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Students listen to detailed descriptions of scenes, objects, or processes and create drawings based on what they hear. This helps with listening comprehension and following multi-step instructions. After drawing, students can compare their sketches with partners and explain differences, promoting speaking practice as well.

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Play short news clips or podcasts appropriate for middle school. Students take notes on main ideas and supporting details. They then complete a graphic organizer identifying who, what, where, when, why, and how. This mirrors ELPAC listening comprehension tasks.

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Present students with a set of picture cards showing steps in a process. Play an audio description of the process, and students must arrange the cards in the correct sequence. This helps with understanding sequential language and following directions.

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Students sit in two concentric circles. Show a thought-provoking image to all students. Inner circle students describe what they see to their outer circle partners for 1 minute. Partners then switch roles. After both turns, outer circle rotates for new partnerships. This practices speaking fluency and descriptive language.

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Students prepare a 4-minute talk about a familiar topic (like their daily routine or favorite hobby). They present it three times: first for 4 minutes, then compress it to 3 minutes, and finally to 2 minutes. This improves fluency, helps eliminate unnecessary information, and builds confidence.

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Students work in small groups to create and perform short skits incorporating targeted academic vocabulary words. They must use the words in context and demonstrate understanding through their performance.

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Provide students with grade-level appropriate texts containing various text features (headings, captions, graphs, etc.). Students work in pairs to identify and explain the purpose of each feature, completing a scavenger hunt worksheet. This builds familiarity with different text structures.

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Divide a longer text into sections. Assign students to 'expert groups' to read and become experts on their section. Students then regroup into 'home groups' where each member teaches their section to others. This promotes both reading comprehension and speaking practice.

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After reading a text, small groups create frozen scenes (tableaux) representing key events or concepts from the reading. Other students must identify what part of the text is being represented. This combines reading comprehension with creative expression.

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Students sit in groups of 4-5. Each student starts writing a story based on a prompt. After 3 minutes, they pass their paper to the next person who continues the story. Continue until papers return to original writers. Students then edit and revise the complete stories.

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Students interview classmates about a specific topic (e.g., future career goals, favorite memory) and take notes. They then write a formal report based on their interview. This practices both note-taking and transforming spoken information into written form.

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Display a series of related images. Students write a paragraph about the first image, then pass their writing to a neighbor who must continue the story based on the next image. This continues until all images are addressed, creating a coherent narrative.