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How do I create a Knowledge Building assignment? 🎥
How do I create a Knowledge Building assignment? 🎥

Build background knowledge & context on any topic with customizable assignment options and leveled reading passages built by Writable.

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Written by Kelly Burnette
Updated over 3 months ago

The Knowledge Building Wizard helps teachers create customized assignments about any topic with a few clicks. With different genres, question types, and AI-generated readings at three levels, teachers can build multifaceted assignments to help their students explore and understand new topics while addressing key reading and writing skills.

  1. Log into your Writable account and click 'Create' at the top of the page.

  2. Choose 'Knowledge Building' in the left menu.


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  3. Enter the topic and/or type of writing in the text box and choose a genre. The genre will guide the rubric and skill selections.

    Tip! Having students write about a specific text? Be sure to include the title of the text in quotations for the best results. (i.e. "Call of the Wild" character analysis)

  4. Specify how many of each question type you want to include.

    • Multiple Choice Questions

      • Auto-graded questions where students choose from a selection of answer choices.

    • Short Response Questions

      • Open-ended questions that require students to type their responses.

    • Extended Response Questions

      • Essay-style writing prompts that ask students to respond in long form. These questions will be scored using a full rubric.

  5. Choose if you'd like to include an AI-generated reading about the topic. The reading can be Argumentative, Informational, or Narrative. Choose the length of the reading you'd like to create. Lastly, choose if you would like AI to generate 3 leveled readings for high, medium, and low proficiency readers.


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  6. Click 'Next'.

    Tip! You can navigate away from this page while your assignment is drafted. Click 'Notify Me When It's Ready" to receive a Writable notification once your assignment is created.

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  7. In the Assignment Outline you can make adjustments to the title, prompt, questions, answers, and linked skills. Here are a few common editing options:

    1. Edit Text - Adjust any wording in the title, prompt, or questions and answers.

    2. Change Skill Tracking - Use the dropdown to choose a different skill.

    3. Delete Questions - Click the trash can next to a question to remove it from the outline.

      Note: You can make additional edits after creating your assignment. Click here to learn more about advanced assignment editing.

  8. Click 'Create Assignment' to finalize your assignment.

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