Hi @marybeth ,

Thank you for posting on the Instructure Community!

You can weight discussions within your Canvas course by utilizing assignment groups. If you click 'Assignments' via your course navigation then click the + under a specific group, click Discussions then add your discussion that way.

I will provide a link to a guide with more useful information to help you out. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-weight-the-final-course-grade-based-on-...

Hope this helps, all the best!
Noah