Grading a Short Writing Assignment from the Course Gradebook

Educators can find submitted Essays on the Gradebook page. Use this article to learn how to find the Gradebook page to access submitted Essays for grading.

  1. Under the Courses tab, select Gradebook.
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     Note

    The gradebook can also be accessed via the Gradebook button on the homepage. 
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  2. Select the School, Class, Subject, and Course
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  3. The icons on the top right assist in viewing the Gradebook according to personal preferences.
    a. The Gradebook refreshes every 2-3 minutes, but if you need to refresh it in between that time, select the Refresh icon.
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    b. To customize the columns listed in the table, select the gear icon.
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    c. For a fullscreen view of the gradebook, select the arrow icon.
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  4. Select the Activities button.
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  5. The activities are displayed as the columns.
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  6. A key to the symbols on the table can be found here
  7. To find the item to grade, search for the unit and the lesson of the short writing assignment.
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  8. Click the pencil icon Activity_needs_grading.png to view the submitted activity.

  9. Click View
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  10. Read the student's response.
  11. Enter a score. 
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     Note

    The system reads the number placed in the score box as a percentage. If the student receives a 23/25 (92%), then put 92 in the box.

  12. Click Submit Score
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  13. To provide comments, write them in the Comments box. Click Update Comments.
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  14. Exit out of the window when finished.