The box was finally mailed off to the National Boards grading conglomerate (or is it conspiracy?). Life can begin again... Plus it's spring and we all know what that means! Yes! Shakespeare! Willie the Shake! Woot! Seriously, it's my favorite time of the year because this is when my students listen with rapt attention to almost every word I say. Especially if it's Romeo and Juliet. Can't get your students to pay attention to Shakespeare? Well, you are not focusing on the right spin. Bathroom habits, boys kissing boys and lots of dirty jokes. (once we had a grant to take students to SEE a professional show of Romeo and Juliet... the ones who didn't take my class were stunned at all the dirty jokes. My students giggled like 5 year olds.) If they're not listening, they may be insulted in words they don't understand or miss out on a joke. Yesterday, I started with my usual, "this is the globe theater. It has a floor and three tiers of seats. Unlike today, ...