Assignments allow students to submit text, links, or files for instructor review. You can attach rubrics and track submission status across your entire class.

Creating an Assignment

1. Inside your course, go to Assignments and click New Assignment.
2. Enter a title, description/prompt, and due date.
3. Set the submission type: None (for reading/viewing), Text (inline editor), Link (URL submission), or File (document upload).
4. Set the maximum points.
5. Optionally add a rubric with criterion rows and performance levels.
6. Click Publish to make the assignment visible to students.

Rubrics

Rubrics define grading criteria. Each row is a criterion (e.g., "Clarity of argument") and each column is a performance level (e.g., "Excellent", "Satisfactory", "Needs Work"). Assign point values per cell. ScholarStack can use the rubric to provide AI-assisted grading feedback.

Reviewing & Grading Submissions

1. Navigate to the assignment and click View Submissions.
2. Click a student submission to open the grading view.
3. Review the submitted text, link, or file.
4. If a rubric is attached, click each criterion to mark the performance level achieved.
5. Add written feedback and assign a final score, then click Save Grade.

Assignment Types — When to Use Each

• Standard Assignment → any task with a written response or file upload. Use for essays, problem sets, lab reports, reflections, take-home exams.
• Discussion → structured class-wide conversation. Students post a response and optionally reply to classmates. Good for seminar-style courses or asynchronous participation grades.