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Mark the Words

Have learners highlight or select key words and phrases in a passage.

Best for: terminology, close reading, identification, attention.

Build Word Highlighting Activities Without Coding

Build Word Highlighting Activities Without Coding

Rise can bold a word, but bolding does the work for the learner. Real identification means the learner finds the key term themselves. Building a click-to-highlight interaction in Storyline means text variables and triggers for every selectable word.

Mark the Words presents a passage and asks learners to select the key terms or phrases, then exports a single HTML file you embed in Articulate Rise, Storyline, Captivate, Canvas, Moodle, or any LMS that accepts HTML.

Use it for compliance language, close reading exercises, key-term identification, and any module where learners need to find the important words, not just read them.

How To Use the Generators


Each tool in the eLearningDesign.org ecosystem follows a streamlined, three-step workflow designed to keep you focused on instructional strategy while we handle the technical execution.

  1. Input Your Content: Open the Content tab to add your specific learning prompts, interactive options, and coaching feedback. This is where you build the logic and instructional heart of your activity.

  2. Customize Your Design: Switch to the Design tab to align the tool with your course aesthetic. You can manually adjust colors, typography, and layout structures to ensure a seamless visual fit.

  3. Generate and Embed: Go to the Generate tab to finalize your tool. Click "Copy Embed Code" for your authoring tool's HTML block, or "Download as HTML" for local hosting and offline use.

Common Use Cases


  • Compliance Language: Have learners find the key regulatory terms in a policy passage.

  • Close Reading: Ask learners to highlight the critical phrases in a case study or scenario.

  • Key-Term Identification: Test whether learners can spot the important vocabulary without it being bolded for them.

Technical Specifications


  • Visual Interface for Code: Focus on the passage and target words while the generator handles the click-to-select interaction and scoring.

  • Fixed-Frame Optimization: Built to hold its layout inside iframes and web objects in Rise 360 and Storyline.

  • WCAG Friendly: Includes keyboard navigation support so the activity stays accessible.

  • Brand-Consistent Palette: Fully customizable colors and fonts so the tool matches any corporate, educational, or organizational identity.

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