How Do I Revise a Rough Draft with Turnitin?

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Your instructor may ask you to submit a rough draft to Turnitin for review. Once you have evaluated the comments provided and analyzed the similarity between your work and outside sources, you should revise your paper for the final draft. To access the assignment, first select the assignment link in the appropriate topic on the course home page.

Learning management system page showing 'The New Turnitin' section with a list of assignments and navigation menu on the left. Circle on the assignment.

To open your paper, select the title of your submission. This will open feedback studio where you will view your paper.

Turnitin submission page showing assignment details, submission status, and grade for 'Sample Paper 1'.

If your instructor has left overall comments on your paper, you will find them in the **Instructor Feedback** menu. Select the instructor feedback icon to open the menu.

Turnitin document view showing submitted paper text with grade and feedback panel on the right.

You may also see blue comments on your paper. These comments are from your instructor.

Turnitin view with paper text and rubric scores.

You can click on any blue bubble comment to see more information.

Turnitin view with highlighted text and rubric feedback panel.

Click here to access the Similarity Report.

Turnitin similarity report showing highlighted text and match details.

In addition to instructor feedback, you may also be able to view the **Similarity Report** for your paper. The Similarity Report will show you any similarities between your paper and outside sources (these may include internet sources, journals, periodicals, publications, or another student’s works). To open the similarity report, select the overall similarity percentage to open the **Match Overview**, which lists sources and the similarity percentage between them and your work.

Turnitin similarity report with highlighted text and match sources."

This section shows the areas of your paper that should be cited or quoted but should be.

Turnitin similarity report with highlighted text and match details

Any similarity between your work and a source will be highlighted. You can click on the source number to see the course information. As you look over the originality report, you should make sure you have provided appropriate citations for each of your sources. You may also want to revise your paper to make it more original. The more original your paper is, the lower the overall similarity percentage will be.

You can download or print the similarity report by selecting the download icon on the right.

Turnitin feedback page showing exam paper and download options menu.