First, I'd like to say that I skimmed the reading (because the instructions were to skim) and if we hadn't gone over it in class I would have no idea what I'm talking about.
When we broke into groups today in class my group talked about the fact that, although rhetoric seems to be the most appealing way to discuss, create, and teach composition, the other theories are very necessary. They're almost like stepping stones. Albiet stepping stones that you'll still need in the future over and over again.
Rhetoric wouldn't be very effective if no one understood basic rules of composition...In fact, I actually think rhetoric works better and better the more that everyone is on the same page with a good, solid basis of knowledge about how writing in English should be structured. This isn't to say that norms shouldn't be broken, but rather that no one will know that they're being broken (intentionally or not) if they're not familiar with them.
My favorite though, I guess, was the subjective. And that's probably just because that's the way I enjoy writing. It personalizes it more...makes it more interesting.
And I think that this style of teaching is probably going to be pretty important for me in the future, as I plan on teaching at the secondary level. In theory, my students should at leask know the basic objective style. Hopefully, allowing the addition of personality and opinion and such will increase their willingness to participate.
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