Manually Grade Assignments Video Tutorial: Manually Grade Activities Click the Assignments tab in Spark. Click Manual Grading only. The number of assignments with manually graded activities ready to be graded display under the Manual Grading column. Click on the assignment you want to grade. Scroll to the student you want to grade and click . Activities that still need to be manually graded display under the Manual Grading column. Click on the activity you want to grade. A dialogue window pops up. Click next to the activity name. The activity opens in a new tab. Review the student's answers and note their score for the activity. Click to exit the activity, or return to the previous tab. In the Score field, enter the student's score. Optional: Add a note for the student in the Notes field. Click Submit. Optional: Repeat for each manually graded activity. Optional: Use the Students dropdown menu to select another student to grade.