Trevor Aleo
@mraleosays.bsky.social
teacher | scholar | ENG & EDU lecturer | literary, critical, & postdigital #literacies
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Trevor Aleo
@mraleosays.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Welcome to Becoming Literary!
Reimagining how we teach language, literature, and literacies one stack at a time
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Attention fellow English educators, scholars, and literary nerds! Interested in exploring ways we might reimagine how we teach language, literature, and #literacies? Check out my Substack newsletter and let’s learn together.
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My bigger irk of late: that hyperbole is the path to attention is the path to narrative
If you write something along the lines of "Student engagement and resilience feels like it is slipping," you get a lot of nods and then we all keep scrolling
But if you post "STUDENTS NO LONGER DO ANYTHING"...
If you write something along the lines of "Student engagement and resilience feels like it is slipping," you get a lot of nods and then we all keep scrolling
But if you post "STUDENTS NO LONGER DO ANYTHING"...
This simply is not what I’m seeing in any of my high school classes. Not at all.
…not that it isn’t happening elsewhere, but it is striking how disparate these alarm calls feel from what I’m seeing day-to-day…
…not that it isn’t happening elsewhere, but it is striking how disparate these alarm calls feel from what I’m seeing day-to-day…
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My bigger irk of late: that hyperbole is the path to attention is the path to narrative
If you write something along the lines of "Student engagement and resilience feels like it is slipping," you get a lot of nods and then we all keep scrolling
But if you post "STUDENTS NO LONGER DO ANYTHING"...
If you write something along the lines of "Student engagement and resilience feels like it is slipping," you get a lot of nods and then we all keep scrolling
But if you post "STUDENTS NO LONGER DO ANYTHING"...
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I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
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“Close reading is not magic. Its power lies in argument: always vulnerable, nothing simpler and yet nothing harder. And to clarify my stakes: the way that close reading is powerful is that it lays claim to power.”
#EduSky This is SO DANG GOOD!
#EduSky This is SO DANG GOOD!
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“Close reading is not magic. Its power lies in argument: always vulnerable, nothing simpler and yet nothing harder. And to clarify my stakes: the way that close reading is powerful is that it lays claim to power.”
#EduSky This is SO DANG GOOD!
#EduSky This is SO DANG GOOD!
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Thrilled to share this new pub! In this article, my brilliant coauthors and I explore a framework for narrative activity in a variety of texts. It’s open access- please read, share, and tell me what you think! doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
<em>Reading Research Quarterly</em> | ILA Literacy Journal | Wiley Online Library
The Reader–Player Interactivity Framework offers a cross-disciplinary model to understand narrative interactivity.
doi.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thrilled to share this new pub! In this article, my brilliant coauthors and I explore a framework for narrative activity in a variety of texts. It’s open access- please read, share, and tell me what you think! doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
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Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Where are my theory heads at? For anyone looking to explore how secondary students can take up literary & critical theory to better read the word/world, come on over! The one & only @scottstorm.bsky.social & I will be running a seminar @ 4:15 in Rm 507. 👀
#NCTE25
#NCTE25
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Where are my theory heads at? For anyone looking to explore how secondary students can take up literary & critical theory to better read the word/world, come on over! The one & only @scottstorm.bsky.social & I will be running a seminar @ 4:15 in Rm 507. 👀
#NCTE25
#NCTE25
Excited to discuss the intersections between literacy, embodiment, interpretation, and literary inquiry. Come explore with @angelastockman.bsky.social, Jennifer Fletcher, & I at 1:15 in room 501!
#NCTE25
#NCTE25
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Excited to discuss the intersections between literacy, embodiment, interpretation, and literary inquiry. Come explore with @angelastockman.bsky.social, Jennifer Fletcher, & I at 1:15 in room 501!
#NCTE25
#NCTE25
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Today's guests argue that the narratives & themes of English class are everywhere for those equipped to see them. 👇
@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social
www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social
www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Today's guests argue that the narratives & themes of English class are everywhere for those equipped to see them. 👇
@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social
www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social
www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
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Tomorrow at #NCTE25 !!!! @mraleosays.bsky.social @thevogelman.bsky.social
@janerosenzweig.bsky.social
@janerosenzweig.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Teaching is a funny thing. Some days I’m like—I get paid for THIS?
Other days I’m like—I get PAID for this?
Today is the latter.
Other days I’m like—I get PAID for this?
Today is the latter.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Teaching is a funny thing. Some days I’m like—I get paid for THIS?
Other days I’m like—I get PAID for this?
Today is the latter.
Other days I’m like—I get PAID for this?
Today is the latter.
What happens when we come to understand #literacies as cognitive, social, AND embodied practices? How might teaching shift if we accounted for the fact learning is inseparable from being & becoming? Come inquire with @angelastockman.bsky.social, Jennifer Fletcher, & I on Saturday!
#NCTE25
#NCTE25
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
What happens when we come to understand #literacies as cognitive, social, AND embodied practices? How might teaching shift if we accounted for the fact learning is inseparable from being & becoming? Come inquire with @angelastockman.bsky.social, Jennifer Fletcher, & I on Saturday!
#NCTE25
#NCTE25
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Join us to preview work from the upcoming @cite-ela.bsky.social special issue “Digital Texts and How to Teach Them” #literacies
If you are at #NCTE2025, come join us to talk about Digital Texts and How to Teach Them. And scan QR to join our crowdsourced collection of mentor texts, tools, resources, & academic research on digital media @karismjones.bsky.social @sarahejerasa.bsky.social @mraleosays.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Join us to preview work from the upcoming @cite-ela.bsky.social special issue “Digital Texts and How to Teach Them” #literacies
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*looks directly at camera*
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor
Is Trump dismantling the Education Department? Not yet. But changes are coming.
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so f...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
*looks directly at camera*
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A6: I really went for it with my undergrad students this year! We designed a whole unit around digging into their favorite discourse communities (i.e. fandoms), studying the genres they use, and ultimately producing a text that they felt was authentic to that community. #literacies
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A6: I really went for it with my undergrad students this year! We designed a whole unit around digging into their favorite discourse communities (i.e. fandoms), studying the genres they use, and ultimately producing a text that they felt was authentic to that community. #literacies
A6: I start my English classes by introducing students to literary theory & doing literary lightning talks! It's a quick and easy way to get them thinking about the fandoms they're in & media they already consume, enjoy, & analyze #literacies
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A6: I start my English classes by introducing students to literary theory & doing literary lightning talks! It's a quick and easy way to get them thinking about the fandoms they're in & media they already consume, enjoy, & analyze #literacies
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A6: If you’re at #NCTE2025, join us to experience some of these ideas live! 💡(we will sign your book!) @scottstorm.bsky.social #literacies
Date and Time: Friday 11/21/2025 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM MST
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2B
Date and Time: Friday 11/21/2025 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM MST
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2B
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
A6: If you’re at #NCTE2025, join us to experience some of these ideas live! 💡(we will sign your book!) @scottstorm.bsky.social #literacies
Date and Time: Friday 11/21/2025 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM MST
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2B
Date and Time: Friday 11/21/2025 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM MST
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2B
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Yessss!! What we want to get across in our book is: THIS WORKS! #literacies
A5: Classrooms can easily feel like “doing school” with a focus on compliance. Instead, support students to follow their intellectual passions! Give choice about what texts to read, work to produce, and questions to pursue. I’ve seen this work in diverse and inclusive public schools! #literacies
Q5: An issue we've seen with integrating youth fandom #literacies into educational spaces is that these practices get co-opted or deadened. Have you seen this? How do we avoid these issues?
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Yessss!! What we want to get across in our book is: THIS WORKS! #literacies
A5: The tension is so real! IMO the key is authenticity. We don't have to put on a backwards hat, carry around a skateboard, and talk about skibidy toilet to let our Ss know that we take their fandom knowledge, expertise, & #literacies seriously. Affirmation & acknowledgement, not appropriation!
a man wearing a music band shirt is carrying a skateboard and asking how do you do fellow kids
Alt: a man wearing a music band shirt is carrying a skateboard and asking how do you do fellow kids
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November 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A5: The tension is so real! IMO the key is authenticity. We don't have to put on a backwards hat, carry around a skateboard, and talk about skibidy toilet to let our Ss know that we take their fandom knowledge, expertise, & #literacies seriously. Affirmation & acknowledgement, not appropriation!