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look at the article excerpt below. then, look at if the student writing…

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look at the article excerpt below. then, look at if the student writing is a form of plagiarism or not.

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its an inconspicuous spot: a rocky outcropping next to a walgreens pharmacy, in the midst of a quiet residential neighborhood. researchers now know that proctors ledge was one of the most conspicuous spots in salem, massachusetts more than 300 years ago: the site where 19 accused witches were executed during the notorious salem witch trials. university of virginia religious studies professor benjamin ray is one of five researchers leading the gallows hill project, which announced its discovery last week to significant national attention. he worked with chris gist, a geographic information systems specialist in alderman librarys scholars lab, to digitally map the area and help confirm earlier research pinpointing the execution site. \gis really crosses all disciplines,\ gist said. \anything that is spatial can be leveraged using gis, and it can contribute to research in history, religious studies, politics, environmental science, architecture and many other disciplines.\ using current topographical analysis, historical maps and aerial photos, gist created a viewshed analysis of the topography surrounding boston street and gallows hill to determine which ledges on the side of the hill would have been visible from the houses on boston street.

students writing: it is in a weird area: a rocky outcropping near walgreens, in the middle of a quiet neighborhood. researchers now know that proctors ledge was one of the most deadly spots of salem, massachusettss more than 300 years ago. there were 19 accused witches executed during the salem witch trials, and scholars like dr. gist are using gis to map out the locations using historical maps to see the topography surrounding gallows hill.

student writing: by mapping the topography surrounding proctors ledge, researchers can see which areas of salem would have had a direct view of the executions, highlighting the social and spatial dynamics of the town during 1692. historian gist: \anything that is spatial can be leveraged using gis, and it can contribute to research in history, religious studies, politics, environmental science, architecture and many other disciplines.\ 1

student writing: proctors ledge was historically significant as the site of all 19 executions during the salem witch trials. modern scholars are using gis to better understand how the landscape would have appeared at the time.

students writing: its an inconspicuous spot: a rocky outcropping next to a walgreens pharmacy, in the midst of a quiet residential neighborhood. researchers now know that proctors ledge was one of the most conspicuous spots in salem, massachusetts more than 300 years ago: the site where 19 accused witches were executed during the notorious salem witch trials. using current topographical analysis, historical maps and aerial photos, gist created a viewshed analysis of the topography surrounding boston street and gallows hill to determine which ledges on the side of the hill would have been visible from the houses on boston street.

Explanation:

Analyze the first student writing sample

Using the Types of Plagiarism knowledge point, we compare the first student writing sample to the original source text.

  • Original: "It's an inconspicuous spot: a rocky outcropping next to a Walgreens pharmacy, in the midst of a quiet residential neighborhood. Researchers now know that Proctor's Ledge was one of the most conspicuous spots in Salem, Massachusetts more than 300 years ago: the site where 19 accused witches were executed during the notorious Salem Witch Trials."
  • Student Writing: "It is in a weird area: a rocky outcropping near Walgreens, in the middle of a quiet neighborhood. Researchers now know that Proctor's Ledge was one of the most deadly spots of Salem, Massachusetts's more than 300 years ago. There were 19 accused witches executed during the Salem Witch Trials..."
  • Analysis: The student has kept the exact sentence structures and merely substituted a few words (e.g., "inconspicuous spot" to "weird area", "next to" to "near", "midst" to "middle", "conspicuous" to "deadly"). No citation is provided. This is a classic case of paraphrased plagiarism (patchwriting).
  • Matching Option: "Plagiarism - Paraphrased Plagiarism" (already selected in the image).

Analyze the second student writing sample

Using the Citation Standards and Types of Plagiarism knowledge points, we evaluate the second sample.

  • Original: "...Chris Gist, a Geographic Information Systems specialist... 'Anything that is spatial can be leveraged using GIS, and it can contribute to research in history, religious studies, politics, environmental science, architecture and many other disciplines.' Using current topographical analysis..."
  • Student Writing: "...Historian Gist, 'Anything that is spatial can be leveraged using GIS, and it can contribute to research in history, religious studies, politics, environmental science, architecture and many other disciplines.'1"
  • Analysis: The student directly quotes a block of text word-for-word and includes a superscript footnote number "1" at the end to attribute the source. Because there is a proper citation marker indicating the source of the quote, this is not plagiarism.
  • Matching Option: "Not Plagiarism - Citation has a Footnote Number."

Analyze the third student writing sample

Using the Academic Integrity and Types of Plagiarism knowledge points, we evaluate the third sample.

  • Original: "...Proctor's Ledge was one of the most conspicuous spots in Salem, Massachusetts more than 300 years ago: the site where 19 accused witches were executed during the notorious Salem Witch Trials. ... Gist created a viewshed analysis of the topography surrounding Boston Street and Gallows Hill..."
  • Student Writing: "Proctor's Ledge was historically significant as the site of all 19 executions during the Salem Witch Trials. Modern scholars are using GIS to better understand how the landscape would have appeared at the time."
  • Analysis: The student has completely rewritten the ideas in their own words (summarizing and paraphrasing the main points) and mentions the historical fact of…

Answer:

Question 1

Student Writing: "It is in a weird area: a rocky outcropping near Walgreens..."

  • Classification: Plagiarism - Paraphrased Plagiarism

Question 2

Student Writing: "By mapping the topography surrounding Proctor's Ledge... Historian Gist, 'Anything that is spatial...'1"

  • Classification: Not Plagiarism - Citation has a Footnote Number.

Question 3

Student Writing: "Proctor's Ledge was historically significant as the site of all 19 executions..."

  • Classification: Not Plagiarism - Original paraphrasing and summary with well known statistic.

Question 4

Student Writing: "It's an inconspicuous spot: a rocky outcropping next to a Walgreens pharmacy..."

  • Classification: Plagiarism - Verbatim