diff --git a/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb b/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
index 625be024..9e587e52 100644
--- a/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
+++ b/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
@@ -58,30 +58,69 @@
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 17,
+     "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",
+    "   # has to be the same length\n",
+    "  if len(word_a) != len(word_b):\n",
+    "    return False\n",
+    "  # has to have the same specific letters\n",
+    "  if sorted(word_a.lower()) == sorted(word_b.lower()): #added lower because I inadvertently made a case sensitive anagram checker 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\")"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 18,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "False"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 18,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"Night\")"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 19,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 19,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "anagram_checker(\"night\", \"Thing\")"
    ]
@@ -97,22 +136,59 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 74,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 74,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "def anagram_checker(word_a, word_b, is_case_sensitive):\n",
-    "  # Modify your existing code here\n",
+    "    # Step 1: length must match\n",
+    "    if len(word_a) != len(word_b):\n",
+    "        return False\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    # Step 2: case sensitivity \n",
+    "    if is_case_sensitive:      \n",
+    "        if sorted(word_a) == sorted(word_b):\n",
+    "            return True  \n",
+    "        else:\n",
+    "            return False \n",
     "\n",
+    "    # compare lowercase versions, not case sensitive\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        if sorted(word_a.lower()) == sorted(word_b.lower()):\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"
+    "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\", False) # True "
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 75,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "False"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 75,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"Listen\", True) # False"
    ]
@@ -130,7 +206,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "new-learner",
+   "display_name": "python-env",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -144,7 +220,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.11.8"
+   "version": "3.11.14"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,