Narration: “Students hate studying literature. Every student asks the same questions ‘why do we hafta know this stuff’ True, math and science teachers may have an easier time justifying their content, but trying to explain to a classroom full of puberty stricken adolescence the importance of Shakespeare and the impact of Hawthorne is much like jumping into shark infested waters. The next question that is sure to follow closely resembles, “When will we ever use this in real life?!” I’ll tell you! In order to understand why we have to study literature, we must first answer one important question, what is literature?’

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Narration: ‘Although none of these answers are completely correct, they may be true. Books and stories are literature, and students read because they are told to, all facts. But what is literature and why do we study it?

Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Broadly speaking, "literature" is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works, but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of the creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction.

Narrator: How will the prosperity of our generations ever learn to be literate if there were no classes instructing the proper use of our language? Language in general is a mystery as to how it was derived from simple concepts such as primitive grunts made by the earliest of humans. This infinite puzzle of usage, vocabulary, and vocalization is what separates man from the beasts that we so often distance ourselves from in our world.

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Narration: Literature is an important tool that enables us to record history for future generations, communicate with each other, and enhance the learning process. Now that we know what literature is, we can now discover why we study it.

Interviews: Why do we study literature?

Music: soft backgroundNarration: Literature represents a language or a people: culture and tradition. But, literature is more important than just a historical or cultural artifact. Literature introduces us to new worlds of experience. We learn about books and literature; we enjoy the comedies and the tragedies of poems, stories, and plays; and we may even grow and evolve through our literary journey with books.

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to study or not to study

standard we use to discuss and analyze literature, there is still an artistic quality to the works. Literature is important to us because it speaks to us, it is universal, and it affects us. Even when it is ugly, literature is beautiful.

Narration: Literature is everywhere it is all around us. In the media, daily life, and in school. Understanding, using, interpreting literature will have lasting impressions on students.

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