Yikes. Don't Plagiarize!

What did the student do wrong? What could he/she have done to include the source correctly?
            The student plagiarized and used somebody's piece of work as their work. All they did was copy and pasted the work of the author without having any acknowledgement that it was somebody's work. The student literally copied the work word for word, which is how you know that they copy and pasted their work. They could have included the source correctly by doing the block quotation thing or just putting the text in quotations. They also could have just paraphrased the text in their own words.
Write a sentence sing the original source correctly; use a quotation or paraphrase. Also, make sure to cite correctly.
"There is a peaceful essence flowing from the structures. Perhaps the cool dark colors and the fiery windows spark memories of our own warm childhood years filled with imagination of what exists in the night and dark starry skies. The center point of the town is the tall steeple of the church, reigning largely over the smaller buildings. This steeple casts down a sense of stability onto the town, and also creates a sense of size and seclusion.To the left of the painting there is a massive dark structure that develops an even greater sense of size and isolation." (A Breif Understanding of the Starry Night Paintings, unknown author). If the student cited the source like this, they would've gotten full credit.
What are at least three ways to avoid plagiarizing?
1. Paraphrasing the information in your own words.
2. Putting the text away so that you aren't tempted to copy the text word for word.
3. Including quotations and correct citation when you are going to copy something word for word.