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How to match replies with original subject

Ian Campbell_hwo4bz

A class of 15 students write an essay each on the same subject and post it in 'Add Comment' to a Card with the essay title in a List called Writing Topics. Each student then Replies to each other student saying one thing they like in the other's essay, and one thing that would make it better.

It is potentially a very useful and enjoyable exercise.

The trouble is that the Replies do not attach or group themselves around the original essay Comment in the List. They just appear above in chronological order, and the original writer has to go hunting for them. This soon becomes a tedious and discouraging chore.

Is there some way that Replies to a Comment can be attached or grouped with that Comment, rather than appear randomly in chronological order?

[Terminology edited in line with Iain's comment below.]

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Iain Dooley

@Ian Campbell are they not adding comments to each essay card?

Ian Campbell_hwo4bz

They click 'Reply' on a student's essay card, but their reply goes to the top of the page to sit in chronological order - it doesn't remain beside or inside the card.

Is there something else they should be doing?

Iain Dooley

@Ian Campbell I think we may have some terminology problems. Just to clarify, these are the interface elements I'm referring to:

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Ian Campbell_hwo4bz

Ah yes, I think you are right.

When I said the students post their replies on individual cards on the List, I should have said they post their replies on an 'Add comment' on the essay card.

So the List is called 'Writing Topics', and in the list are a number of different writing topics/essay titles. One topic on one card is chosen, and then students type their essays into a 'Comment' box, and type their feedback on others' essays into the 'Reply' box.

I hope that's clearer and sorry for the confusion (I'll edit the original problem when I have a moment).

So now you can see how, with 15 students inputting essays and replies to others' essays the Card quickly becomes a mish-mash of Comments.

I had a quick look at the 'Filter' option yesterday, and saw also a reference to some 'power-up' that might help arrange things such that a student's essay and the replies to that essay can be seen together. However, I haven't yet found a filter that works on content, which might help.