Prepared at the University of Guam, this manual for preservice and inservice English teachers focuses on the background and theory of written composition and on rhetoric in a broad sense. It is divided into the following chapters: "Introduction," which covers definition and departments; "Composition and Rhetoric--A History"; "Arrangement," which concerns the ordering of discrete elements within a discourse; "Invention," which deals with the discovery of information and concepts and the formation of Relationships "Style," which embraces the techniques of framing effective sentences; "Issues in Written Composition," which presents various theories that are reflected in freshman composition courses and in the methodology of teaching the subject; and "Composition and the Curriculum," which examines trends, teacher training, teachers' views on composition, English projects, and the Anglo-American conference. (SW)