I deleted an assignment on Google Classroom. Why can’t I assign it again?

Deleting an assignment on CommonLit deletes that data from both CommonLit and Google Classroom. Deleting an assignment on Google Classroom, however, does not automatically delete an assignment on CommonLit.

If you have deleted a CommonLit assignment from Google Classroom and wish to post the assignment back to Google Classroom, what you should do next depends on whether or not any students have started the assignment.

If students have NOT started the assignment in CommonLit:

Since deleting an assignment in Google Classroom does not affect the assignment in CommonLit, you will need to delete it on CommonLit as well. This will allow you to create a new version of the assignment to post to Google Classroom.

To delete an assignment in CommonLit, go to your Assignments page for a class and click the trash can icon in the top-right corner of the assignment. Please note: You will need to repeat this for every class you want to delete this assignment from. Then, you can create the assignment again using the Create Assignment button on the Assignments page.

After you create the new assignment, you have the option to post your assignment and scores, or just the assignment, to your Google Classroom stream and coursework pages.

If students have started the assignment in CommonLit:

If you've deleted an assignment on Google Classroom, you will not be able to repost the assignment from CommonLit as the Share Assignment button will be disabled. However, if you delete the assignment in CommonLit, any student data will be lost.

If you would like to repost the assignment to your Google Classroom, please reach out to our support team at help@commonlit.org or via the live chat feature. They will be able to unlink your assignment from Google Classroom which will allow you to share it to Google Classroom again.