This B1-level course is a continuation of the Essential Reading and Writing Skills course. It focuses on expository and analytical essay writing while integrating active reading strategies. Students will develop their skills in critical reading and essay writing by engaging with nonfiction texts, decoding rhetorical structures, and mastering principles of unity and coherence in writing. The course emphasizes inventing ideas, essay structures, and the writing process, supported by analytical reading sessions, peer reviews, and writing workshops. Key writing tasks include exemplification, comparison-contrast, process, and cause-effect essays.