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# How do I add essays to a class?

This video walks you through the process of adding essays to a class in EssayGrader, specifically focusing on class organization. We demonstrate how to create a new class, upload essays, and utilize the manual grading system. We also highlight the importance of filtering essays by class for better organization.

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**Step 1:** Once you have created a new class you will be able to see it in your library of classes. Click on the name of the class.

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**Step 2:** Click the **Grade new essay** button.

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**Step 3:** You can either proceed with uploading essays or importing them from Google Classroom.

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**Step 4:**

* If you click on the **Upload** button you can proceed with uploading essays.

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* If you click on the **Import** button you can connect to Google Classroom and upload the essays from there.

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**Step 5:** Once the essays are uploaded you can filter by the Class as follows. First, click on the **+ Add filter** button.

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**Step 6:** From the dropdown, select **Class**.

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**Step 7:** A **Class** filter will appear.

1. Click on the **Class** filter.  
2. Click on the **Select class** dropdown.  
3. Select the class you want to filter by.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/8/f/2/c/8f2c25b48fc57000/select-the-class-filter_1op17i9.png)

**Step 8:** Once you have selected a class, click on the check mark to apply the filter.

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Now you will be able to see all the essays in the selected class.