Plagiarism and Context essays.

[noeljones]

Is it possible to plagiarise in a context essay? For instance, if I was to use three lines of Paul Keating's Redfern speech in my context essay without quoting or referencing it, would I be commiting plagiarism?
Thanks

[lexitu]

Yes, that would be plagiarism if you were not to use a quotation or have any in-text reference to the fact that you're using someone else's work.

[VivaTequila]

Quote it! Why wouldn't you? It's a context essay, so you can draw from other sources.

[paulsterio]

It depends on how long the three lines are, sometimes I use small phrases from other people's works in my essays without acknowledging them, but this is because they're usually small groups of words - for example, I remember reading an essay which said "Actor Rod Steiger portrays Charley's desperation with knowing eyes and a diminished bravado" (On the Waterfront) - so I used a similar line in my text response

I doubt that anybody would pick it up, because it's so obscure and the fact that it was only 80% similar would have helped

But 3 lines...I consider quoting - it might help you because it demonstrates your knowledge of the context