Worksheet: Using Turnitin and WritePoint

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Using Turnitin and WritePoint

Turnitin

Submit your essay draft to Turnitin (the Plagiarism Checker) in the Center for Writing Excellence, located under the Library tab of the student website, and take a screenshot of your results. To obtain a screenshot:

1. With the results open, press the Print Screen key on your computer keyboard to create a screenshot.

2. Click on the blank box below.

3. Press Ctrl + V on your keyboard to paste the screenshot into the blank box.

Screenshot of Turnitin results:

Respond to the following items regarding your results:

1. This program is a service used by instructors to determine whether student papers are plagiarized. How can you, as a student, use this service to ensure that you are an ethical academic writer?

2. What are the short-term and long-term consequences of academic cheating? What are the consequences of getting caught and not getting caught?

WritePoint

Submit your essay draft to WritePoint (powered by Grammarly) in the Center for Writing Excellence, located under the Library tab of the student website and take a screenshot of your results. To obtain a screenshot:

1. With the results open, press the Print Screen key on your computer keyboard to create a screenshot.

2. Click on the blank box below.

3. Press Ctrl + V on your keyboard to paste the screenshot into the blank box.

Screenshot of WritePoint results:

Respond to the following items regarding your results:

1. Summarize the revision and editing changes recommended to you and the next steps you will take in the revision and editing processes.

2. As we go through the processes of editing and revising our essay, we are constantly warned to utilize but not rely too heavily on programs like this for checking spelling, grammar, and formatting errors. Why is this sound advice? How can you use the information you have gained to make smart editing and revising choices?