Flagged at 50% AI by Prof
HELP! I just submitted my 5 page research essay for English 1302 regarding August Wilson's play Fences and my teacher emailed back that it was flagged as 50% AI. I did write it myself, but did let her know that I used copilot to help with synonyms for single words and 2 or 3 word phrases to help make sure things made more since and I was not using repetitive words, but not whole sentences. This was her response:
"I would strongly recommend (as I have all semester) that you consider going back to the original draft (before using CoPilot) and work with that as your essay. You should stay away from any tool that generates ideas that you use verbatim or directly in your work. If you use a tool for help with editing, be careful that it does not revise, rewrite, rephrase your sentences (words, structure). Your essay should be in your own words and should present your own ideas."
Problem is I didn't save drafts. I just worked on the paper and then saved the final document. So I have no idea what was flagged as she wouldn't share it with me, no idea what to change because it was all my own ideas, and I'm now completely lost and will get a 0 on the assignment dropping my grade from an A to a D if I can't turn a new paper in by the 15th!