The value-priced Prentice Hall Literature Portfolio  incorporates the best of short fiction, poetry, and drama all into one compact, affordablet text.  The text is organized around the guiding principle that reading and writing are complementary skills that need to be taught together.  In addition, reading and writing coverage are integrated throughout the book to reinforce their importance in every lesson.   All of the selections are organized by genre, and then sub-organized into broader chronological periods to provide readers with an understanding of the features that define each genre and to illustrate how they have developed over time.  There are 37 works of short fiction, 262 poems, and 11 plays.