Writing Activity Creation Options

In Scribo, we have lots of ways to help you create a writing activity.

Options for creating writing activities

Click on the '+ Activity' button to choose how you would like to add a Writing Activity.

You can add an activity from our library, add your own writing prompt by filling in a simple wizard-based form, ask AI to create a writing prompt and activity for you, or upload past student texts to generate a writing analysis.

We suggest you start by using the AI option. It's quick and easy, and gives you and your students the full AI feedback experience. Use the longer form wizard option when you are ready to start fine-tuning activity options and adding features such as rubric marking, challenge mode, scaffolds and writing plans.

The library is there to give you a head start with activities created by our publisher partners

If you'd like to get insights about texts your students have already written and submitted in PDF, MS Word or Google Docs format, choose the "Upload student texts for a writing analysis" icon.

Add your own activity

The main options used in creating an activity are collected in the Wizard steps. There are advanced options that deal with powerful features, but they are all hidden in fast-start mode.

Simply enter the topic you would like your students to write about, and some extra information such as the number of words, writing genre and keywords. These are used by Scribo to keep students on track.

In advanced mode, you can add Writing Plans, Rubrics, Peer Reviews, Scaffolds and extended support for students any time you like. Our advice is to get going as quickly as you can, then add features as you need.

When you have finished, simply click Assign to make the activity available to the students in your class. Any new students that join your class will also see the activity - you don't need to assign it again.

As students start to write, you can monitor their work live by clicking the activity name in your dashboard.

Important Points

• The Topic/Question can contain all types of supporting videos, images, help tips and advice. You can add as much scaffold support, or little, as you like.

• Add keywords to track if students are on topic and hitting the context levels you are looking for.

• There are several student experiences you can choose:

  • You can create a Cold Write text where all Scribo support and feedback is hidden. With a Cold Write, you can see how students write without any support from Scribo (Scribo also disables grammar and spelling suggestions from the browser at all times).

  • A "Writing check" activity gives students full feedback about their writing. Click the Advanced button to switch off section of feedback. To see their writing feedback, students need only click the "Check" button. Note that Scribo feedback is intentionally click-driven so that students can focus on their writing without being interrupted by live error highlights.

  • The "Scriblet" option is great for younger writers. It give students simpler feedback delivered by an avatar.

• If you leave the start date blank, Scribo assigns the Activity instantly. If you enter a date and time, that's when the Activity is available to the students.

All Activities you create are stored in your library and can be shared

As you build Activities, you can save them to your library or share them with colleagues in your school. As the School Library builds, it's even faster to get students writing. Simply find what you want and click 'Assign'.