---
title: "Add an FRQ, reading, or guided notes"
description: "Build an assignment from an AP® prompt, Fiveable guide, or supported AMSCO chapter."
canonical: "https://fiveable.me/help/teachers/assignments/add-frq-reading-notes"
type: "teacher-help"
lastUpdated: "2026-09-03"
---

# Add an FRQ, reading, or guided notes

## Quick answer

Choose FRQ / SAQ for free response, Guide + questions for a Fiveable reading, or AMSCO guided notes for a supported textbook chapter. Complete the picker for that template, then review the section in Edit before publishing.

## What to do

1. **Choose the student task**: Use FRQ / SAQ when students will write a scored response. Use Guide + questions when they should read and answer checks for understanding. Use AMSCO guided notes when you want chapter-aligned notes.

   ![Choose an assignment type page with FRQ or SAQ, Guide plus questions, and AMSCO guided notes cards.](/img/teachers/assignment-types.jpg)

   *Choose the card that matches the task students will complete, then adjust the generated draft.*

2. **Choose the subject and source**: Select the subject first. Then choose the prompt, guide, or AMSCO chapter shown for that subject. FRQ types and chapter choices vary by course.

3. **Review the generated section**: Read the prompt or resource, directions, and attached questions. For an FRQ, verify that the prompt matches the format and content your class has covered.

4. **Choose grading and release settings**: Open Settings. Decide whether Fiveable should auto grade supported work, whether you will approve grades first, and when students can see results.

5. **Preview and publish**: Select Preview, return to make any edits, then select Publish.

## What students see

FRQ and SAQ sections provide separate response fields for the prompt parts. Reading and guided-notes sections show the source material with the questions or fields included in the draft.

## If something is not working

### I cannot find an FRQ type or AMSCO chapter.

Availability differs by subject. Confirm the selected subject and use the choices shown in the picker. If the content is not offered, choose another template or report the missing type.

### The assignment is still generating.

Keep the page open until the section finishes. If it does not finish, refresh once and reopen the draft from Assignments.

## Related guides

- [Understand what Fiveable grades automatically](/help/teachers/assignments/what-fiveable-grades): Know which work receives an automatic score and where your review is still required.
- [Review a response, adjust the score, and leave feedback](/help/teachers/assignments/review-grade-response): Make the final grading decision for one student's response.

## About This Document

Canonical Fiveable pages are available as Markdown at the same path plus `.md`.

- [llms.txt](https://fiveable.me/llms.txt): index of Fiveable's sections and URL patterns
- [llms-full.txt](https://fiveable.me/llms-full.txt): complete subject and unit listing
- [MCP server](https://fiveable.me/mcp): call Fiveable as tools instead of fetching pages (`https://fiveable.me/api/mcp`)