Create Perusall Annotation Assignments in Canvas

To create a Perusall assignment, start by creating a Canvas assignment that uses the Submission type: External Tool (LTI). Teachers and students can open Perusall by clicking the load assignment in new window button. From there, you can create Perusall assignments that will sync back to the Canvas gradebook. 

Create a Canvas assignment with Perusall External Tool

1. Open Canvas, and create a + New Assignment
2. Enter the Assignment Name (this will also be used for the Perusall assignment name) 
3. Add your assignment instructions for students
4. Enter the number of points possible
5. Submission Type drop-menu: select External Tool, scroll down and select Perusall 
6. Link Resources from External Tool: select Link to home page, then click the Select button
7. Set the Due Date
8. Click Save or Save & Publish button
9. Then click the Load [assignment name] in a new window button

You'll be taken to the Perusall course home page to add Library items and create assignments.

Add Content to the Library

1. In Perusall, click Library at the top
2. In the Add content section, select the type of content, e.g., Document (PDF, Word, PowerPoint) or select the + Add content button. For example, Document > Upload from my device
3. Then select your file 

Note: Materials from another course is used to copy content from a previous course (semester) 

You're ready to create the assignment.

Create a Perusall assignment

1. Click Assignments from the top menu
2. Click the + Add assignment button at the top
3. The Add assignment window appears, select the Content to assign drop-menu
4. Select the content i.e., Library content to assign
5. Select Assign all content, or assign a range
6. Click the Next step > button to continue
7. In the Options section, set the Submission deadline (required). Note: use the same due date that was set in Canvas
8. In the Assignment name field, add the same name that was used in the Canvas assignment. Copy and paste the name from Canvas to avoid issues.
9. In the Assign to, select Entire class radio button or one of the other options
10. Click the Next step > button
11. Choose Specify custom scoring settings for this assignment or select Use course scoring settings (if you have set course scoring setting)
12. In the General options section, set the highest possible points, i.e., the same number of points that was set in Canvas assignment
13. Scroll down to the Automatic scoring criteria section and customize the various options

- In the Comment content section (60%), click on the Options arrow, and set 2 high-quality comments instead of 4 (Students earn full credit on this metric by submitting high-quality comments)

- Quizzes could be set to 0%. Remember that scoring totals are higher than 100% because students can receive credit in multiple ways.

    13.  Click OK button 

The Perusall assignment has now been created. Navigate back to Canvas assignment page. Refresh the page, and click the Load Perusall assignment in a new window button. You should be taken directly to the Perusall assignment.