Skip to main content

The mystery of the silent letters

Question 1

Essay

🎯 Your Mission

Write an adventure narrative about what happened when the ghost letters disappeared.

Your story should include:

✔ A clear beginning, middle, and end ✔ A problem caused by the ghost letters ✔ An exciting adventure or chaos ✔ A solution (What happens in the end?)

Source 1.1

👻 The Ghost Letters’ Great Escape✍️ Adventure Narrative Writing Challenge

🕵️ The Story…

One day… the silent letters had enough.

They were tired of being ignored. Tired of never being heard. Tired of hiding in words like knight, lamb, and write.

So one night… they disappeared. 👻

But when the ghost letters escaped, something went VERY wrong…

Words started to change. Spelling became confusing. And chaos spread across the world of language.

Now it’s YOUR job to tell the story of the trouble the ghost letters caused!

🎯 Your Mission

Write an adventure narrative about what happened when the ghost letters disappeared.

Your story should include:

✔ A clear beginning, middle, and end ✔ A problem caused by the ghost letters ✔ An exciting adventure or chaos ✔ A solution (What happens in the end?)

✨ Writing Expectations🧠 Strong Ideas

✔ Describe what happens when the ghost letters escape ✔ Show how words or the world are affected ✔ Create an exciting and creative adventure

🖊️ Use Rich Language

You MUST include:

Descriptive details (paint a picture in the reader’s mind) ✔ Figurative language

  • Simile (like / as)
  • Metaphor
  • Personification

🔤 Morpheme Challenge

✔ Use at least 3 words with prefixes, suffixes, or roots ✔ Circle them ✔ Label their meaning

Example: rewritere = again

👻 Ghost Letter Challenge

✔ Include at least 3 words with silent letters ✔ Underline the ghost letters

Example: knight, lamb, write

🧱 Story Structure HelpBeginning:

  • Introduce the ghost letters
  • Show them disappearing

Middle:

  • Show the chaos and adventure
  • What goes wrong?
  • Who is affected?

End:

  • How is the problem solved?
  • Do the ghost letters return… or stay gone? 👀

💡 Sentence Starters (Optional)

  • It all started when the ghost letters…
  • Suddenly, words began to…
  • Chaos spread like…
  • No one could believe…
  • In the end…

🌟 Challenge Level: HIGH DOK

To level up your writing:

⭐ Show character reactions ⭐ Use dialogue ⭐ Add strong vocabulary ⭐ Make your ending meaningful

🏁 Final Check☐ I have a beginning, middle, and end ☐ I included a clear problem and solution ☐ I used descriptive details ☐ I used figurative language

Teach with AI superpowers

Why teachers love Class Companion

Import assignments to get started in no time.

Create your own rubric to customize the AI feedback to your liking.

Overrule the AI feedback if a student disputes.

Other Writing Assignments

주장하는 글을 읽고 주장과 근거 찾기1) Maidu Homes 1 Mastery Connect Benchmark - ELA2) Maidu Food2nd - Benchmark (2nd) Stoplight Paragraph Writing Assignment3.17 Writing Assignment: St. Patricks Day3.18 Writing Assignment3.25 Assignment: The Ultimate Teacher Swap3.30 Bell Ringer3) Maidu Family3rd Grade Bedtime Opinion Piece3rd Grade Bedtime Opinion Piece (copy)4.1 Writing: Artist's Statement4.20 Bell Ringer: Weekend Rating#4 CC Hitchcock and society in the 1950s'4) Maidu Myths4th Grade: On-Demand Writing: Opinion: Spring 2026 BCPS (copy)5) Maidu Clothing5th Grade Informational Essay (District)5th Grade Memory Essay: Reflecting on an Unforgettable Year5th Grade: On-Demand Writing: Opinion: Spring 2026 BCPS6) Maidu Society & CommunityAll About Fossils: Writing AssignmentAnalyzing and Responding to "Shitty First Drafts" by Anne LamottAnalyzing James Baldwin's Letter to His Nephew: A Three-Paragraph ReflectionAnalyzing Purpose, Tone, and Audience in Stephen King's "What Writing Is"Analyzing the Concept of "Wife" in the ArticleAnalyzing 'The Flying Tortoise'Animal Communication AdventureAnimal Superheroes: Surviving Harsh EnvironmentsA Place That Holds a Memory - Personal Narrative AssignmentApology Letter AssignmentApology Letter Assignment Argumentative ECR (copy)Argumentative EssayArgumentative EssayArgumentative Essay: Should We Have a Field Trip to SeaWorld?Argumentative Essay: Taking a Stand (copy)Benchmark #3 - ArgumentBenchmark REDOBiography Writing AssignmentCalifornia Missions Multiparagraph EssayCauses and Effects Leading to the Revolutionary War EssayCEA #1: Issues in Education CEA #2: Ai in Ed Colonial Perspectives: Loyalist or PatriotCompare and Contrast "Creating the Constitution" and "Voting Rights Act Address"Comparing "Hatchet" and "A Cry in the Wild"Creative Story: Narrative Writing Assignment