How One English Professor Plans to Turn Melania Trump Into a Teachable Moment

The Republican National Convention is doing more than just informing voters. It’s educating them on the perils of plagiarism. 

On Monday night, Melania Trump, the wife of the Republican presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump, delivered a speech that appeared to plagiarize parts of a speech Michelle Obama gave at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Some academics saw this as an opportunity to debate different definitions of plagiarism. One adjunct professor of English plans to put Ms. Trump in her syllabus for the fall semester.

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