diff --git a/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb b/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
index 2dca19d0b..83a9711cf 100644
--- a/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
+++ b/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
@@ -56,34 +56,74 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 52,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 52,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "# For testing purposes, we will write our code in the function\n",
     "def anagram_checker(word_a, word_b):\n",
     "  # Your code here\n",
-    "\n",
+    "  # turn word_a into lowercase\n",
+    "  # word_a = word_a.lower()\n",
+    "# turn word_b into lowercase\n",
+    "  # word_b = word_b.lower() \n",
+    "# check to see if word_a and word_b have the same letters now that everything is in lowercase\n",
+    "  # return sorted(word_a) == sorted(word_b) \n",
+    "# alternative shorter line \n",
+    "  return (sorted(word_a.lower()) == sorted(word_b.lower()))\n",
     "# Run your code to check using the words below:\n",
-    "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\")"
+    "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\") # TRUE"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 53,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "False"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 53,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"Night\")"
+    "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"Night\") # FALSE"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 54,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 54,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "anagram_checker(\"night\", \"Thing\")"
+    "anagram_checker(\"night\", \"Thing\") # TRUE"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -97,31 +137,81 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 2,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 2,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "def anagram_checker(word_a, word_b, is_case_sensitive):\n",
     "  # Modify your existing code here\n",
-    "\n",
+    "  if not is_case_sensitive: \n",
+    "    word_a = word_a.lower()\n",
+    "    word_b = word_b.lower()\n",
+    "  return sorted(word_a) == sorted(word_b)\n",
+    "  #if is_case_sensitive == True: \n",
+    "    #case matters and upper and lower case are NOT the same\n",
+    "    #if sorted(word_a) == sorted(word_b):\n",
+    "      #return True\n",
+    "    #else: \n",
+    "      #return False\n",
+    "  #else: \n",
+    "    #case does not matter and upper and lower case ARE the same\n",
+    "    #word_a = word_a.lower()\n",
+    "    #word_b = word_b.lower()\n",
+    "    #if sorted(word_a) == sorted (word_b):\n",
+    "      #return True\n",
+    "    #else:\n",
+    "      #return False\n",
     "# Run your code to check using the words below:\n",
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\", False) # True"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 3,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "False"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 3,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\", True) # False"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 4,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "False"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 4,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"Listen\", True) # False"
    ]
@@ -139,7 +229,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "new-learner",
+   "display_name": "python-env",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -153,7 +243,7 @@
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    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.11.8"
+   "version": "3.11.4"
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