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.
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Grade 7 Writing prompt
Tarnholm's Lead Service Line Fee: A Grade 7 Argument Prompt
Students argue for or against a monthly fee that would replace a fictional town's lead service lines in six years instead of ten, using evidence on lead and bills.
Grade 1 Writing prompt
Sprinkler or Shade Tent? Cooling Down at Oxlip Hill Field Day
A grade 1 opinion prompt: students pick the sprinkler or the shade tent for a hot field day cool-down and explain why every child still needs a drink.
Grade 10 Writing prompt
Gates or Driver Lessons at Skirrow Creek: A Flood Argument Prompt
Students argue whether a fictional town should spend flood-safety money on automatic road gates or on teen driver lessons and alerts, using injury-prevention evidence.
Grade 11 Writing prompt
Recycled Water for the Glenhaven Fields: A Drought Health Argument
Students weigh injury risk on hard, dry fields against exposure to recycled irrigation water, then argue to a school board using four sources and a fair counterclaim.
Grade 12 Writing prompt
Should Merriton County Require Well Tests When Homes Are Sold?
A grade 12 health argument prompt: students decide whether a fictional county should require private well tests at every home sale, weighing health evidence and cost.
Grade 2 Writing prompt
Where Should Room 11 Clean the Fish Tank at Crowberry School?
A grade 2 health opinion prompt: should a class pour old fish tank water into its snack-time sink or the custodian's deep sink? Includes organizer, exemplar, and rubric.
Grade 3 Writing prompt
The Tollbridge Mill Dam Safety Board: A Grade 3 Informative Prompt
A grade 3 informative prompt: students write a park safety board explaining why the water at a low mill dam is dangerous, what to do instead, and how to get help.
Grade 4 Writing prompt
A Medicine Drop-Off Box for the Pellisford Library: Opinion Prompt
A grade 4 opinion prompt asking whether a fictional town should put a medicine drop-off box in its library, using facts on home safety and wastewater treatment.