Students learn the conventions of the expository essay and how to meet its demands by developing a thesis, organizing an argument, and supporting claims with reasoning and evidence. Students also receive instruction in thinking strategies, grammar, style, oral communication, and document design. Through class discussion of non-fiction essays and by working on assignments, students explore connections between readings assigned in Rhetoric and their readings in other courses. One lecture, two discussions, additional hours with the professor focused on individual writing instruction. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: First- Year Writing Seminar, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Critical Thinking.