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How do I access Gradient?

How to access Gradient (view on website)


 1. Navigate to our website: essentialsinwriting.com.

  • 2. Click the red button labeled “User Login” located at the very top of the page.
  • 3. Enter your login details.
    • Your login information was sent to you via email when you placed your order. Please check the inbox and/or spam folder of the email address that you provided at checkout. If you have forgotten your password, you can click “Forgot Password”.
  • 4. Click login once you have entered your login details.
  • 5. Notice that the next screen is the member dashboard. From here, you can access the Gradient portal in two ways.
    • a. Click the “Scoring” tab at the top.
    • b. Click the link under the “Scoring Service” section.
      • This area of the site will be locked until August 15.
  • 6. Click on the scoring profile you wish to access and enter your password (if you have set one).
  • 7. Click “View Grading Dashboard” to view the student’s grading dashboard.
  • 8. Click “Profile Logout” to be redirected back to the list of active profiles, especially for navigating multiple student profiles.