Question

compare the student text with the source.

source: dianna cohen, \the music industrys battle against plastic junk.\ published in rolling stone, 2016:

the good news is that a movement is growing within the music industry to amend the harm being done by plastic pollution.

student text:

cohen writes that people in the music business are working to reduce the plastic footprint.

is the student text plagiarized?

no, it is not plagiarized.

yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.

yes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.

Explanation:

Analyze the source and student text

Using the Plagiarism Detection and Academic Integrity knowledge points

• Source: "The good news is that a movement is growing within the music industry to amend the harm being done by plastic pollution."
• Student text: "Cohen writes that people in the music business are working to reduce the plastic footprint."

Evaluate citation and phrasing

Using the Quotation Rules knowledge point

• The student attributes the idea to the author ("Cohen writes").
• The student paraphrases the original text using their own words ("people in the music business are working to reduce the plastic footprint" instead of "a movement is growing within the music industry to amend the harm being done by plastic pollution").
• Since the passage is a proper paraphrase and credits the author, it does not require quotation marks and is not plagiarized.

Answer:

• No, it is not plagiarized. (Correct answer)
• Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.
• Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.