Graded Discussions

When you first create a discussion, you have the option to make it a graded discussion. Making it a graded discussion will add it to the Canvas gradebook and make it so that you you can use the SpeedGrader to grade it.

1

From the Discussions page, click the + Discussion button

plus discussion button

 
2

Under Options, click the checkbox next to Graded

discussion options showing the graded option highlighted

 
3

Add other options

You now have the option to add points possible, display the grade in the desired format, choose an assignment group, assign peer reviews, assign to specific people or the whole class, and choose due dates and availability dates.

graded discussion options showing a field for points possible, a dropdown menu for display grade as with points as default option, assignment group dropdown with assignments as default option, require peer reviews checkbox, assign to with everyone as default, due, available from, and until date

Attach a Rubric for Discussion Grading

The following steps show how to attach a rubric to your discussions for easy grading:

1

Navigate to the Discussions page

 
2

Click discussion name

Discussion 1 selected in a list of items in the Canvas Discussions tab.

 
3

Click Show Rubric

Show Rubric button highlighted in the upper-right corner of a discussion in Canvas.

 
4

Click the magnifying glass icon

Magnifying glass icon highlighted in the rubric window in the Discussion tool in Canvas.

 
5

Find the name of the rubric you want to use

File highlighted in a list of links in the Rubric window of the Discussions tool in Canvas.

 
6

Click Use This Rubric

Use This Rubric button highlighted in the Rubric window of the Discussions tool in Canvas.

 
7

Close the rubric window

X highlighted in the upper-right corner of the Rubric window in the Discussions tool in Canvas.