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Mr. Culbert
email: fraser.culbert@burnabyschools.ca
Week 13
May is upon us.
Grade 11s have a novel discussion, some planning, a whole class discussion, then an essay this week. We are wrapping up our novel study.
Grade 8s begin the week with speeches and then look at making sense of some writing as we are done with our novel and begin wrapping up our look at adversity.
Stay focused and work hard as the end of the school year is coming faster than you think.
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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