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?’

Interviews:

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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
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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?
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Narration:
Literature represents a
language or a people:
culture and tradition.
But, literature is more
important than just a to study or not to study
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.

Whatever critical
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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