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Mr. Culbert
email: fraser.culbert@burnabyschools.ca
Week 3
We are half way through September and into week three. Time is flying.
The grade 8s are learning what annotation is and how to do it, and then putting it to work to understand more about character in story.
AP 12 is full into analyzing short stories and making sense of a number of writers. We will have a go at our first piece of writing this week, as well as our first multiple choice question set.
The grade 11s are continuing to delve into the oral tradition and get a bit of a history lesson on literature and story as it matters in the transition of spoken to written words.
We have flex on Tuesday, and Thursday is the Terry Fox Run (so altered bell schedule), and Friday is a Pro-D Day.
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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