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
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 10 Worksheet
Alderbrook's Stormwater Fee: Testing Two Opposing Arguments
Grade 10 students compare an editorial and a reply letter on a stormwater fee, test each writer's claims against a town fact sheet, and write a fair argument.
Grade 10 Project
The Farrowgate Ledger Water Tank Opinion Portfolio
A five-session grade 10 ELA project in which students research a fictional town's aging water tank and publish an op-ed, an opposing rebuttal, and an editor's note.
Grade 10 Project
The Havenbrook Water Explainer: A Research Writing Project
A five-session grade 10 project in which teams turn a four-document utility packet into a four-page plain-language explainer and present it to a library board.
Grade 11 Project
Eleven Days in Wildersett: A Longform Narrative Project
A five-session grade 11 ELA project in which students build a braided, three-narrator longform narrative of a boil-water advisory from a fictional document set.
Grade 11 Project
Three Routes into the Halstow Water District: A Career Dossier
A four-session grade 11 ELA research project in which students compare three education paths into water work and recommend one for a named student profile.