What is an Originality Review?
Originality Reviews give you and your instructor insights about your writing before you submit, so you can submit your best work. When you start your submission it will be saved as a draft that only you can view. You will be provided with feedback about your writing and the originality of your content. When you choose to submit, your instructor will be able to view the same information.
Submitting Your Assignment
The Originality Review assignment type requires you to upload a file to Packback. Right now, we only accept .PDF, .DOC, .DOCX, and .TXT files. Follow along with the instructions below to learn how to submit your Originality Review Assignment.
Step-by-Step Instructions for submitting your Originality Review Assignment
- Select the assignment from your Writing Assignments page in your Packback course. Make sure it's labeled as "Originality Review" and not "Deep Dive" before proceeding.
- Click Start Assignment at the top of the page.
- From here, you'll be taken to the Assignment Submission Page. Click Select File and choose which document you would like to upload.
- Select Upload File to finalize. It may take a minute or two for the file to finish uploading.
When a file is uploaded, Packback will extract the text and display it in the Interactive Preview tab for you to review alongside your Originality Fingerprint and Feedback Summary. You can view details of these components and interact with smart highlights in the Interactive Preview tab.
If you would like to make changes to your assignment
You will need to make those changes in the program where you initially wrote it(MS Word, Google Docs, etc.) and re-save your file. You cannot make edits in Packback’s Interactive Preview tab. To clear out your initial upload, press the "Delete File" button, which will direct you back to the assignment page to restart your assignment.
When you are satisfied with their assignment
Press the "Submit" button. You will be directed back to the submission view.
What if I leave the page before hitting "Delete File" or "Submit"?
Your upload will be saved as a draft and can be viewed/accessed on the assignment page.
Can I edit my Originality Review assignment after submitting if it's before the due date?
You can! As long as your educator has not started grading your Originality Review assignment and the deadline has not passed, you may delete your submission, upload a new file, and submit again.
Viewing My Assignment Grade and Feedback
After you submit an Originality Review, your submission will be "Awaiting Feedback" until an educator has completed an evaluation.
When an evaluation is complete, you will be able to see your overall score on the assignment page and click on it to view any educator feedback.
When you click to view more details, you will be brought to the submission page, which has two tabs on the Submission Details sidebar:
- Instructor Evaluation: shows the overall score and overall feedback comment, if provided
- Instructor Comments: shows any inline comments provided by the educator, if applicable
Having trouble?
If you are running into issues or have questions while submitting your Originality Review assignment, feel free to contact our support team at help@packback.co. We'll be happy to help you out!