Like the taste of pudding is in the eating, so the test of one’s English competency is in the writing. Furthermore, there is no shortcut to brilliant written English; if any, then being an active reader and a diligent writer certainly helps. In this class, students will learn to more actively explore and study the rhetoric and organizing principles of English writing. Students will learn about the guidelines of different types of writing, and will see how these skills are put into practice through reading and discussing sample pieces of writing. There will be in-class writing about every other week. There will also be quizzes on new vocabulary and key sentences from their reading.