How To Create an Assignment in Newsela

May 29, 2026

Video guide

Tailor Newsela assignments to your lesson

See how to customize assignment instructions, set reading levels, choose which students receive your content, and schedule assignments for later.

1 How can you customize a Newsela assignment? Edit the assignment title, add instructions and essential questions, and select the activities you want students to complete.
2 How can you adjust reading levels for students? Choose Newsela’s recommended reading level or assign a specific level, then decide whether students can change it.
3 Can you assign content to specific students or schedule it for later? Send assignments to one or more classes, individual students, or small groups, and schedule them for a future lesson.

Video guide

See how to customize assignment instructions, set reading levels, choose which students receive your content, and schedule assignments for later.

1 How can you customize a Newsela assignment? Edit the assignment title, add instructions and essential questions, and select the activities you want students to complete.
2 How can you adjust reading levels for students? Choose Newsela’s recommended reading level or assign a specific level, then decide whether students can change it.
3 Can you assign content to specific students or schedule it for later? Send assignments to one or more classes, individual students, or small groups, and schedule them for a future lesson.

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