canvas-week-plan

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Student weekly assignment planner. Shows all due dates, submission status, grades, and peer reviews across all courses. Use when student says "what's due", "plan my week", "weekly check", or wants to organize their coursework.

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[Study Guides and Notes]

When & Why to Use This Skill

The Canvas Week Plan skill is a comprehensive academic productivity tool designed to integrate seamlessly with the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). It automates the organization of a student's academic life by consolidating assignments, submission statuses, real-time grades, and peer review requirements into a single, prioritized weekly dashboard. By providing a clear overview of deadlines and the potential impact of tasks on overall grades, it helps students manage their workload efficiently and improve their academic performance.

Use Cases

  • Weekly Academic Planning: Automatically generate a structured 'Week Ahead' view that aggregates deadlines from all enrolled courses, eliminating the need to check individual course pages.
  • Assignment Prioritization: Use the 'Suggested Priority Order' to focus on high-stakes assignments and upcoming deadlines based on point values and due dates.
  • Grade Impact Tracking: Monitor current course percentages and visualize how completing upcoming assignments will influence final grades.
  • Peer Review Management: Keep track of pending peer feedback tasks and deadlines to ensure all participation requirements are met on time.
  • Quick Status Checks: Use 'Compact Mode' for a rapid summary of urgent tasks and academic standing during busy periods.
namecanvas-week-plan
descriptionStudent weekly assignment planner. Shows all due dates, submission status, grades, and peer reviews across all courses. Use when student says "what's due", "plan my week", "weekly check", or wants to organize their coursework.

Canvas Week Plan

Generate a comprehensive weekly plan for a student, showing all upcoming assignments, current grades, submission status, and pending peer reviews across all enrolled courses.

Prerequisites

  • Canvas MCP server must be running
  • User has student role in Canvas courses
  • No anonymization needed (students only see their own data)

Steps

1. Get Upcoming Assignments

Use get_my_upcoming_assignments with days_ahead=7 to get all assignments due in the next week:

Data to collect:

  • Assignment name
  • Course name/code
  • Due date and time
  • Point value
  • Assignment type (quiz, essay, discussion, etc.)

2. Check Submission Status

Use get_my_submission_status to determine what's been submitted:

Categorize each assignment:

  • Submitted: Already turned in
  • Not submitted: Still needs to be done
  • Late: Past due but can still submit
  • Missing: Past due, no late submissions accepted

3. Get Current Grades

Use get_my_course_grades to show academic standing:

For each course:

  • Current percentage/letter grade
  • Trend (up/down from last week if trackable)
  • Impact of upcoming assignments on grade

4. Check Peer Reviews

Use get_my_peer_reviews_todo to find pending reviews:

Show:

  • Which assignments need peer review
  • How many reviews required
  • Deadline for reviews
  • Reviews completed vs. remaining

5. Generate Weekly Plan

Output a structured, actionable plan:

## Your Week Ahead

### Quick Stats
- **Due this week:** 5 assignments
- **Already submitted:** 2
- **Peer reviews pending:** 3
- **Highest priority:** Final Project (100 pts, due Fri)

### By Course

#### CS 101 (Current: 87% B+)
| Assignment | Due | Points | Status |
|------------|-----|--------|--------|
| Quiz 5 | Tue 11:59pm | 20 | Not submitted |
| Lab 8 | Thu 5:00pm | 30 | Submitted |

#### MATH 221 (Current: 92% A-)
| Assignment | Due | Points | Status |
|------------|-----|--------|--------|
| HW 12 | Wed 11:59pm | 25 | Not submitted |
| Final Project | Fri 11:59pm | 100 | Not submitted |

### Peer Reviews Due
- **Essay 2 Peer Review** (ENG 101) - 2 reviews needed by Thu
- **Project Proposal Review** (CS 101) - 1 review needed by Fri

### Suggested Priority Order
1. **Quiz 5** (CS 101) - Due tomorrow, 20 pts
2. **HW 12** (MATH 221) - Due Wed, 25 pts
3. **Peer Reviews** - 3 total, due Thu-Fri
4. **Final Project** (MATH 221) - Due Fri, 100 pts (start early!)

### Grade Impact
- Completing all assignments could raise your grades:
  - CS 101: 87% → 89%
  - MATH 221: 92% → 94%

6. Offer Drill-Down Options

After presenting the plan:

Need more details? I can:
1. Show full assignment instructions for any item
2. Check the rubric for an assignment
3. Show your grade breakdown for a course
4. Focus on just one course

Example Usage

User: "What's due this week?"

Claude: [Runs the skill, outputs weekly plan]

User: "Show me the rubric for the Final Project"

Claude: [Uses get_assignment_details to fetch rubric]

Output Variations

Compact Mode

If user says "quick check" or "just the highlights":

## This Week
- 3 assignments due (2 not started)
- 2 peer reviews pending
- Grades: CS 101 (87%), MATH 221 (92%), ENG 101 (85%)

**Priority:** Quiz 5 (tomorrow), HW 12 (Wed), Final Project (Fri)

Single Course Mode

If user specifies a course:

/canvas-week-plan CS 101

Show only that course's assignments, grades, and details.

Notes

  • Best used at the start of each week (Sunday/Monday)
  • Assignments are sorted by due date, then by point value
  • Late/missing assignments are highlighted for attention
  • Works with the student tools: get_my_* prefix functions
  • No privacy concerns since students only access their own data