Assignments aren't set in stone. You can edit dates, names, and content after creation — and delete assignments you no longer need.
Editing an Assignment
To edit an existing assignment:
Inside your classroom, click the Assignments tab.
Find the assignment in the list (use the status tabs to filter if needed).
Click the assignment row to open its details.
Update any of the editable fields:
Assignment name
Publish date
Due date
Save your changes.
What You Can Edit vs. What's Locked
Editable anytime:
Assignment name
Publish date
Due date
Locked after creation:
The underlying lesson or content selection (to change content, delete the assignment and create a new one)
Be careful editing:
Changing the publish date on an Active assignment to a future date will pull it back to Pending and hide it from students mid-work
Changing the due date affects the assignment's status calculation
Deleting an Assignment
To delete an assignment:
Inside your classroom, click the Assignments tab.
Find the assignment in the list.
Click the red trash icon in the Actions column on the right side of the row.
Confirm the deletion.
The assignment disappears from your Assignments list immediately.
What Happens When You Delete an Assignment
What's removed:
The assignment from your Assignments tab
The assignment from students' assignment list
The scheduling structure tied to the assignment
What's preserved:
Student lesson progress on the underlying content (their mastery stays attached to their account)
Gradebook entries for the lesson content itself (since the Gradebook tracks lesson mastery, not assignments per se)
The lesson itself in the course library (other classrooms still have access)
In other words: Deleting an assignment removes the "scheduling wrapper" but doesn't erase student work. If a student completed lessons inside the assignment, that completion stays in their record.
When to Edit vs. When to Delete
Edit when:
Dates need to shift (snow day, schedule change, etc.)
The assignment name needs to be clearer
You want to reschedule the same content
Delete when:
You created the assignment by mistake
You're cleaning up old test assignments
The content was the wrong choice and you want to start fresh with different lessons
Don't delete when:
Students have already started work and you want their progress to remain visible as a tracked assignment
You just want to "close" the assignment — let the due date pass and it'll move to Complete on its own
Bulk Deletion
Intertwined currently supports one-at-a-time deletion. If you need to clear many assignments (e.g., end-of-year cleanup), plan to spend a few minutes deleting them individually, or contact support for assistance with bulk operations.
Related articles:
5.1 Creating Your First Assignment
5.2 Understanding Assignment Statuses
5.3 Setting Publish Dates and Due Dates