After teaching RHE 306 for a year, AIs are generally given the option of teaching RHE 309. Each version of RHE 309 has a different purpose and context based on the interests of the instructor, but they all must focus on writing skills.

RHE 309S: Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing
In this advanced course on argumentation, students receive a more detailed introduction to rhetorical theory and practice than they do in RHE 306.

RHE 309K: Topics in Writing
In this course, students analyze in-depth the rhetorical strategies characteristic of a particular variety of discourse. Recent topics have included the Rhetoric of Autobiography; Rhetoric of the Road; Rhetoric of Consumer Culture; Rhetoric of Dystopia; and Rhetoric of Nature Writing. The topics are broad, not exclusively literary, so that a “Writing about American Culture” class might sensibly serve students in Government, Pre-law, History, American Studies, Women’s Studies, or Economics.

RHE 309L: The Writing Process
This is a workshop course aimed at students interested in producing non-fiction prose for the public. This is an intermediate-level writing course for students who want nuts-and-bolts advice about their writing at any point in their careers. It is less technical than 309K and less rhetorical than 309S.

RHE 309M: Computers and Writing
This course explores the nature of electronic discourse as well as the uses of technology in producing print-based writing. It currently serves the many students on campus interested in technology and writing, especially those enrolled in STS (Science, Technology and Society).