Teaching Literature in a Clever, Fun Way - A Book For Classroom Teachers & Home Schoolers. "LITERATURE: the Book, the Place and the Pen" is designed to educate students about good literature both in the classroom and at home. The information is applicable to all grade levels. There are multiple exciting activities that engage students in reading literature and also writing about what they have learned. The book meets national language arts standards through twelve chapters, each centered on a different genre of literature. There are unique writing tasks in each chapter, interesting background information about each genre, and practical and inspirational assignments for the students. "LITERATURE: the Book, the Place and the Pen" encourages students to become prolific, life-long readers of all types of literature - short stories, novels, non-fiction, drama and poetry. To instill in students a love of reading, so they can strive to become insightful thinkers and competent writers of literature in its many varied forms. As F. Scott Fitzgerald believed, good literature reflects in some way the multi-faceted nature of life: "That is part of the beauty of literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong…" Through literature, students learn to explore life and to consider the various options for themselves.