Question

compare the student text with the source.

source: ji-li jiang, red scarf girl: a memoir of the cultural revolution, page 6. published by harpercollins, 1997:

a liberation army soldier! one of the heroes admired by all, who helped chairman mao liberate china from oppression and defeated the americans in korea.

student text:

the author views liberation army soldiers as heroes admired by all, who helped chairman mao liberate china from oppression and defeated the americans in korea (jiang 6).

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 text

The source text states: "A Liberation Army soldier! One of the heroes admired by all, who helped Chairman Mao liberate China from oppression and defeated the Americans in Korea."

Analyze the student text

The student text states: "The author views Liberation Army soldiers as heroes admired by all, who helped Chairman Mao liberate China from oppression and defeated the Americans in Korea (Jiang 6)."

Compare the texts

The student copies a long sequence of words directly from the source: "...heroes admired by all, who helped Chairman Mao liberate China from oppression and defeated the Americans in Korea."

Evaluate plagiarism rules

Although the student includes an in-text citation "(Jiang 6)", they copied the exact phrasing word-for-word without using quotation marks. This constitutes plagiarism.

Select the correct option

The student cited the source but failed to use quotation marks for the direct quote. Therefore, the text is plagiarized because it fails to use quotation marks.

Answer:

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