Silent Cacophony is a sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find his podcast, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more. Please use the buttons on the home page to navigate to the topics that interest you.
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The Top 10 Canadian Rappers
The National Post revealed their list of The Top 10 Rappers in Canada It was great to see such a list put together by our national newspaper. I actually have been impressed with the level of hip-hop reporting they have been doing lately. That being said, I don’t completely agree with this list. The National Post’s […]
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Know Your History: Episode 5 – Rap is Born (Part 2)
This is the conclusion of the transcript for Episode 5 of Know Your History. If you missed reading Part 1 you can go back and read it now. You can also download the radio show for free or stream it with the player below. In 1978, the term “rap music” came into existence. Most people […]
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Know Your History: Episode 5 – Rap is Born
Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. This is the transcript of the fifth installment of the show. If you haven’t been with us for the previous four, you can download each episode for free or stream them with the player at the bottom of the posts. You can also read […]
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Teaching Tip – Capitalize on Those Moments
I am a very organized teacher. I have an extensive long range plan that breaks down what I am doing in the classroom term by term and week by week. I write detailed day plans for each and every single day of the year as well. This sounds like a lot of work, but I […]
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Meadowlilly Woods Visual Tour
Meadowlily Woods is only one of several natural jewels that exists in what is known as The Forest City, London, Ontario. I hit the trails this past weekend for a run and took my camera along to share the beautiful views with all of you. I hope you enjoy this visual tour of my run. […]
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How?
How could I have possibly have forgotten my lunch today? There’s my lunch bag. Right beside my water bottles (I never leave the house without one of them.) Yet this morning, I somehow managed to open the fridge and grab three of my water bottles and leave my lunch behind. I didn’t notice until I […]
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Language is Fascinating (and hip-hop uses it well)
My brother handed this book to me a few months back and suggested that it would be right up my alley since I am a writer, an English major, and fascinated with words and language. He was right! The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker is a great read. For instance, did you know that “virtually every […]
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Teaching Tip – Transformational Geometry
I hate when I create a teaching resource and then when I need to find it, I can’t locate it. I spent an hour this morning trying to find a worksheet I created about seven years ago. I couldn’t find it in my binders, on my hard drive, or on any of my thumbdrives. I […]
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Happy Thanksgiving! A Fresh New Start
I hit a rough patch in my life just prior to Thanksgiving last year. I wrote about it quite extensively and then decided that certain things in my life did not have to be broadcast to the Internet and Blogosphere. That is why you might be a little surprised when I tell you that this […]
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Down With Webster Interview Concludes
Chase: “So, Down With Webster, what’s behind that? Where did the name come from?” Cam: “ A bunch of twelve year-olds-” Pat: “Trying to make a name at the end of band class. We were at Tyler’s house after our first rehearsal, if you want to call it that. I guess we took a break […]