Domain Information Sheet Summative ELPAC Writing Domain
Purpose Task Types and Descriptions These task types allow Label a Picture—Word Write a Story Together Describe a Picture students to show their abilities with Scaffolding with Scaffolding in writing in English. All task types have a primary and Grade K: Grades K–2: secondary alignment to The student collaborates with the the 2012 California English The student writes labels for Grades 1–2: test examiner to jointly compose The student looks at a Language Development objects displayed in a picture. a short literary text. standards. picture and writes a brief description about what is happening. Administration Write an Informational Text Together Write about an Experience Administered individually in Grades 3–12: kindergarten (K)* and grade 1. The student looks at a Grades 1–2: Grades 1–12: picture and is prompted Administered in small groups The student listens to a short The student is provided with to examine a paragraph of up to 10 students in grade 2. informational passage and a common topic, such as a written by a classmate then collaborates with the test memorable classroom activity or about what is Administered in groups of up examiner to jointly compose a event and is prompted to write to 20 students in grades 3–12. happening in the text about the passage. about the topic. picture. The student is asked to expand, correct, and combine Write about Academic Justify an Opinion different sentences Information written by a classmate before completing the Grades 3–12: Grades 3–12: final task of writing a The student interprets The student is asked to write sentence explaining academic information from a an essay providing a position what the students in graphic organizer created for and appropriate supporting the picture will do next. a group project and answers reasons about a school related two questions about it. topic.
*Kindergarten includes year one of a two-year kindergarten program, which California Department of Education is often referred to as “transitional kindergarten.” October 2019