Grades 7–8 Writing prompt
Should Cedarville Raise Its Water Rates? An Argument Essay
Students read the real trade-offs behind a town's frozen water rates, then write an argument essay that must answer the strongest case against raising them.
Water English Language Arts · Grade 7
Reading passages, essays, and argument writing are grounded in genuine water issues, from informational texts about treatment plants to editorials on proposed rate increases.
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Grade 7 Graphic organizer
The Bilberry Cross PFAS Choice: An Argument and Rebuttal Organizer
A grade 7 argument organizer with a claim ladder and a counterclaim table that makes students name each response move as concede, qualify, or refute.
Grade 7 Project
The Chalkmoor Irrigation Ordinance: A Grade 7 Position Paper
Students take an assigned stakeholder role, write a position paper to a fictional irrigation district board, and answer two counterclaims with a named response move.
Grade 7 Worksheet
Low Pressure on Colverley Rise: A Grade 7 Evidence Worksheet
Students cite several pieces of evidence from a fictional utility's complaint log and a supervisor's memo to explain one week of low water pressure.
Grade 7 Quiz & test questions
Unit Quiz: Why the Ebbsworth River Runs Low in August
A 30-point grade 7 reading quiz on a fictional river's summer low flow, mixing multiple choice, evidence questions, and one explanatory paragraph.
Grade 7 Graphic organizer
Stormwater Fixes at Gorsemoor Middle School: A Trade-Off Frame
A grade 7 organizer that compares four stormwater options for a fictional school on cost, strength, and limits, then holds a recommendation and its strongest objection.
Grade 7 Worksheet
Research Questions and Sources: The Halesmoor Reservoir Cover
A grade 7 worksheet on planning short research: students narrow a broad question, match six source cards to sub-questions, and write follow-up questions.
Grade 7 Quiz & test questions
Quiz: Two Texts on the Longmere Night Leak Survey
A 30-point grade 7 quiz pairing a utility web page with a technician's field notes, testing evidence across two texts, purpose, and audience-aware explanatory writing.
Grade 7 Worksheet
Explaining Brine Disposal at the Pipperton Desalting Plant
A grade 7 explanatory writing worksheet that has students repair a vague draft about what an inland reverse osmosis plant does with its leftover salty water.
Grade 7 Project
Reporting the Ryecombe Sewer Overflow: A News Feature Project
Over four sessions, grade 7 students turn a five-source packet about a fictional combined sewer overflow into an attributed news feature for a school paper.
Grade 7 Project
Wintergreave Water Careers Feature Pages: A Research Project
Grade 7 students research four water-sector roles and write feature pages for a fictional utility's recruiting booklet, attributing every figure to a supplied fact card.
Grade 7 Lesson plan
Should Alderton Buy Smart Water Meters? A Grade 7 Argument Lesson
A grade 7 ELA lesson where students weigh both sides of a town's smart-water-meter proposal and draft an argument that states a claim and answers a counterclaim.
Grade 7 Worksheet
Ashlock Farm's Irrigation Log: Evidence and Inference
A grade 7 ELA worksheet where students read a fictional farm irrigation log and a manager note, then separate what the log states from what it only suggests.
Grade 7 Lesson plan
Where Does Beckworth's Water Come From? A Short Research Lesson
A grade 7 ELA short-research lesson in which students read source cards about a town's water supply and the water cycle, then generate focused follow-up questions.
Grade 7 Debate kit
Bexhollow's Choice: Pay Upstream Farmers or Build a Filter
A grade 7 ELA debate kit on whether a fictional town should spend a water-quality grant on upstream farm practices or on a new filtration step, with two-sided evidence.
Grade 7 Worksheet
Calloway's Closed Well: A Grade 7 Cite-the-Evidence Worksheet
A grade 7 ELA worksheet where students read a short passage about a town's PFAS discovery and cite several pieces of textual evidence to answer questions.
Grade 7 Reading passage
Water That Powers a City: Hydropower at Cassin Dam
A grade 7 passage on how a hydroelectric dam turns falling water into electricity, with comprehension questions that mix literal recall and inference.
Grade 7 Lesson plan
Sampling Day on Coldharbour Creek: A Narrative Lesson
A grade 7 ELA lesson where students turn a volunteer monitoring crew's field notes into a first-person narrative with a clear sequence and sensory detail.
Grade 7 Worksheet
Corvale's Hidden Aquifer: An Explanatory Paragraph Worksheet
A grade 7 ELA worksheet where students turn notes about a fictional town's aquifer into an organized explanatory paragraph using cause-and-effect transitions.
Grade 7 Lesson plan
How Delford Cleans Its River Water: An Explanatory Writing Lesson
A 50-minute grade 7 lesson where students read how a fictional plant cleans river water, then write an explanatory paragraph using cause-and-effect structure.
Grade 7 Lesson plan
Should the Drayton Mills Dam Come Out? An Argument Lesson
A grade 7 ELA lesson in which students read a four-document packet about a fictional mill dam and draft an argument with a counterclaim and a rebuttal.
Grade 7 Worksheet
Dunbriar's Drought Stage Sign: Evidence and Inference
A grade 7 ELA worksheet where students read a fictional town's drought stage table and FAQ, cite evidence, draw inferences, and write a short claim with a counterclaim.
Grade 7 Reading passage
Turning Seawater Into Tap Water: Reverse Osmosis at Ellery
A grade 7 informational passage explaining how reverse osmosis removes salt from seawater, using a fictional coastal town and a real California plant as examples.
Grade 7 Debate kit
Should Elsmere Junction Replace Its Grass Field With Turf?
A grade 7 debate kit on a school district choosing between a watered grass field and synthetic turf, with two-sided evidence on water use, runoff, heat, and cost.