Before I begin my tree-story, however, I want to offer three quotes that I have selected because they help to illustrate a certain perspective towards the composition of text and the teaching of composition that I want to explore in this webtext.

The first is from Marshall McLuhan (1958), and is taken from a published version of an NCTE presentation:

There is an interdependence, not only of people, but of media (and of school subjects) resulting from the instantaneous movement of information. You can't send information instantly without creating a new pattern of learning and new undeveloped countries of the mind as well. (p.18)

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