----- Original Message ----- From: Chana Faye - chanafaye7@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Texting Shakespeare In America, we had a special program that provided free Shakespeare teacher educational packets. It was great. Unfortunately, there is no way to get those things here. Chana Faye ========================================= Texting Shakespeare amarillo.com - July 30, 2009 Bard's language poses challenge for teachers Most teenage girls today wouldn't go to the trouble of saying "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" It would be more like "Y R U Romeo?" But nearly 400 years after his death, references to William Shakespeare abound in American culture. Filmmakers still make blockbuster movies out of his stories. The film "10 Things I Hate About You" is based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" produced a "Romeo and Juliet" episode. And so high school English teachers take on the daunting task each year of teaching "Romeo and Juliet" and other deeply layered Shakespearean works to a generation more accustomed to texting in abbreviation. (To read the whole article, go to - http://www.amarillo.com/stories/073009/new_news1.shtml ) ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------