Printable assignment tracker

One sheet for every task across all your classes, sorted by due date, with a place to record the grade when it comes back.

How to make your sheet

1. Adjust the columns, for example add Priority or Time needed.
2. Set the number of rows; 18 fills one portrait page.
3. Choose the paper size and orientation.
4. Press Print or save as PDF and keep the sheet in your binder.

One list instead of six

Most missed assignments are not hard ones; they are the ones that were announced in one class and forgotten by the time you got home. A single tracker for every subject fixes that, because you only have one place to look. Each row holds one task: the subject, a short description, the date it was given, the due date, a Done box to tick and the grade once it is returned. The Date given column sounds optional, but it shows you how long you really had, which is useful when you plan the next big project.

How to use it day to day

Write every task down in class, the moment it is set, even small ones. At home, read the Due date column from top to bottom and start with whatever is due soonest, not whatever is easiest. When you finish, tick Done; when the grade comes back, write it in. Big projects deserve more than one line: split a research paper into “pick topic”, “find three sources”, “outline”, “draft” and “final copy”, each with its own due date that you set yourself. Five small deadlines are much easier to keep than one large one.

The grade column is worth filling in

Recording grades on the same sheet as the tasks shows you where points are actually coming from. If homework grades are high but every quiz is low, the problem is preparation, not effort. At the end of a unit you can add up the grades for one subject and see your standing before the teacher posts it. To find out what you still need on a test or the final exam, put those numbers into the final grade calculator; to see how all your classes combine into a term average, use the GPA calculator.

Adapting the columns

The columns are a starting point. Some students like a Priority column (A, B or C), others want Time needed so they can plan an evening realistically. If your school uses an online portal for grades, replace Grade with Submitted to remember whether you uploaded the file. For a class planner shared by a study group, add a Who column. Type the names separated by commas; the table resizes to fit.

Paper and layout

Eighteen rows fill a portrait page, which is about two weeks of work for a typical student. Landscape gives the Assignment column more room for longer descriptions. Print a new sheet every two weeks, keep the old ones in the back of a folder, and you will have a full record of the term to look back on when you plan for exams.

Pair it with the weekly study planner to block out when each task gets done, and the grade tracker to follow averages per subject.

When a deadline slips

It will happen. Do not erase the row; write the new date next to the old one so you can see the pattern later. If the same subject keeps slipping, the tasks are probably bigger than you think, and the fix is to split them earlier. If you need an extension, ask before the due date and say when you will hand it in; most teachers respond far better to a plan than to an apology after the fact.

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