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Mr. Culbert
email: fraser.culbert@burnabyschools.ca
Week 19
This week is the final week of classes, flex is Tuesday and Thursday. Locker Cleanout is Wednesday. Marks are due in Thursday at 3.
Grade 11s have Portfolio Conferences and then Friday is our appreciation activity.
Grade 8s start the week with speeches and then some media studies and finally our appreciation activity.
So close, so see it through strong. The summit is within reach.
What is English?
English is not just the study of spelling and grammar rules – that is the stuff that operates in the background. More importantly, English is the study of thoughts and ideas – a study of the human condition.
So what then is the human condition? It is the condition of, well, being human. Happiness, sadness, heartbreak, betrayal, revenge, triumph, honour, conformity, love and an ocean more of emotions and states of mind are all ideas that we explore in the literature we study. The study of English is really the study of the world, the study of thought, the study of understanding, and the study of our own mind all at once. It may not be easy, but it is important, and very worthwhile.
At this web site you will find course outlines, some course notes, handouts, and other goodies. Explore away.