Paper Review

To submit a paper, follow these steps:

1. Login into your classroom and click on the "Writing Center" link within the left navigation. Then click on the blue "Submit a Paper" button.

    

2. Click on the “Tutoring” button on the screen that opens.
3. This will open a screen to the Drop-Off Paper Review service where you will then follow the instructions on the screen to fill out a paper submission form.

4. You will then upload your paper to submit. Only .docx (Microsoft Word) files can be submitted. You can convert a PowerPoint presentation or any other type of document to a .docx file using a free online document converter site. If you have a Google Doc, click on the Want to submit a Google Doc instead? link to learn how to convert it to a Word document to upload. 

   

    

5. Be sure you have uploaded the correct document. If you’ve uploaded the wrong document before submitting it, click on the X to remove the uploaded document and upload the correct one. Once your paper is submitted, it cannot be cancelled.

   

    

6. Click on the “Submit” button at the bottom of the screen.

   

   Having Trouble? If you are following these directions but are not able to upload your paper or you are getting an error message, review our Troubleshooting Guide under Paper Review Issues.

7. When your paper is ready, you will receive a Pear Deck Tutor email with a link to download your reviewed paper. Be sure to check your Spam or Junk folder. The email will contain the tutor's summary feedback/revision letter, so be sure to read this in addition to the margin comments you'll find on your paper. You will have to open your paper in Word in order to see the margin comments provided.

8. If you cannot locate the email with the link to your reviewed paper, follow the steps below to retrieve it right where you submitted it.

To retrieve any submitted paper, follow these steps:

1. Follow the same process you went through to submit your paper above.
2. When you get to the Drop Off Paper Review screen, agree to the terms to get to the submission form for submitting a paper.
3. Close the paper submission form by clicking on the X in the upper right side of the screen or the Go back button to reveal your Pear Deck Tutor dashboard.
4. From within the Pear Deck Tutor dashboard, open your student account area by clicking on your name to find the My tutoring history tab.

    

5. You will find previously reviewed papers within “Writing Lab.” Be sure to view your reviewed paper in Word in order to see the margin comments. 

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How to Submit and Retrieve a Paper for a Drop-Off Writing Review

Step 1: Go into the Research Resource Center and click on the Tutoring on Demand link.

Step 2: Click on Writing Review within the Drop Off Your Work tab at the top of the page.

Fill out the submission form, choose the file you would like to upload, and click Submit at the bottom of the page.

Important: If you are working on chapters of your Dissertation or Applied Doctoral Project (ADP), once you have submitted your initial draft of your initial chapter, choose Existing Project for each new draft or each new chapter so that you can choose to work with a single tutor for the entire project. This will help move your project forward more effectively and efficiently.

Step 3: Retrieving Your Reviewed Paper

Once your paper has been reviewed, you will get an email to let you know. This will be sent to the email connected with your Canvas profile. To retrieve your paper:

1. Go back into Tutoring on Demand.

2. Click on My Account and select Completed Sessions.

3. Locate your writing review and open the Essay Feedback for wholistic feedback on your paper and Reviewed Document for additional specific feedback.