Resumé
of Deborah T McGinn
Deborah T. McGinn
Writer and Teacher of Writing/English
5630 Campbell Drive
Lincoln, Nebraska 68510
Masters Degree:
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1997
Master of Arts English Composition and
Creative Writing with Creative Thesis
International
Baccalaureate Educator:
Lake Tahoe, California 2007
Bachelors Degree:
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1984
Bachelor of Science Secondary Education
Endorsements: English,
Reading
Nebraska Summer
Writers’ Conferences:
Studied closely under these superior
mentors:
Meghan Daum Memoir
Daphne Beal Memoir
Joy Castro Memoir
Joe Mackall Memoir
Timothy Schaffert Fiction
Aaron Raz Link Memoir
Carol Bly Essay/Memoir
Publications:
The Iowa Review; English Journal; South
Dakota Review; Plainsongs;
Ars Medica; Plains Song
Review; Times of Sorrow Times of Grace; Wild Goose
Poetry Review; Whole Notes; Poetic Voices,
Fine Lines, Lincoln Looks Back—Richmond Award in Poetry.
Honors:
Founder and Host of Tuesdays
With Writers 1998-Present
Sponsor Lincoln High School
Literary Magazine Scribe Superior Award Winner The National
Teachers of English 2007 and 2008
Participant in Nebraska Book
Festival
Special Editor Fine Lines
Journal
Teacher Recognition Award The
University of Kansas and Stanford University
Poetry Judge Lee Booksellers
Lincoln Telephone Outstanding
Educator Award
Student Council Teacher of the
Year, Most Creative Teacher from the Lincoln High student body
A+ Teacher of the Month Lincoln
Journal Star
Invited by William Kloefkorn to
participate in Advanced Poetry Class Wesleyan University.
Technician for Lincoln Chaparral
Poets
Selected for UNL Teachers College
Recruitment Film
South Lincoln Track Club Hall of Fame
Profession: English Teacher Lincoln High School 1984-Present
I am fortunate to have
experienced the rich diversity of Lincoln High School in my twenty-five
years of teaching. I have increased the enrollment in Creative
Writing and Advanced Creative Writing from one section to five or more every
semester, and successfully direct all aspects of the Lincoln High School
Scribe literary journal. My students write individual
original books and participate in coffee house readings at The Mill, Barnes
and Noble and other locations in the Lincoln community and twice yearly hold
a Poetry Festival with Lincoln East High School. We also read
to deepen our tastes and to emulate style and craft. I am a
flexible member of an English department because I have the strengths to
teach many things, though my passion is teaching writing. It
is my goal to provide a challenging, warm, and enthusiastic school
environment so students may find themselves a part of my class, not
on the outside. Described as innovative with a dedicated work
ethic, I believe there are many ways to learn. Furthering my
own education has given me a world of experience and pleasure, and I love
creating a variety of opportunities students can teach and strengthen one
another. My classroom is a positive, welcome place to be.
Classes Taught at LHS:
International Baccalaureate English
Creative Writing
Advanced Creative Writing
Writing Essentials
Differentiated English 10
Composition
General English
Night School Writing Program
British and European Literature
Unique Contributions:
—Without class text books I successfully
write my own material for all writing classes
—Continually researching, strengthening,
modernizing, and designing new writing enrichment materials
—Poetry Festival Lincoln High School and
East High two times every year
—Increase the growth of writing programs
—Invite guest writers as speakers
—Implement Work Shopping (peer evaluation
in critique groups)
—In all classes students write their own
original book of 40 or more pages
—In all classes we hold readings on the
microphone
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