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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.

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****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.