|The album used as inspiration|
|The song of The Verve|
|The alleged "original"|
This was a great response. An amazing speech, but it was not an Obama original. He had talked to Governor Deval Patrick who had received similar critiques. The Governor encouraged him to use his words to defend himself. He did, but he did not give Deval credit in the speech. That was a bad move. Months after people were still accusing Obama of stealing words even though he had permission. Another reminder, when it doubt...give credit! If you want more information this article is useful.
So there you are three examples of real life plagiarism you can use with your students. There are many more out there if you don't think these would appeal to your students. If your students like the Beatles then try George Harrison vs The Chiffons. Will.i.am and The Black Eyed Peas have been in the media a LOT for plagiarism; as an example, check out, "My Humps."
If you have an example you use in class, or you have a different way of showing your students the importance of citing I'd love to hear about it in the comments.