September 1st- Crowley

From the essay, The Evolution of Invention, Sharon Crowley discusses how invention is the canon that provides a rhetorician in current-traditionalism with a systematic procedure for writing yet, challenges whether this formulaic procedure is acceptable for all writers. The article is divided between the major steps that take place when writing a composition. Each step is a guideline for a thought process that classical rhetoricians would agree make a well developed text. The first half of the article discusses the basic five paragraph essay that most students learn is the proper way to write. The five paragraph essay consists of an introductory paragraph which contains a main idea or thesis. The next three paragraphs should support the main points in the thesis statement. The last paragraph is the conclusion which sums up the entire essay. This procedure is meant to engage students and writers to plan out their writing. In the essay, Crowley points out that while this method may work for current-traditionalism, should this method be used for any form of writing? Crowley explains in her conclusion that she hopes rhetoricians can find a more useful method of writing to replace the current-traditional rhetoric.

I agree with the idea of the current-traditional procedure of writing for beginning writers. It is the basic format that anyone can relate to whether they are a writer or not. I do think that society should accept any form of writing, regardless of format, because writing is a form of expression therefore it should not be judged on a scale.