February 2011
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Know Your History: 2nd Season – Sampling
Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. Today marks the start of our second season here on DOPEfm. I tweaked the logo a bit for the new year, but just like last year, you can look forward to 12 excellent episodes about rich cultural history of hip-hop. My name is Chase […]
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Friday Flash – The Lonely Cactus
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Let’s see if that is true. I found this image on Tumblr and absolutely loved it. Image via SnorgTees I then heard about this thing called Friday Flash. The goal is to write a short story and the only limit is that you cannot use any […]
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What Exactly Is Too Much Knowledge (for children)
I keep seeing characters in film who are wise beyond their years. These young characters seem to have everything figured out. They speak of topics you wouldn’t expect someone their age to know anything about. It’s easy to laugh at the apparent expertise of these young girls when you first encounter them on the screen. […]
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Hip-hop Love from the Junos
The list of nominees was just released for this year’s Juno Awards. There is a lot of hip-hop being represented this year. Classified is up for Single of the Year with this patriotic jam “Oh Canada” Eminem is up for International Album of the Year. It would be nice to see him win. He’s up […]
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Teaching Tip – Guided Reading
A good reading program is absolutely essential for your classroom. Without one, your students will not improve as readers. Having DEAR – Drop Everything And Read or SSR – Sustained Silent Reading where your students read quietly at their desks, does very little to help them become better readers. What you need is a guided […]