Adding a Turnitin Assignment

Turnitin assignments allow instructors to collect work from students and have that work checked against other student papers, the Internet, and journals/periodicals/publications. Each student submission receives an Originality Report with the results of these checks.

There are two ways to add a Turnitin assignment in Canvas. If you have QuickMarks or Rubrics that you have previously built directly in Turnitin (not built in Canvas) that you would like to use, you will want to use the External Tool/LTI method. Pleae note that the External Tool method does not work with groups or peer review. If you do not have any QuickMarks or Rubrics within Turnitin that you wish to reuse, or you want to use groups or peer review, then you should use the built-in plagiarism framework method.

Adding a Turnitin Assignment via the Plagiarism Framework

1. In your Canvas course, go to the Assignments Index Page.
2. Click the +Assignment button in the upper right.
3. Give your assignment a name and enter any instructions/description.
4. Set the Point Value, Assignment Group, and Display Grade settings.
5. Set the Submission Type to Online and check the box for File Uploads or Text Entry.
6. Scroll down to the Plagiarism Review section and set the drop down to “Turnitin-Plagiarism Framework.”
7. Enable any desired Turnitin-specific settings.
8. If this is a group assignment, check the box and designate the Group Set.
9. Set the Due Date and availability dates.
10. Select “Save & Publish.”

Adding a Turnitin Assignment via External Tool

1. In your Canvas course, go to the Assignments Index Page.
2. Click the +Assignment button in the upper right.
3. Give your assignment a name and enter any instructions/description.
4. Set the Point Value, Assignment Group, and Display Grade settings.
5. Set the Submission Type to External Tool.
6. Click Find.
7. Choose Turnitin from the list and click Select.
8. Set the Due Date and availability dates.
9. Select “Save & Publish.”
10. There are Turnitin-specific settings you will want to check. To do so, click Optional Settings.
11. Set/change any desired settings. Keep in mind if you wish to allow late submissions, resubmissions, or allow students to view their own Originality Report then those settings must be enabled here (they are not by default).
12. When ready, click Submit.

Additional Help Guides

Plagiarism Framework

• Turnitin Assignment Setup
• The Similarity Report

External Tool/LTI

• Creating and Managing Turnitin Assignments
• Feedback Studio Navigation
• The Similarity Report
• Commenting Tools
• Rubrics and Grading Forms