> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gradingpal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create an assignment

> Which route to take, and how to set an assignment up with Instant or Guided.

export const updated_0 = "19 September 2026"

export const page_0 = "/teachers/create/index"

Two routes lead to the same place: an assignment with a rubric or answer key that the AI can grade against. Decide first, then follow the route.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Instant or Guided: which to use" icon="signs-post" href="/teachers/create/instant-or-guided">Instant grades in one pass. Guided lets you approve each part first.</Card>
  <Card title="Choose an assignment type" icon="shapes" href="/teachers/create/assignment-types">Eight types, two ways of grading, and when the type locks.</Card>
  <Card title="Set up an assignment with Instant" icon="bolt" href="/teachers/create/instant-setup">Upload everything at once. About four minutes of your time.</Card>
  <Card title="Set up an assignment with Guided" icon="list-check" href="/teachers/create/guided-setup">Approve the questions, answer keys and rubric before grading.</Card>
  <Card title="Create a writing or essay assignment" icon="pen-nib" href="/teachers/create/writing">Work graded against a rubric.</Card>
  <Card title="Create a presentation or art assignment" icon="palette" href="/teachers/create/presentation-art">Only what's different from writing.</Card>
  <Card title="Create a quiz or exam" icon="file-circle-question" href="/teachers/create/quiz-exam">Upload the paper, approve the questions.</Card>
  <Card title="Create a worksheet or problem set" icon="calculator" href="/teachers/create/worksheet-problem-set">Only what's different from a quiz.</Card>
  <Card title="Create a video or audio assignment" icon="video" href="/teachers/create/video-audio">Media limits, before you ask thirty students to record.</Card>
  <Card title="Build a rubric" icon="table-list" href="/teachers/create/build-a-rubric">Four ways to start, then edit anything.</Card>
  <Card title="Review questions and answer keys" icon="list-ol" href="/teachers/create/questions-and-answer-keys">Check what the AI pulled out of your handout.</Card>
  <Card title="Set grading rules and feedback" icon="sliders" href="/teachers/create/grading-rules-and-feedback">How the AI scores, and how the feedback sounds.</Card>
  <Card title="Edit an assignment after setup" icon="pen" href="/teachers/create/edit-an-assignment">Change things once work exists, and what locks.</Card>
  <Card title="Assignment settings" icon="gear" href="/teachers/create/assignment-settings">Every setting, including duplicate and delete.</Card>
</CardGroup>

## Still need help?

Open the **Support** tab on the edge of any GradingPal screen, or email [support@gradingpal.com](mailto:support@gradingpal.com). To get a fast answer, include:

* the class name and the assignment name
* roughly when it happened
* what you saw on screen, or the exact message

Students don't have support chat. If you're a student, ask your teacher.

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