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Manage assignments and grades

Create courses, record work, and use the grading method that fits each course.

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Commonplace Assignments and Grades page for the fictional Ingalls family
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Courses hold assignments, scores, grading rules, completion status, and transcript details. Each course can use its own grading method—or no calculated grade at all.

  1. 1

    Add a course

    Choose the student, subject, and school year. Add a title when the subject name alone is not specific enough.

  2. 2

    Choose optional course details

    Set a schedule for Daily Flow, term, grade level, planned credit, description, and primary curriculum when relevant.

  3. 3

    Select a grading method

    Choose total points, weighted categories, or another available method. Add grade categories and weights when the method requires them.

  4. 4

    Open the course

    Select View Gradebook to see the current result and the assignment list for that course.

  5. 5

    Add assignments

    Enter the assignment name and date, then add points, category, notes, duration, or work samples as appropriate.

  6. 6

    Record results

    Enter the student’s score or completion information. Commonplace recalculates the current grade according to the course setup.

  7. 7

    Finish the course

    Update course status and final details when the course is complete. Review the result before producing report cards or transcripts.