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Mr. Culbert
email: fraser.culbert@burnabyschools.ca
Week 2
Week One flew by. Now we are really getting into it.
The grade 8s are settling in and learning about some grammar and will be exploring the terms and structure of poetry this week.
AP 12 is already digging into writing and has their first assignment with some topic sentence creation and will be into the short stories by the end of the week.
The grade 11s are starting their overview of story and of story telling traditions, and hopefully we will get a walk in to continue our discussion of land and our use of it.
We have flex on Tuesday and Thursday of this week.
Remember to set good habits now to carry you through the year.
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.
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