English 281B is designed to help students develop essential writing skills such as research, analysis, and revision. Specifically, this class focuses on the concept of community and navigates the meanings of community belonging and tensions among communities. Students will have an opportunity to work individually and in groups to investigate a variety of communities. In addition, students will learn to use primary source research –interview, observations, surveys – as an approach to examine a particular community of their interest.

Recommended preparation
While 281 has no formal prerequisite, this is an intermediate writing course, and instructors expect entering students to know how to formulate claims, integrate evidence, demonstrate awareness of audience, and structure coherent sentences, paragraph and essays. Thus we strongly encourage students to complete an introductory writing course before enrolling in English 281.

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While 281 has no formal prerequisite, this is an intermediate writing course, and instructors expect entering students to know how to formulate claims, integrate evidence, demonstrate awareness of audience, and structure coherent sentences, paragraphs and essays. Thus we strongly encourage students to complete an introductory (100 level) writing course before enrolling in English 281.