ELPAC Speaking & Writing Routines, Grades 6–12

ELPAC Speaking & Writing Daily Routines (Grades 6–12)

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What you get: 31 printable pages for grades 6–12. US Letter PDF in a ZIP. Instant download after checkout; nothing is shipped.

Under AB 2555, California English learners are reclassified based solely on the Summative ELPAC: an Overall performance level 4. Districts can no longer add local criteria, and reclassified students are still monitored for four years. Speaking and Writing are the hand-scored domains, and they are often where secondary and long-term English learners (LTELs) lose points: short answers, missing reasons, weak linking words. These ten-minute daily routines give grades 6–12 students many low-stakes rounds of practice in the style of all nine secondary Speaking and Writing task types. Practice in the style of ELPAC task types; not official ELPAC materials. Every prompt is original.

What's inside (31 pages)

Staff guide: why Speaking and Writing matter under AB 2555, plus a 10-minute routine (model, partner rehearse with frames, perform, self-check)
6-week calendar (January–April) with start dates for February–May testing; 12 tracked sessions
5 Speaking task types: Talk About a Scene, Speech Functions, Support an Opinion, Summarize an Academic Presentation, Present and Discuss Information
4 Writing task types: Describe a Picture, Write About an Experience, Write About Academic Information, Justify an Opinion
For each task type: a student page (what it asks, what a strong answer has, a model answer, a 4-point checklist rubric) and a practice page
Sentence frames at Emerging, Expanding and Bridging levels
66 original prompt cards tagged 6–8 or 9–12 (school, science, community and history topics) and 6 teacher read-aloud mini-presentations
Original line drawings for picture tasks
Opinion organizer (claim–reason–example–link) and academic info organizer (topic–details–transitions)
Peer feedback cards, 12-session student tracker and teacher class tracker
Family note in English and Spanish explaining AB 2555 and how to help at home
Standards map and license page

California standards

2012 California English Language Development Standards. Each activity page shows its codes in the footer.

ELD.PI.6.1: Exchanging information and ideas with others (Talk About a Scene, Speech Functions)
ELD.PI.6.3: Supporting opinions and persuading others in conversation
ELD.PI.6.4: Adapting language choices to the purpose, task and audience
ELD.PI.6.5: Listening actively to academic presentations
ELD.PI.6.9: Presenting information and ideas orally (Summarize, Present and Discuss)
ELD.PI.6.10: Writing literary and informational texts (Describe a Picture, Write About an Experience, Write About Academic Information)
ELD.PI.6.11: Justifying opinions and arguments with reasons and evidence
ELD.PII.6.2: Understanding and using cohesion: transitions and linking words
ELD.PII.6.7: Condensing ideas in summaries
ELD.PI.9-10.9 / ELD.PI.11-12.9: Presenting (grades 9–12)
ELD.PI.9-10.10 / ELD.PI.11-12.10: Writing (grades 9–12)
ELD.PI.9-10.11 / ELD.PI.11-12.11: Justifying and arguing (grades 9–12)

Written to support the California ELD Standards; not published or endorsed by the California Department of Education or ETS. ELPAC is a program of the California Department of Education.

No student data is collected by us. The trackers are paper tools that stay in your classroom. Static US Letter PDF in a ZIP download; prints well in black and white.

License

Classroom use included with every license option.

Classroom: one teacher and their own students, in any number of class periods. School: unlimited copies for every staff member at one school. District: unlimited copies for every staff member at every school in one district or charter network. Purchase orders and W-9: shopcreatorsupplyco@gmail.com. Digital download; no physical product.

Funding fit: Schools often use Title III (English learner), Title I/SPSA or LCFF funds for resources like this; your district decides.

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Buying for the whole school? The California English Learner Bundle gives one school site all six English learner kits for $679 (the kits total $904 separately), and the School Membership includes every school resource plus a new drop each month.

Guides: Designated vs. Integrated ELD in California: What's the Difference and How Much Time? · AB 2555 and ELPAC Reclassification: What California Teachers Need to Know This Year

Frequently asked questions

What is the ELPAC Speaking & Writing Daily Routines kit and who is it for?

It is a set of ten-minute daily routines that give English learners in grades 6–12 many low-stakes rounds of practice in the style of all nine secondary ELPAC Speaking and Writing task types. It is written for secondary teachers and long-term English learners (LTELs), who often lose points on the hand-scored Speaking and Writing domains.

What is inside the kit?

31 printable pages: a staff guide, a 6-week calendar with 12 tracked sessions, a student page and practice page for each of the 5 Speaking and 4 Writing task types, sentence frames at Emerging, Expanding and Bridging levels, 66 original prompt cards, 6 teacher read-aloud mini-presentations, organizers, peer feedback cards and trackers. It comes as a US Letter PDF in a ZIP, downloaded instantly after checkout.

Are these official ELPAC materials?

No. The practice is in the style of ELPAC task types, every prompt is original, and the kit is not published or endorsed by the California Department of Education or ETS.

How much does it cost and what do the licenses cover?

Classroom is $24 for one teacher and their own students in any number of class periods, School is $179 for unlimited copies for every staff member at one school, and District is $599 for every staff member at every school in one district or charter network. Purchase orders and W-9 requests go to shopcreatorsupplyco@gmail.com.

Is anything in Spanish?

Yes. The family note explaining AB 2555 and how to help at home is in English and Spanish; the student practice pages are in English.

Does it collect student data, and is there a whole-school option?

No student data is collected by us; the trackers are paper tools that stay in your classroom. It is one of the six kits in the California English Learner Bundle, which gives one school site all six English learner kits for $679 (the kits total $904 separately). The School Membership includes every school resource plus a new drop each month.

Pairs well with

Designated ELD Kit for Long-Term English Learners (Grades 5–8): for long-term English learners in grades 6–8, it adds a 30-minute designated ELD routine with academic conversation cards and a Level 4 self-check.
Integrated ELD Sentence Frames for Math, Science & Social Studies (Grades 3–8): it carries the same Emerging, Expanding and Bridging frame levels into math, science and social studies lessons through grade 8.