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Deanna Mascle

@deannamascle.bsky.social

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Teaching writers/teachers at Morehead State (KY) since 2001. National Writing Project teacher (former site director) since 2008. LexPoMo since 2016. Founding leader of Write Across America and Rebel Cartographers (2020). linktr.ee/deannamascle

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 2h

Low stakes writing practice is essential to developing writers. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-great-ped...

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10 Great Pedagogical Decisions : Metawriting

Here we are on the final day of September and I still do not miss the classroom. I really thought...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 12h

Zach Dembo, the Democratic candidate for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, running against Republican Ralph Alvarado in one of the closest House races in the country. Learn more about his anti-corruption platform: n and contrast with opponent, Ralph Alvarado pca.st/episode/52e7...

Why this Federal Prosecutor Resigned and is Running for Congress in Kentucky

Beth talks with Zach Dembo, the Democratic candidate for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, running against Republican Ralph Alvarado in one of the closest House races in the…

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 17h

I continue to love the choices I made when planning to watch, write, and read in community because they are making my third act a rich experience that continues to challenge me to learn and grow as a human. myact3.substack.com/p/a-rich-har...

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The benefits of challenging myself

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 19h

If you want your writers to level up then I strongly urge you to consider rhetorical analysis metawriting.deannamascle.com/teaching-wri...

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Teaching Writers To Consider Their Rhetorical Situation : Metawriting

Perhaps one of the most frustrating parts of teaching writing is that too many people (including people who should really...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 21h

If Guardian of the Eggs does not inspire your muse than what about simply exploring eggs and/or birds? deannamascle.com/the-giantess...

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The Giantess (Guardian of the Eggs)

One of my writing challenges for the Gauntlet is to write in response to The Giantess (Guardian of the Eggs) which is a tempera painting by English-born Mexican Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington…

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 21h

Narrative argument is an essential building block for many genres of community and professional writing. metawriting.deannamascle.com/the-case-for...

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The Case For Narrative Argument : Metawriting

When I first began teaching college-level writing in 1999 I taught the modes because that seemed to be the prevailing...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

there is a wide universe of truth to be found in the multitudes of poetic voices metawriting.deannamascle.com/a-poetic-inv...

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A Poetic Invitation (to the third power) : Metawriting

Final Update: I recently re-read a student’s final reflection from the Fall 2025 semester and it highlighted for me the...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Low stakes writing practice is essential to developing writers. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-great-ped...

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10 Great Pedagogical Decisions : Metawriting

Here we are on the final day of September and I still do not miss the classroom. I really thought...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Do you think students should develop their own rules for writing? metawriting.deannamascle.com/students-don...

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Students Don’t Need “Our” Writing Rules : Metawriting

7 steps to help students develop their own writing rules Recently, Penny Kittle shared this awesome quote via Twitter: “Writers...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How are you learning and growing as a human? myact3.substack.com/p/a-rich-har...

myact3.substack.com

The benefits of challenging myself

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Narrative argument is an essential building block for many genres of community and professional writing. metawriting.deannamascle.com/the-case-for...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

The Case For Narrative Argument : Metawriting

When I first began teaching college-level writing in 1999 I taught the modes because that seemed to be the prevailing...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

there is a wide universe of truth to be found in the multitudes of poetic voices metawriting.deannamascle.com/a-poetic-inv...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

A Poetic Invitation (to the third power) : Metawriting

Final Update: I recently re-read a student’s final reflection from the Fall 2025 semester and it highlighted for me the...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Learning to analyze texts is an important part of understanding rhetorical context. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-great-ped...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

10 Great Pedagogical Decisions : Metawriting

Here we are on the final day of September and I still do not miss the classroom. I really thought...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

What poetry play might you engage in? deannamascle.com/soap-bubbles/

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I have so much buzzing around in my brain I don’t know where to begin so I will just begin with soap bubbles. I have very fond memories of soap bubbles from my son’s childhood. They are…

Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Do you think students should develop their own rules for writing? metawriting.deannamascle.com/students-don...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

Students Don’t Need “Our” Writing Rules : Metawriting

7 steps to help students develop their own writing rules Recently, Penny Kittle shared this awesome quote via Twitter: “Writers...

Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

How are you learning and growing as a human? myact3.substack.com/p/a-rich-har...

myact3.substack.com

The benefits of challenging myself

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Learning to analyze texts is an important part of understanding rhetorical context. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-great-ped...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

10 Great Pedagogical Decisions : Metawriting

Here we are on the final day of September and I still do not miss the classroom. I really thought...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

When was the last time you explored your own theory of the case for your teaching choices? metawriting.deannamascle.com/gaming-the-t...

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Gaming the Teaching of Writing : Metawriting

Recently my colleague, Dr. Alison Hruby – English Education Coordinator at Morehead State, invited me to visit her Teaching Writing...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Live, Laugh, Love, explores the history and influence of white Christian women's culture in America from positive thinking to how corporate power shaped Christian subculture to the impact of Christian fiction, media, and Little House on the Prairie. pca.st/episode/3ea1...

Live, Laugh, Love was never just a sign

Sarah and Beth talk with Kristin Kobes Du Mez about her new book Live, Laugh, Love, exploring the history and influence of white Christian women's culture in America: how Live, Laugh, Love…

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My goal for my students’ rhetorical analysis essays is not a perfect analysis or essay, but a close reading of text and consideration of rhetorical context. metawriting.deannamascle.com/why-and-how-...

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Why (and how) I Teach Rhetorical Analysis : Metawriting

Final Update: I recently re-read a student’s final reflection from the Fall 2025 semester and I love how this online student...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

What poetry play might you engage in? deannamascle.com/soap-bubbles/

deannamascle.com

I have so much buzzing around in my brain I don’t know where to begin so I will just begin with soap bubbles. I have very fond memories of soap bubbles from my son’s childhood. They are…

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education, Black parents still face an impossible choice about where to send their kids. Gene talks about why Black families are still stuck choosing between schools that will teach their children and schools that will love them. pca.st/episode/148b...

Let’s stop pretending we desegregated schools

Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education, Black parents still face an impossible choice about where to send their kids. Gene talks with his twin sister about the different choices they’ve made…

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When was the last time you explored your own theory of the case for your teaching choices? metawriting.deannamascle.com/gaming-the-t...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

Gaming the Teaching of Writing : Metawriting

Recently my colleague, Dr. Alison Hruby – English Education Coordinator at Morehead State, invited me to visit her Teaching Writing...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One of the most important lessons I taught my writing students was that growing as a writer was a lifelong journey. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-great-ped...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

10 Great Pedagogical Decisions : Metawriting

Here we are on the final day of September and I still do not miss the classroom. I really thought...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

TIB essays are authentic writing in every way with a real world audience and deeply personal topic. metawriting.deannamascle.com/3-ways-this-...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

3 Ways This I Believe Essays Support Writing Instruction : Metawriting

Final Update: I’m retired as of July 1, 2026, and one of my third act goals is to re-vision what this...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This week, we speak with writer Myriam Gurba about why some cases of family annihilation get more attention than others, why we villainize mothers and the parallels with the Latin American legend of La Llorona. pca.st/episode/39fe...

The Lindsay Clancy case and the women we make into monsters

The Lindsay Clancy trial captured the nation this summer, and reactions toward Clancy have been split. The case brought much needed attention to postpartum psychosis, but some question the support…

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

How do you feel about soap bubbles? deannamascle.com/soap-bubbles/

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I have so much buzzing around in my brain I don’t know where to begin so I will just begin with soap bubbles. I have very fond memories of soap bubbles from my son’s childhood. They are…

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Writing slant essays was an important shift for me and my students. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-great-ped...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

10 Great Pedagogical Decisions : Metawriting

Here we are on the final day of September and I still do not miss the classroom. I really thought...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My goal for my students’ rhetorical analysis essays is not a perfect analysis or essay, but a close reading of text and consideration of rhetorical context. metawriting.deannamascle.com/why-and-how-...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

Why (and how) I Teach Rhetorical Analysis : Metawriting

Final Update: I recently re-read a student’s final reflection from the Fall 2025 semester and I love how this online student...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

One of the most important lessons I taught my writing students was that growing as a writer was a lifelong journey. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-great-ped...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

10 Great Pedagogical Decisions : Metawriting

Here we are on the final day of September and I still do not miss the classroom. I really thought...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Learning to write is important but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun as well as meaningful. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-great-ped...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

10 Great Pedagogical Decisions : Metawriting

Here we are on the final day of September and I still do not miss the classroom. I really thought...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Reading literacy narratives is also a great way to learn about the challenges and struggles of your students. So many of the heartbreaks and struggles my students shared through their narratives informed me long after that student left my classroom. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-ways-lite...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

10 Ways Literacy Narratives Will Rock Your World (or at least your writing classroom) : Metawriting

Final Update: I’m retired as of July 1, 2026, and one of my third act goals is to re-vision what this...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What are your rules for teaching writers? metawriting.deannamascle.com/7-rules-for-...

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7 Rules for Teaching Writers : Metawriting

I have been blogging away diligently for more than two years and it should be no surprise (on a blog...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

TIB essays are authentic writing in every way with a real world audience and deeply personal topic. metawriting.deannamascle.com/3-ways-this-...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

3 Ways This I Believe Essays Support Writing Instruction : Metawriting

Final Update: I’m retired as of July 1, 2026, and one of my third act goals is to re-vision what this...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How do you feel about soap bubbles? deannamascle.com/soap-bubbles/

deannamascle.com

I have so much buzzing around in my brain I don’t know where to begin so I will just begin with soap bubbles. I have very fond memories of soap bubbles from my son’s childhood. They are…

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Games are a wonderful tool for teaching writing, but my semester teaching with games this semester has reinforced for me that games can be used in any content area and with equal success metawriting.deannamascle.com/3-reasons-br...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

3 Reasons You Should Bring Games Into Your Classroom : Metawriting

Anyone who knows me, in real life or online, knows that this semester I built my general education writing class...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Writing slant essays was an important shift for me and my students. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-great-ped...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

10 Great Pedagogical Decisions : Metawriting

Here we are on the final day of September and I still do not miss the classroom. I really thought...

Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Centering poetry in my composition classroom was one of the best decisions I made and I continue to recommend it as a tool for both inspiration and innovation. metawriting.deannamascle.com/one-poem-to-...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

One Poem to Rule Them All : Metawriting

Final Update: I’m retired as of July 1, 2026, and one of my third act goals is to re-vision what this...

Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Reflection has always been one of the most important tools in my pedagogical toolbox and I fervently believe reflection is the answer to almost any pedagogical challenge. metawriting.deannamascle.com/transliterac...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

Transliteracy Reflections : Metawriting

Final Update: I’m retired as of July 1, 2026, and one of my third act goals is to re-vision what this...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Learning to write is important but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun as well as meaningful. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-great-ped...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Reading literacy narratives is also a great way to learn about the challenges and struggles of your students. So many of the heartbreaks and struggles my students shared through their narratives informed me long after that student left my classroom. metawriting.deannamascle.com/10-ways-lite...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

10 Ways Literacy Narratives Will Rock Your World (or at least your writing classroom) : Metawriting

Final Update: I’m retired as of July 1, 2026, and one of my third act goals is to re-vision what this...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When will we become trauma informed as a society? Justice system and first responder training is not enough. In New York, prosecutors have reopened an investigation into allegations that a student was gang raped by seven fraternity members at Cornell University in 2024. pca.st/episode/8226...

Sexual assault on campus is a problem. Can laws help address it?

In New York, prosecutors have reopened an investigation into allegations that a student was gang raped by seven fraternity members at Cornell University in 2024. The incident has reignited debates…

Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Centering poetry in my composition classroom was one of the best decisions I made and I continue to recommend it as a tool for both inspiration and innovation. metawriting.deannamascle.com/poetry-in-co...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

Poetry in Comp Class? : Metawriting

Final Update: I’m retired as of July 1, 2026, and one of my third act goals is to re-vision what this...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What are your rules for teaching writers? metawriting.deannamascle.com/7-rules-for-...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

7 Rules for Teaching Writers : Metawriting

I have been blogging away diligently for more than two years and it should be no surprise (on a blog...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This weekend I saw the movie I used to title this writing invitation and I highly recommend it as a poem and writing invitation as well as a movie. I enjoyed it from start to finish and have been thinking about it a lot! deannamascle.com/other-houses/

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This may be a weird invitation to write as it is part of my homework for my next Gauntlet session to read some of Katerina Stoykova’s poetry, but as I was thinking about her life and work I d…

Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Games are a wonderful tool for teaching writing, but my semester teaching with games this semester has reinforced for me that games can be used in any content area and with equal success metawriting.deannamascle.com/3-reasons-br...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

3 Reasons You Should Bring Games Into Your Classroom : Metawriting

Anyone who knows me, in real life or online, knows that this semester I built my general education writing class...

Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Centering poetry in my composition classroom was one of the best decisions I made and I continue to recommend it as a tool for both inspiration and innovation. metawriting.deannamascle.com/one-poem-to-...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

One Poem to Rule Them All : Metawriting

Final Update: I’m retired as of July 1, 2026, and one of my third act goals is to re-vision what this...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How do you leave room in your writing classroom for your students to show you what they have learned as writers and rhetoricians? metawriting.deannamascle.com/what-if-we-t...

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What If We Told the Story of Our Values : Metawriting

Final Update: I’m retired as of July 1, 2026, and one of my third act goals is to re-vision what this...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Reflection has always been one of the most important tools in my pedagogical toolbox and I fervently believe reflection is the answer to almost any pedagogical challenge. metawriting.deannamascle.com/transliterac...

metawriting.deannamascle.com

Transliteracy Reflections : Metawriting

Final Update: I’m retired as of July 1, 2026, and one of my third act goals is to re-vision what this...

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Deanna Mascle @deannamascle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I remain convinced that using games in the writing classroom as both inspiration and pedagogical tool is a winning strategy to help both writers and humans learn and grow. metawriting.deannamascle.com/games-and-wr...

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Games and Writing : Metawriting

What’s New? Yes, I want to reassure 2018 me that games do promote community and learning. I have zero regrets...

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