Make the most of Turnitin Draft Coach™

Tip 2

Help students understand the difference between quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing.

The differences among these are crucial for students to understand as they integrate others’ perspectives and ideas into their writing. Use our Paraphrasing Pack as a guide to delivering these essential lessons.

Tip 3

Find ways to consistently integrate Draft Coach into your assignments.

“I converted some of my longer Edgenuity assignments into Google Docs and use them within Google Classroom. My students can now instantly access Draft Coach functionality within the Google Doc for their projects, instead of needing to utilize yet another platform with yet another username and password.”

Amy Dell, Virtual Psychology Teacher, Corona-Norco Unified School District, CA

Tip 4

Teach citations for all assignments, not just the big research projects.

Learning and internalizing methods for accurate citation can be more challenging for students than many educators realize. Providing students with opportunities to hone their citation skills throughout the year is vital. Share resources like Turnitin’s blog on citations or the Plagiarism Spectrum 2.0, which highlights the twelve most common types of unoriginal work.

Tip 5

Cultivate strong research skills in students, including strong organizational skills, prior to large projects.

Students who are fully prepared with graphic organizers, online resources, and the ability to organize their own thinking and cite others, can launch into research projects with confidence. Using Turnitin’s downloadable worksheets for the classroom, you can introduce students to helpful research strategies and different ways to approach research planning even before a project begins.

Tip 6

Keep the post-writing process formative.

Use data from Draft Coach to fuel next steps for students’ current assignment or in preparation for the next project. Conferencing with students on their writing creates space for dialogue and opens up learning opportunities. Check out Turnitin’s downloadable After Writing resources, including this helpful Student/Instructor Conference Guide.