Chase March – Blog
Welcome to the sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find my various articles about a variety of topics (DJ Events and news, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more)
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Teaching Tip – Get Them Writing
Image via Wikipedia Our students need to be writing every day. Unfortunately, some of my students don’t see a purpose behind their morning journal. I have students who simply won’t start writing anything. They will talk to their classmates, play in their desk, sharpen their pencils for the third time, or anything else they can
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Latest Daredevil Find
I picked up a few new figures for my Daredevil collection. It’s a little known fact but Daredevil’s original costume was yellow. I’ve wanted a Yellow Daredevil figure to add to my collection for quite some time. This weekend, I finally found it. The Marvel Legend Icons Series figures are 12 inches tall and are
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Beatboxing is an Art
Biz Markie was beatboxing before he was rapping. Most of us are familiar with his classic song “Just a Friend” but I’d like to play for you the way he can “Make the Music” with his mouth. That was Biz Markie “Make the Music With Your Mouth.” What a perfect song to play for a
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Know Your History: Episode 10 The Beatbox
Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. Today we are going to explore the fifth element of hip-hop, the art of beatboxing. Beatboxing joined the culture of hip-hop quite early. It can’t be credited to a single person, however. Much like graffiti, it sprung up quickly and we’re not exactly sure
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DOPEfm 2010 Tribute Mix (free download)
It was a bit late this year but we finally have Gamma Krush’s Tribute to 2010. You can download Part 1 and Part 2 for free or stream it with the player below. I know that I will be bumping these tunes for weeks to come. Listen to DOPEfm live Saturday overnights on 93.3 CFMU
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The What-if Activity
Image by Team Tanenbaum via Flickr “Ask your students this question: What would you do if someone gave you a hundred dollars? If you’re doing this with teenagers, make the amount a thousand dollars. Ask them to write down their answers so that you can discuss them. Here are some questions to guide that