On the course's home page, an assignment link appears with its own icon, like this: . It is not immediately apparent to a new student that this icon means do this assignment. You might want to use a label to indicate that the assignment is something the student should do. In this example, a label instructs the student to complete the assignment and a multiple-choice survey question.

You can also label the individual activities with an imperative, such as "Read about the plants around you" or "Answer a survey question about your experience with edible plants."

Assignments are always added to the UPCOMING EVENTS block. Even if you have no other events planned for the course (such as a field trip, discussion, chat, and more), if you have an assignment, consider adding the UPCOMING EVENTS block. This will serve as an additional reminder for the students: