The master art of rhetoric seeks to prepare students to “observe all the available means” of persuasion, enabling students to more easily master every kind of writing, from analytical reports to argumentative essays. Sadly, many high school educators seek only to have their students write longer papers, with long lists of resources and citations (and decent grammar), and call that “higher-level” work. The truth is, however, long papers merely addressing “the who, what, when, and where” do not prepare students for good, college-level writing. The study of rhetoric surpasses the limited training of the high school “research paper” by studying how to collect the best ideas and resources for a thesis (invention), how to arrange ideas and evidence in a compelling way (arrangement), and how to adapt the most engaging language to communicate those ideas (style). In this seminar, we will survey other important kinds of rhetoric-inspired writing beyond the research paper, such as exploratory essays, deliberative essays, and argumentative papers, all of which will help students become versatile writers prepared for all types of college writing assignments. The seminar will also address the value of peer review and collaboration and ways the teacher can serve as a writing coach. The seminar will conclude by noting some of the best curricula and internet resources available for teaching rhetoric-based writing to high school students.