This class is where you will be doing much of the work to become a better reader, thinker, and writer. By now, you have probably realized that to be successful in school, at work, and in your social life, you need to be able to use language effectively.
Rhetoric is the art of using language, verbal and written, effectively and persuasively.
The work you do in Rhetoric and Composition will help you become a more effective communicator, especially in writing. The metaphor of the quest or journey of exploration, which we apply to life and education, may be applied to writing as well. The Freshman Studies faculty encourage you to look at writing as a process of inquiry or discovery. Writing is a powerful way of finding out what you already know and think, for learning something new, and for stimulating your imagination and creativity. There are fifteen writing sections in the fall semester of 1998.