diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee
index bd399e8c88..8759bd3102 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee
@@ -153,9 +153,11 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
     @rub = new Rubric(@coe)
     @rub.initialize(@location)
     @is_ctrl = false
+
     #Setup reset
     @reset_button = @$(@reset_button_sel)
-    @reset_button.click @reset
+    @reset_button.click @confirm_reset
+    
     #Setup next problem
     @next_problem_button = @$(@next_step_sel)
     @next_problem_button.click @next_problem
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
     else if @child_state == 'initial'
       @answer_area.attr("disabled", false)
       @submit_button.prop('value', 'Submit')
-      @submit_button.click @save_answer
+      @submit_button.click @confirm_save_answer
       @setup_file_upload()
     else if @child_state == 'assessing'
       @answer_area.attr("disabled", true)
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
         @submit_button.hide()
         @queueing()
         @grader_status = @$(@grader_status_sel)
-        @grader_status.html("<span class='grading'>Your response has been submitted.  Please check back later for your grade.</span> ")
+        @grader_status.html("<span class='grading'>Your response has been submitted.  Please check back later for your grade.</span>")
       else if @child_type == "selfassessment"
         @setup_score_selection()
     else if @child_state == 'post_assessment'
@@ -354,6 +356,9 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
       @can_upload_files = pre_can_upload_files
       @gentle_alert response.error
 
+  confirm_save_answer: (event) =>
+    @save_answer(event) if confirm('Please confirm that you wish to submit your work. You will not be able to make any changes after submitting.')
+
   save_answer: (event) =>
     @submit_button.attr("disabled",true)
     @submit_button.hide()
@@ -453,6 +458,9 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
     else
       @errors_area.html(@out_of_sync_message)
 
+  confirm_reset: (event) =>
+    @reset(event) if confirm('Are you sure you want to remove your previous response to this question?')
+
   reset: (event) =>
     event.preventDefault()
     if @child_state == 'done' or @allow_reset=="True"
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
index 2adc35aa92..3722344d6b 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class @PeerGradingProblemBackend
     else
       # if this post request fails, the error callback will catch it
       $.post(@ajax_url + cmd, data, callback)
-        .error => callback({success: false, error: "Error occured while performing this operation"})
+        .error => callback({success: false, error: "Error occurred while performing this operation"})
 
   mock: (cmd, data) ->
     if cmd == 'is_student_calibrated'
@@ -460,8 +460,8 @@ class @PeerGradingProblem
       @flag_student_container.hide()
       @answer_unknown_container.hide()
 
-      @feedback_area.val("")
-
+      @feedback_area.val("Once you are done with training and are grading real student essays, you will be asked to share feedback with them in addition to grading their rubric.")
+      @feedback_area.attr('disabled', true)
       @submit_button.show()
       @submit_button.unbind('click')
       @submit_button.click @submit_calibration_essay
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ class @PeerGradingProblem
         @change_tracker.rebindTracker()
       else
         @feedback_area.val("")
+      @feedback_area.attr('disabled', false)
       @answer_unknown_checkbox.removeAttr("checked")
       @flag_student_checkbox.removeAttr("checked")
       @submit_button.show()
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ class @PeerGradingProblem
     else if response.error
       @render_error(response.error)
     else
-      @render_error("An error occured when retrieving the next submission.")
+      @render_error("An error occurred when retrieving the next submission.")
 
   make_paragraphs: (text) ->
     paragraph_split = text.split(/\n\s*\n/)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
index f5a2471226..d6610401f8 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ ALERT_DICT = {
     'Flagged Submissions': "Submissions have been flagged for review"
 }
 
-STUDENT_ERROR_MESSAGE = "Error occured while contacting the grading service.  Please notify course staff."
-STAFF_ERROR_MESSAGE = "Error occured while contacting the grading service.  Please notify the development team.  If you do not have a point of contact, please email Vik at vik@edx.org"
+STUDENT_ERROR_MESSAGE = "Error occurred while contacting the grading service.  Please notify course staff."
+STAFF_ERROR_MESSAGE = "Error occurred while contacting the grading service.  Please notify the development team.  If you do not have a point of contact, please email Vik at vik@edx.org"
 
 
 @cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True)
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee
index bfb0fa5931..058776bda8 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class OpenEnded
   post: (cmd, data, callback) ->
       # if this post request fails, the error callback will catch it
       $.post(@ajax_url + cmd, data, callback)
-        .error => callback({success: false, error: "Error occured while performing javascript ajax post."})
+        .error => callback({success: false, error: "Error occurred while performing javascript ajax post."})
 
   after_action_wrapper: (target, action_type) ->
     tr_parent = target.parent().parent()
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee
index ef76bb31f7..80487f24ee 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for t
     else
       # TODO: replace with postWithPrefix when that's loaded
       $.post(@ajax_url + cmd, data, callback)
-        .error => callback({success: false, error: "Error occured while performing javascript AJAX post."})
+        .error => callback({success: false, error: "Error occurred while performing javascript AJAX post."})
 
 
 class @StaffGrading