Essay

H5P equivalent

H5P Essay

When to use

Use Essay for long-form written responses that you score manually or treat as completion-only. Set minLength to require a minimum answer size before submit.

Requirements

  • Requires checkId inside Lesson.

  • Typically completion-scored unless you integrate custom review workflows.

Try it

Documentation demo

Use the Live demo, React, AI prompt, and Packaging / Manifest tabs below. Embedded demos disable telemetry, xAPI, and the LMS bridge. For production delivery, use the CLI template src/courseConfig.ts and LMS Go-Live.

Open demo in full tab 

<Essay
  checkId="policy-essay"
  question="A vendor emails an urgent bank-detail change. Describe your verification steps before approving."
  minLength={40}
/>

Copy into Cursor, Copilot, or ChatGPT after the vibe coding starter context:

Read lessonkit.json and src/App.tsx before editing.

Add a Essay block (H5P-style: Essay) like this example inside the active <Lesson>:

<Essay
  checkId="policy-essay"
  question="A vendor emails an urgent bank-detail change. Describe your verification steps before approving."
  minLength={40}
/>

Requirements:
- Import only from @lessonkit/react; use block types from block-catalog.v3.json.
- Keep existing courseId, lessonId, and navigation stable unless I ask to add a lesson.
Sync lessonkit.json — add under course.assessments[]:

{
  "checkId": "policy-essay",
  "kind": "essay",
  "question": "Describe how you would handle a suspicious invoice request."
}

- After edits, list changed files and what to verify in the browser (lessonkit dev).

Workflow tips: https://lessonkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/vibe-coding/prompting-and-workflows.html

Essay blocks are typically completion-scored; include checkId for telemetry and export parity.

{
  "checkId": "policy-essay",
  "kind": "essay",
  "question": "Describe how you would handle a suspicious invoice request."
}

See also