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Snow Day
We are in the midst of a snowstorm that is essentially crippling the city. 40 to 70 cm of snow has already fallen in some areas and it does not seem to be letting up. According to the news, another 60 cm will fall by the end of Tuesday. The strange thing is, we seem…
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Three Hours to Nowhere
DitchedOriginally uploaded by Steffe I just spent three hours in my car and I didn’t even make it to my intended destination. I can blame it all on the snow. I did the right thing. I gave myself lots of extra time. I left early. I took it slow, knowing that the intense snowfall was…
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New Hats – Worth the Price
I have a large collection of hats. For some reason, I cannot leave the house without sporting a hat. The strange thing is that I alternate between only about a dozen or so different ball caps. The other day I realized that all of my favourite hats look ragged and worn. Many of them are…
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Hear This – Earthworthy
Some of the best music is quite literally hiding. This is definitely the case when it comes to female emcees. That’s why I am working hard to bring exposure to this often over-looked aspect of hip-hop culture. I discovered this album quite by accident earlier this summer. I was drawn to it by the cover,…
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The Movie Was Better
How rare it is for a movie to actually be better than the original book? I can only think of one case, V for Vendetta. The movie was brilliant on so many levels, thanks mostly to the superb writing and storytelling of the original graphic novel. However, the movie made some changes to the story…
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Chasing Content – December 2009
Image via Wikipedia It’s a brand new month. Time to dig through the archives to uncover the best posts from this month last year in a little feature I call Chasing Content. You can read all of the posts from last December here or just these few favourites. And while we are digging through these…
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Teaching Tip Tuesdays – Great Websites
The Book Chook – This is an amazing blog run by Susan Stephenson. She is a teacher, a writer, editor, and reviewer. She has a passion for children’s literacy and literature. You can find lots of useful posts here that can inspire you in your classroom. Sean Banville – Search through the archives on how to…
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Why Expectations Can Ruin Christmas
Image via Wikipedia Toronto’s Santa Claus parade was on television last weekend. As part of the program, the reporters went to the sidelines and talked to some of the families taking in the festivities. The first few interviews were sweet and innocent. They really highlighted what the Christmas season is all about. The families were…
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Comic Book Imagery in Harry Potter
While I wasn’t overly impressed with the latest Harry Potter movie, there were two moments in the film that were very well done. (Spoiler Alert) In one scene, a wizarding fairy tale was retold. This sequence was beautifully illustrated in a comic book style similar in tone to what we have seen in Frank Miller’s work. …
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The Colourful Parking Lot
The yellow lines separate.A red car by a school.Black concrete,green cars blend in to the treesby a lonely, cold puddle. That poem was written by my class yesterday. I really love what we are able to accomplish in this guided writing activity. Our goal was to write a colour poem. I started off the lesson…