Writable’s High 5 assignments are built to engage your students in daily writing with short, 5-minute writing prompts. Sometimes referred to as Icebreakers, Do Nows, Bell Ringers, Entrance, or Exit Tickets, High 5s are the easiest way to assign and grade in Writable.
Whether you create your own prompt or get a suggestion from AI – powered by Open AI's ChatGPT – High 5s help you create creative, engaging prompts in your classroom. Add a skill-aligned "quick grade" rubric, which enables feedback and conferencing from a single screen in 'Guide & Grade'.
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Create your own High 5 Prompt
Log in to your Writable account and then click 'Create' in the top green banner.
Select 'High 5 Quick Write' from the left menu.
Click on 'Write Your Own', and type in your prompt. Then click 'Next'.
Not sure what to ask your students? Check out the AI Prompt Generator to inspire your assignment!
Choose a skill using the genres, and then click 'Next'.
Tip! When you select a skill area, you will see the skill written as a rubric item and the average proficiency of all your students in this skill area, based on previously graded assignments.
Choose how you would like students to respond and click ‘Next’.
Think & Respond: This option will prompt the student to answer the question. The teacher will be able to see the response and provide feedback.
Think & Share: This option prompts the students to answer the question. They will then use the Review option to read and provide anonymous feedback on their peers’ responses. The teacher and other students will be able to see the response and provide feedback.
(Optional) Edit your High 5 assignment title if you would like. By default, Writable will title assignments with the date they are created. Then click ‘Finish’.
Click ‘Assign’, and choose the classes you want to assign to.
❗ Note: If your classes are synced to an LMS, such as Google Classroom, Canvas, or Schoology, the assignment will sync to your LMS gradebook and will be worth 1 point by default. You can adjust the points value of the assignment in your gradebook or by editing the assignment settings.
Students will now see the High 5 assignment in their assignment lists!
Get an AI Prompt Suggestion
Log in to your Writable account and then click 'Create' in the top green banner.
Select 'High 5 Quick Write' from the left menu.
Next, select 'AI Suggestions' and type in a topic.
Then click on the arrow to get AI suggestions.
You will now see a list of suggested prompts. Click on a prompt to continue or modify the prompt and rerun the AI generator for new choices.
💡Check out our Best Practices for AI Prompt Suggestions
Once you have selected a prompt, you will be taken to the assignment wizard where you can modify the prompt, add skill tracking, choose sharing options, and edit the assignment name (see steps 4-6 in the section above for more details). Click 'Finish' to save the assignment.
Click ‘Assign’, and choose the classes you want to assign to.
❗ Note: If your classes are synced to an LMS, such as Google Classroom, Canvas, or Schoology, the assignment will sync to your LMS gradebook and will be worth 1 point by default. You can adjust the points value of the assignment in your gradebook or by editing the assignment settings.
Students will now see the High 5 assignment in their assignment lists!
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