Teachers can add instructions for students to assignments by following these steps:
For individual content items:
Click into a content item
Add instructions at the top of the Assignment Builder.
Then click 'Assign' to move on to the Assignment settings page to complete the Assignment creation
For Text Sets
Click into the Text Set, or use the 'Assign' button on the card where applicable
Type instructions in the corresponding field
Adjusting Settings and Assignees
On the Assignment Settings page, you can select the Lexile level for articles, or allow each student to receive the article at their Newsela recommended level. If selecting to lock the level, students will not be able to change the levels until they submit a quiz with the locked level.
Next, you can select your assignees. You can assign to an entire classroom, or select individual(s) student(s) to assign the article to (small group). You can learn more about selecting assignees here
You can select when to schedule the assignment as well as additional settings
Click 'Create Assignment' to send the instructions and assigned article(s) to your students, or click 'Save Draft' to save the the assignment for a later time.
At any time, you can toggle the View as Student option to see how your students will view the assignment when they receive it.
