Plagiarism

1. What did the student do wrong? What could he/she done to include the source correctly?
~In the example given, the student plagiarized; he/she took an excerpt from a source and used it as their own. Not showing that it was taken from somewhere else was what the student did wrong. He/she could have used the name of the source and put the excerpt in quotation marks in order to let the reader know that it was taken from somewhere else.

2. Write a sentence using the original source correctly; use a quotation or paraphrase. Also, make sure to cite correctly...
~"There is a peaceful essence flowing from the structures. Perhaps the cool dark colors and the fiery windows spark memories of our own warm childhood years filled with imagination of what exists in the night and dark starry skies. The center point of the town is the tall steeple of the church, reigning largely over the smaller buildings. This steeple casts down a sense of stability onto the town, and also creates a sense of size and seclusion.To the left of the painting there is a massive dark structure that develops an even greater sense of size and isolation." (http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/starryindex.html)

3. What are at least 3 ways to avoid plagiarizing?
~You can paraphrase the quotation, use quotation marks and cite the source correctly, or preface the statement you are about to make by using the name of the source.