diff --git a/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb b/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
index 2dca19d0b..d2b290c8a 100644
--- a/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
+++ b/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@
    "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",
+    " # .lower() looks at every letter and converts uppercase to lowercase so that comparisons ignore case \n",
+    " # sorted compares sorted letters\n",
+    "  return(sorted(word_a.lower()) == sorted(word_b.lower()))\n",
     "\n",
     "# Run your code to check using the words below:\n",
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\")"
@@ -102,7 +104,13 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "def anagram_checker(word_a, word_b, is_case_sensitive):\n",
-    "  # Modify your existing code here\n",
+    "    # If not case sensitive, convert both words to lowercase\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",
+    "    else: \n",
+    "        return sorted(word_a) == sorted(word_b)\n",
     "\n",
     "# Run your code to check using the words below:\n",
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\", False) # True"