Question

compare the student text with the source. source: jennifer armstrong, shipwreck at the bottom of the world, page 2. published by crown, 1998: antarctica had never even been sighted before the nineteenth century. until then it was a rumor, an undefined, unseen question mark shrouded in fog and surrounded by ice. student text: prior to the nineteenth century, antarctica was just a rumor, an undefined, unseen question mark shrouded in fog and surrounded by ice (armstrong 2). is the student text plagiarized? no, it is not plagiarized. yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.

Explanation:

Plagiarism involves using someone else's work without proper attribution or by copying too closely without quotation (when using exact words) and proper citation. Here, the student rephrased the source content ("had never even been sighted before the nineteenth century" to "Prior to the nineteenth century... was just a rumor") and included an in - text citation (Armstrong 2). Since they paraphrased (rewrote in their own words) and cited the source, it is not plagiarism. The lack of quotation marks is not an issue here because they are not using the exact wording of the source (so no need for quotes), just paraphrasing.

Answer:

No, it is not plagiarized.