Starting your Clarity assignment – Turnitin Guides

This guide helps students start a Turnitin Clarity Student Writing assignment and open the Clarity writing space.

If you have questions about your writing or submission, contact your instructor directly.

In this guide:

Accessing the writing space

To open your assignment, follow the steps for your learning management system (LMS). The process may vary slightly by platform.

Canvas Assignments tab showing Turnitin Clarity assignment link.

D2L Content page showing Turnitin Clarity assignment link.

Moodle navigation panel showing Turnitin Clarity assignment title.

In the assignment details, review the assignment title and instructions on the left side.
1. The assignment details can be collapsed or expanded.
View important dates and information for this assignment.
1. Start date: when you can begin working on your assignment in the writing space.
2. Due date: when your assignment is due. Submissions after this date will be marked late. Always refer to your instructor’s policies regarding late assignments.
3. Feedback release date: when your grade and feedback for the assignment become available.
4. Max points: maximum amount of points possible to achieve for the assignment.
Under the Rubric section, you can see if your instructor included a rubric for this assignment. If a rubric has been attached, you can view it by selecting its name.
Under the Submission settings section, you can review whether late submissions or resubmissions are allowed.

All of the information in the assignment details is also available in the writing space on the Instructions

All writing, editing, and submission for Student Writing assignments take place in the Turnitin Clarity writing space.

Select Start Writing to open your assignment in Turnitin Clarity.
Your assignment opens in the Turnitin Clarity writing space.
In the side panel, use:
1. Instructions: View assignment details and due date.
2. AI Chat: Get help with planning, research, or proofreading. For more information, view Using Turnitin Clarity’s AI Chat.