The pentad can be used as a heuristic in the invention stage by focusing on agent and scene as a way to interpret experience and, later, in the drafting stage by focusing on agency and purpose as a way to move the audience. Comprone restates the pentad as a set of questions for the writer. Writing as a Mode of Learning. C6 Writing is a uniquely valuable mode of learning. It simultaneously engages the hand, the eye, and both hemispheres of the brain.
Writing requires an emotional commitment and is self-paced.
The written product provides immediate feedback on learning and a record that can be reconsidered and revised at leisure. The stages of the writing process, embodied in notes, outlines, and drafts, also provide a record of the growth of learning. Harrington, David V., et al. A discussion of research works and textbooks on neoclassical invention, pre-writing, tagmemic invention and linguistic theory, dramatistic methods, and speech communication. LeFevre, Karen Burke.