Student: How do I access instructor comments, grades, and rubric for an Assignment?
You, as a student, will learn how to access your Assignment grade, instructor comments, feedback (attached files - audio, video, or documents), and the completed rubric.
1. Enter your course and click on Grades.
Note (1): The number 4 next to the Grades navigation item indicates that 4 assignments have been graded but not yet viewed by you.
![Grades navigation item](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/670/original/41c9ceff-3fcb-425c-8f8f-7ec85d2730f4.png)
If you want to receive an email each time an Assignment is graded or a Comment is made by your instructor, you can adjust your Canvas Notifications.
![email from canvas](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/672/original/81732ec0-65b9-4c57-8cbf-1c70edc2ef42.png)
2. Note the icons on the right of each Assignment.
If the instructor did not use a rubric and did not leave any Comments including audio, video or other file attachments, then these icons will not appear.
![Rubric and Comments icons](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/674/original/459ed458-0bed-422f-8581-2cf5fff2f53d.png)
3. Click on the Rubric icon to view the rubric.
Note that this icon will only appear if your instructor has graded this assignment using a rubric.
![Rubric icon](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/676/original/af5a1e0a-69f2-499c-8a26-b116bdfa2c83.png)
4. The completed rubric appears below.
Note that this icon will only appear if your instructor has sent you a Comment.
![completed rubric](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/678/original/33a8abd4-947e-47d6-b76f-23b0ba4c53a4.png)
5. Click on the Comments icon to see the comments.
![Commencts icon selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/716/original/f573778c-86c5-4331-b421-fd4e687096db.png)
6. The Comments display.
![Comments displayed](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/718/original/726d07ed-58a9-4757-8a98-f9f297e7efae.png)
Follow these steps to learn how to respond to your instructor's comment or to post a comment of your own.
6.1. Click on the link to the assignment.
![Paper 1 assignment link](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/040/322/original/eecce606-32af-49c1-8c77-e7bdbc575cda.png)
6.2. Click on Submission Details (1).
Tip: You can also view the Rubric (2), read existing comments (3) as well as download the original submission (4).
![Submission Details selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/040/324/original/a18179bf-d20b-4ba0-8cdc-ca872c8db269.png)
6.3. The SpeedGrader displays with information about your Assignment submission.
Tip: You can read through the comments between you and your instructor; you can add a comment (1), upload a file (2)or make a new media recording (3).
![Student SpeedGrader](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/075/937/original/b5f9ba64-b494-4b95-b957-c56b037a2dc3.png)
7. If the Comments contain an attached file, a link will display.
![link to attached file](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/720/original/4ae71dc2-8f76-4f3f-938b-2ad5e9079823.png)
8. If a video is in the Comments, then the play button will display with a thumbnail.
![video thumbnail with play button](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/722/original/4397f040-9621-44ef-b3d4-a69c3a854bc3.png)
9. If an audio recording is in the Comments, then the Play button will display.
![audio with play button](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/724/original/900161ea-e80e-4eb6-86e1-507053f7b9f1.png)
Article Summary
You have now learned how to check your grades, instructor feedback (Comments, Rubric, file attachments, etc.).