How do I create a Multipart Turnitin Assignment?

You will learn how to create a Multipart Turnitin Assignment in your course in Canvas.

A multipart Turnitin assignment allows you to scaffold a writing assignment where students can submit the various parts of a scaffolded assignment, such as for a writing assignment where you want to scaffold, collect, and comment from the students each part of the writing process: topic proposal, finding sources, evidence, thesis, evidence analysis, counterargument, and detailed outline (in this example, the final paper is a separate assignment which not part of the multipart scaffold but would come after the scaffold).

1. Enter your course and click on the Assignments course navigation menu item.

Assignments is selected

2. Click on the Three dots menu and select Turnitin.

Turnitin is selected from three dots menu

3. Click on Multipart.

Multipart selected

4. Type a title for the assignment.

Title field

5. Click on + Add Part.

+ Add Part

6. Enter the Title, Instructions and dates which apply to this first part of the assignment.

Title, Instructions, dates added

7. Add a Template and Rubric if desired.

Template and Rubrics sections

8. Click on + Add Part.

+ Add Part button

Continue adding parts until you have all of the parts of the assignment.

9. Once you have finished adding all of the parts of the assignment, click on Create Assignment.

Create Assignment

10. Click on Confirm.

Alert: Once you click on Confirm, you will not be able to add, reorder or delete parts of this assignment.

Confirm button

11. The list of Assignments are created for your multipart assignment.

You will still need to publish each part of the assignment. Plus, you will need to click on and open each part of this multipart assignment.

List of assignments

12. One by one, click on each part of the multipart assignment.

Part 1 of the list of assignments

13. Click on Assignments in the course breadcrumb or the course menu.

Assignments link in breadcrumb

14. Click on the next part and repeat the process by clicking on and closing each additional part until you have opened and closed each one.

This is required; otherwise, students will not be able to access these assignments.

Part 2 in the list of assignments

Article Summary

Your multipart Turnitin assignment is now ready for your students to use.
For more information, visit Turnitin's own guide on Multipart assignments.