Enabling Grading for Discussions
Either click the discussion's title or click the three dots and select Edit.
Click the gear icon to open the discussion settings.
Turn on "Grade Discussion"
(Optional) Select a due date [NOTE: Keep in mind that you normally will have two due dates. One for their initial reply to the discussion's question(s) and another one for their replies to their fellow classmates replies.]
Usually you left Grade category to Discussion.
Select a Grade using.
Enter in the maximum points that the student can receive for this discussion.
You can now add a second due date for further posts or replies to others in your Discussion assignments. Instructors can now set two separate due dates with distinct participation requirements for Discussions. To set the other due date you will see the option below to add a second due date for an additional post to the discussion, a reply to another person in the discussion or both.
(Optional) You can associate a rubric.
Select the rubric and then click Add.
Click Save.
