person of interest. Students will use their writing
information to write a speech they will present at the Wax
Museum! Most of this work will be done in class.

Students are asked to practice their speech, and create

their “looks” at home. Students are not expected to buy
anything for their costumes, and are encouraged to use
what they have at home to create a costume that would fit
the person they chose.

Research and speeches will be completed in class by

Thursday, February 2! Students will have the following week
to practice their speeches and get their “looks” ready.
 RUBRIC

10 9 8 7

Costume The costume is The costume There is a There is no

creative and reflects the costume. costume.
reflects the character.
character.

Props It is obvious how The prop is There is a prop There is no

the prop is specific to the but it is not clear prop.
specific to the life of the how it relates to
life of the character. the character. .
character.

Character Throughout the Throughout the There are times The fourth
Portrayal presentation, the presentation, the when the fourth grader acts silly
fourth grader fourth grader grader acts like and does not
acts like the acts like the the character. take the role in
character character. the wax
mimicking museum
exactly how the seriously.
person would
act.

Required The presentation The presentation Details about the There is little
Information includes specific includes details person’s life are information
details about about early life, missing. about the
early life, adult adult life, and person’s life.
life, and what what the person
the person is the is most famous
most famous for. for.

Presentation Throughout the Throughout the The fourth There is no eye

presentation, the presentation, the grader reads contact in the
fourth grader fourth grader directly off their presentation and
uses good eye uses some eye notes with no it is not clear
contact, speaks contact and eye contact or about what the
clearly, loudly speaks clearly. expression. fourth grader is
and with saying.
expression.