The document summarizes different theories of composition over time, beginning with expressionist rhetoric which viewed writing as a way to express the self. It then discusses social epistemic rhetoric which sees writing as socially constructed and influenced by cultural and social contexts. The document questions if there can be a single definition of "good writing" given that writing is rhetorical and dependent on context.

1. Composition Theory A down and dirty to writing instruction and theory over the years…Part II

5. Concept development is socially constructed, from the outside in, moving recursively back and forth from the social to the individual (Vygotsky, 1986).