Using the Item Editor, you can add one or more passages to an item in Mastery Connect. A passage is a selection of content such as text and images. A passage displays alongside an item so that students can read it while answering the item.
Note: You can only add existing passages to an item. Learn more about creating a passage.
Open Items
In the Global Navigation menu, click the Items link.
Open Item Editor
To create a new item, click the Create dropdown menu [1]. Then click the New Item link [2]. Learn more about creating an item.
To edit an existing item, click the Edit icon [3]. Learn more about editing an item.
Add Passage
In the Item Editor, click the Add Passage button.
View Passages
In the Add Passage window, you can view the titles of all available passages [1]. The currently selected passage content displays in the preview window [2].
Find, Sort, and Search Passages
To view items from an item bank, click the Item Bank dropdown menu [1].
To view items from a grade level, click the Grade Level dropdown menu [2].
To change the sort order of the passage titles, click the Sort drop-down menu [3]. Then, select one of the following sort options:
- Created (Newest First): displays passage titles in order by creation date, beginning with new passages.
- Created (Oldest First): displays passage titles in order by creation date, beginning with old passages.
- A-Z: displays passage titles in alphabetical order.
- Z-A: displays passage titles in reverse alphabetical order.
- Grade (K first): displays passage titles in order by grade in ascending order, beginning with kindergarten passages.
- Grade (CCR first): displays passage titles in order by grade in descending order, beginning with College and Career Readiness (CCR) passages.
To search for a passage by title, enter one or more words in the Search field [4]. You can search for a passage by any words included in the passage title.
Add Passage
To select a passage to add, click the passage title [1]. Then, click the Add button [2].
View Added Passage
Added passages display in the Passages section of the Item Editor [1].
To view a passage's content, click the passage title link [2] or click the Expand Passage Details icon [3].
Note: To remove the passage from the item, you can click the Remove icon [4].
