Assignment Instructions

Teachers can add instructions for students to assignments by following these steps:

1. On an article or Text Set, click “Assign”  

   

   • A pop-up window will appear with several options
     

     

   • First, you can select the Lexile level for this article. Under Set Lexile Level, you can choose a level to assign the article at. You can also allow each student to receive the article at their Newsela recommended level. You also have the option to allow students the flexibility to change the article level, or lock the assignment at a specific level. The students will not be able to change the levels until they submit a quiz on the locked level.

   • Next, you can select which class to assign it to, or which students to assign to. You can assign an article to an entire classroom, or select individual(s) student(s) to assign the article to. You can learn about that here

   • Finally, you can select when to schedule the assignment as well as additional settings for the assignment
     

     

2. At any time, you can toggle the View as Student option to see how your students will view the assignment when they receive it.
   

   

3. Add an Assignment Title on the right hand window
   

   

4. Under Add Activities, you can choose which activities to have students complete.
   

   

5. Under Give Instructions, you can provide instructions for your students.
   

   

6. Under Add Activities, you can choose which activities to have students complete.
   

   

7. Click Create Assignment to send the instructions and assigned article(s) to your students.