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Teaching Tip – Take Some Time
Image via Wikipedia I have a cold and it has been draining me of pretty much all my energy. I took the day off yesterday, which for me is a rare thing. In my entire career I have only ever taken a handful of sick days. I felt like I had to come in today.…
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International Women’s Day (Hip-Hop Style)
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and it is the 100th anniversary of the event. To celebrate, we will be throwing a special edition of DOPEfm this weekend. You can tune us in Saturday night starting at 12:00 midnight EST and stay tuned right through to 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning. All 7 hours of our show will be dedicated to…
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Proud to Shred
Here is my new skateboard. It’s an Alien Workshop deck with matching wheels. The trucks are Hornet Reflex. Skateboards have changed a bit since I bought my last board. It’s hard to see what I mean until I put both boards beside each other. As you can see my old wheels are a lot…
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Know Your History 14 – Comedy in Hip-Hop
Image via Wikipedia So many people outside of hip-hop culture think that rap music is just about sex, drugs, and violence. I find myself having to apologize for hip-hop a lot. I stand up and tell anyone who will listen that there is a lot more to hip-hop than you could possibly realize. Welcome to…
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Chasing Content – March 2010
Image by rbrwr via Flickr It’s time for Chasing Content, that monthly feature here on Silent Cacophony where we take a moment to look back at the month that was. Here are some of my favourite posts from last March. A Song I Know All The Words To – Last year I did a 30 day music…
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Teaching Tip – Share a Story
Cover of Coyote Sings to the Moon One of my all-time favourite picture books is Coyote Sings to the Moon by Thomas King and Johnny Wales. It is a delightful book that sounds great when read aloud. It tells the story of Old Woman and her animal friends who sing to the moon every night.…
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Keep Shining – Together We Are Fireworks
Commercial radio is often full of songs that don’t have much substance to them. The lyrics often seem empty or hollow. Artits are quick to make catchy sounding records that have very little to offer other than a nice beat and an infectious rhythm. Every now and then, though, a song comes along that makes…
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How to Find Time to Write (Guest Post)
How do fiction writers find time to write? When looking over their daily schedules, it often seems like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Even with a busy schedule, writers can always find small bits of time to craft that fabulous novel. Let’s take a look at some tips that should help you…
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1000th Post Celebration
I hereby declare this Silent Cacophony Day! Let’s observe this day as an international holiday. Why? Because today marks a milestone here for this blog. This is my 1000th post. It’s exciting to have reached this many posts in four years. I started this blog as a vehicle to establish myself as a serious writer.…
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Teaching Tip – Get Organized
One thing I have learned from all my years of teaching is that it pays to be prepared. Believe it or not, I wasn’t always this organized. I always made sure that I photocopied any material or worksheets I needed well ahead of time. However, on one more than one occasion, I simply could not…