Writing does not occur in a vacuum. All writers are influenced by the larger occasion: an environment of ideas, attitudes, and emotions that swirl around a broad issue. Then there is the immediate occasion: an event or situation that catches the writer's attention and triggers a response. What is the occasion, the con that prompted the author to write this piece? Was this piece prompted by a larger or immediate occasion? Explain.
a. Critical Analysis
b. Writing Styles
c. Literary Influences
d. Occasion Reflection
