Canvas@Illinois, Turnitin, Creating a Classic Standard Assignment in LTI 1.3

This document explains how to create a Turnitin Classic Standard Assignment in LTI 1.3.

Turnitin's LTI 1.3 provides you with a choice when creating an assignment: you can choose the Classic Standard Assignment or the New Standard Assignment. The following KnowledgeBase article explains how to create a New Standard Assignment: Canvas@Illinois, Turnitin, Creating a New Standard Assignment in LTI 1.3. Read on to learn how to create a Classic Standard Assignment.

  1. Click the "Assignments" link in the course navigation menu.
  2. Click the three vertical dots button next to the +Assignment button.
  3. Choose Turnitin from the dropdown menu.
    Selecting Turnitin from the dot menu
  4. In the Turnitin window that opens, click on "Classic Standard Assignment." 
    Choosing Classic Standard Assignment in the Turnitin window
  5. Fill in the assignment details:
    1. Title - The name of the assignment.
    2. Instructions - An optional space to provide a description or instructions for the assignment to your students. The instructions box has a character limit of 1,000. 
    3. Max Grade - The maximum number of points that can be awarded to a submission.
    4. Start Date - The date that students will be able to begin submitting to the assignment.
    5. Due Date - The date of when students can no longer submit to the assignment. 
    6. Feedback Release Date - The date that any grading and feedback is visible to students. 
    7. Submit papers to - Submission repository options
    8. Enable PeerMark - Attach PeerMark to the assignment for student to peer review each other's work. 
      Classic Standard Assignment details interface
  6. Further customize your assignment with optional settings relating to the Similarity Report and grading and feedback. 
  7. Click Submit.


Keywords:
lti 1.3, new, assignment types, plagiarism 
Doc ID:
161815
Owned by:
Gaby V. in University of Illinois Technology Services
Created:
2026-06-09
Updated:
2026-06-11
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University of Illinois Technology Services