Question

Select the correct answer.
Which scenario is an example of plagiarism?

A.
Paul is composing a summary of his history research project. He identifies five good sources to use in his summary and lists them all in his Works Cited page.
B.
Josie is making a poster to present her argument against school uniforms. She finds a study that describes the negative effects of school uniforms and paraphrases it, including the author’s name in parentheses at the end of her sentence.
C.
Steven is preparing a presentation on emperor penguins. He finds a book on penguin behavior and quotes it in his slideshow, with the author’s name in parentheses.
D.
Erin is writing an essay about Emily Dickinson’s poetry. In one of her body paragraphs, she uses the ideas from a poetry analysis she found in a literary journal but puts them in her own words.

Answer 1

D

Erin is using the ideas from another author's analysis without giving credit. Even if you put someone else's ideas into your own words, you must cite the source; failing to do so is plagiarism.