Question: Theories of rhetoric and composition pedagogy, the field of rhetoric has been a matter of considerable debate for millennia, Aristotle, was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of which Classical location?

 His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, whereafter Proxenus of Atarneus became his guardian.  At seventeen or eighteen years of age, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty-seven (c. 347 BC).  His writings cover many subjects – including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics and government – and constitute the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy.  Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC. Aristotle ( ; Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης , , "Aristotélēs"; 384–322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece. <SEP> The field of rhetoric has been a matter of considerable debate for millennia.  Derived from the Greek word for public speaking, rhetoric's original concern dealt primarily with the spoken word.  Invention is concerned with the content or idea being expressed, and relates to the rhetorician’s understanding of his goals.  Arrangement deals with issues of how to best organize an argument in order to attain the speaker or writer’s goals.  It is closely related to style, the third element, which relates to gestures, metaphors, and word choices selected to best influence the audience and reach the desired goal.  Memory is the fourth and simplest element of rhetoric in being related specifically to spoken rhetoric, specifically concerned with remembering the words in one’s speech.  Finally, delivery concerns tone, word choice, posture and other such bodily signs that influence the effect of one’s words on an audience.  Aristotle wrote a philosophical work that still has major scholarly impact, "Rhetoric", in which he identifies five canons of the field of rhetoric: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. <SEP> Stagira ( ), Stagirus ( ), or Stageira (Greek: Στάγειρα or Στάγειρος ) was an ancient Greek city, located in central Macedonia, near the eastern coast of the peninsula of Chalkidice, and is chiefly known for being the birthplace of Aristotle, who was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.  The city lies approximately 8 km north northeast of the present-day village of Stagira, close to the town of Olympiada. <SEP> Collaborative pedagogy stems from the process theory of rhetoric and composition.  Collaborative pedagogy believes that students will better engage with writing, critical thinking, and revision if they engage with others.  Collaborative pedagogy pushes back against the Current-Traditional model of writing, as well as other earlier theories explaining rhetoric and composition; earlier theories of writing, especially current-traditional, emphasizes writing as a final product (completed individually).  In contrast, collaborative pedagogy rejects the notion that students think, learn, and write in isolation.  Collaborative pedagogy strives to maximize critical thinking, learning, and writing skills through interaction and inter-personal engagement.  Collaborative pedagogy also connects to the broader theory of collaborative learning, which encompasses other disciplines including, but not limited to, education, psychology, and sociology.