Using Mark honestly

Mark gives you feedback on work you wrote — the way a teacher does when they mark a practice essay. Used that way, he makes you a better writer. This page explains where the lines are, so you can use him with a clear conscience.

What Mark does

He reads your draft against your rubric, scores each criterion, quotes the lines that earned (or cost) marks, and suggests what to work on next. Every improvement is one you make yourself, in your own words.

What Mark never does

He never writes, rewrites, or paraphrases a sentence for you. There is no "fix it for me" button, on purpose. If any part of your submitted work isn't yours, that's not a Mark problem — that's plagiarism, and no tool makes it okay.

Check your school's rules

Schools and universities set their own rules on AI use, and they differ. In NSW, NESA treats unapproveduse of AI in assessable work as a breach of academic integrity — so check what your school allows, and if you're unsure, ask your teacher. Many universities now allow AI feedback on drafts in non-secured assessments, provided you acknowledge it.

How to acknowledge using Mark

Where your school or uni asks you to declare AI use, honesty is simple. You can copy this: "I used Mark That Paper (an AI marking tool) to receive feedback on a draft of this work against the assessment criteria. All of the writing, and all revisions, are my own."

Why feedback isn't cheating

Getting feedback on a draft is how writing has always improved — teachers, tutors, parents, peers. Rubric-based feedback on your own work, followed by your own revision, is exactly the kind of learning assessment is meant to produce. The line is authorship: the words must be yours. Mark is built so they always are.

Questions? Email support@markthatpaper.com — or head back to Mark for students.