Authenticity, Originality, & Academic Integrity

A "Breadcrumb Trail": Evidence of Authenticity, Originality, and Academic Integrity

In English, we focus on and value the process of making meaning as we write, read, research, discuss, and present. And, in our digital world, we are the only ones who can provide evidence of the authenticity and originality of our work within this process. To accomplish this goal, students will create "breadcrumb trails" for all of their course work, ensuring their compliance with the LHS Code of Academic Integrity. 

Created over time and in the context of the published workflow for our course, a student's "breadcrumb trail" includes every step of their learning process - reader's responses, research work, "quickwrites", outlines, drafts, revisions, and more. It  reveals the origins of the student's own authentic, original thinking and its evolution throughout the process. A student's "breadcrumb trail" also includes time-stamped documentation of digital and handwritten work, as well as disclosures and citations related to all outside sources and apps.  

(Note: Students may only use the specific analog and digital and resources indicated in the assignment directions or Google Classroom posting for each task - formative or summative. Failure to do so will invalidate the student's work . As a result, they will be required to meet with  Mrs. Juster for a 1:1 conference and successfully complete the full process again to earn credit for their work. )