Autho-ethno first draft

Well, I’ve spent most of the day thinking about what I want to write about the way I write, and think this thinking may be useful, but it is also task avoidance—words on paper may be modified and added to—but words in my head don’t actually exist yet. How do I avoid writing? Let me count the ways: I load the dishwasher, start supper in the crockpot, start a load of clothes in the washer and move the clothes in the washer into the dryer—I check my e-mail, then follow any promising leads regarding electronic dallying Do I have fresh tea? Better start the kettle. I think chocolate would help. Better check in with my parents and see if they are still alive—yes, they are. Those boxes need collapsing for recycling… Sit down and write just for a few minutes—even though I’m writing while watching Get Smart with my family, I’m still getting work done. How fortunate am I to know touch typing, so I don’t need to look at the keys. This wasn’t the case when I taught myself to type on a typewriter without marked keys when I was in the third grade…but I digress. What have I done to get ready to write this article? I’ve posted my root writing on google documents and wrote a note to Kathy. She wrote to me and suggested we collaborate, as we presented a variation this Fall at NCTE in San Antonio. I also went on and added English Journal to my NCTE subscriptions so I could look at EJ online and read the particulars of the call for manuscripts. Tomorrow, I’ll go onto google docs and see where I can add to it, and also need to write to Kathy and tell her the name of the other book that I think she needs—growing up digital—and start taking some notes about the points we need to hit in the article. I also need to print out a copy of the multi-modal literacy guidelines and also a copy of 21st century guidelines for literacy, just so we can refer to it while writing.
Debbie
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