What does Pudge (Miles) first

notice about Alaska?

What is Pudge’s talent?

What else can Chip be named?

What do you think will happen with

Pudge and Alaska?

What is another name for the Dean, Mr Starnes?

Lyle: she was wearing cut-off

jeans

Lyle: memorising people last

words

Lyle: The Colonel

Lyle: she accidentally kisses him

Lyle: The Eagle

Text Title: Looking For AlaskaAuthor: John Green

Discussion Director:Come up with 5 open-ended questions about the section of the text you have just read. Pp. _9-35_

Connector:In 4 sentences that use connecting words, explain

connections that you can see between the section of text you have just read and the real world.

“No drugs. No drinking. No cigarettes.” Relates to the real world because it’s similar to something my parents have said to me and as most other parents would say to their kids, “don’t do drugs, do drink, don’t smoke”. They’re just looking out for me making sure I don’t go in the wrong direction.“I made it through three entire drags before I felt nauseous and dizzy and only semi-pleasantly buzzed.” Relates because it could be something someone said to another person about smoking. They’re strong but not pleased with what they experienced. “Y’all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die.” This sentence is very deep and powerful, almost as if it’s a suicidal sentence. Obviously this person isn’t happy with their life and where they stand right now. It’s sad but powerful and meaningful. “You just use the future to escape the present.” It could relate to someone that isn’t happy with their life at that point in time and they’re a bit of a dreamer, they’re thinking ahead because it seems more interesting than their life.

Artist:

Literary Luminary: Select three special passages from this section of your reading. You might select a passage

because it is; humorous, well written, important, surprising, thought-provoking, informative, confusing, controversial or other.

Passage 1: pg.. 218, from he was gone, to better is useless. Word is.. Labyrinth.Passage 2: pg.. 85, from her sweetie felt condescending, to ,not romantic. Word is.. Condescending.Passage 3: pg.. 177, from I am sleeping, to from her body. Word is.. Luminously. Passage 4: pg.. 233, from there is only what is, to reached enlightenment. Word is.. Enlightenment. Passage 5: pg.. 260, from she collapsed into, to of herself. Word is.. Enigma. Labyrinth: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way: a maze: a labyrinth of passages and secret chambers. An intricate and confusing arrangement: a labyrinth of conflicting laws and regulations. Condescending: show feeling of superiority: to be patronizing: take care not to condescend to your reader. Do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one’s dignity or level of importance: we’ll be waiting for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear.Luminously: full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark: the luminous dial on his watch | a luminous glow | figurative: her eyes were luminous with joy.(of a colour) very bright; harsh to the eye: he wore luminous green socks.Physics relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy.Enlightenment: the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened: Robbie looked to me for enlightenment.The action or state of attaining or having attained spiritual knowledge or insight, in particular (in Buddhism) that awareness which frees a person from the cycle of rebirth.Enigma: a person or thing that id mysterious, puzzling or difficult to understand.

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Book Review:

Title: Looking For AlaskaAuthor: John Green

Genre: Young Teenage Novel, Drama, Romance

This book is about:

Miles Halter is the type of high-schooler who always faded into the background at his public school in Florida. He had only a few friends and wanted only to study what he desired--memorizing the last words of people who had died. After reading the dying words of Francois Rabelais, "I go to seek a Great Perhaps", Miles is convinced that there's more to life than what he's so far experienced.Miles sets off to spend his junior and senior years at Culver Creek, a private boarding school. There he gains his first nickname "Pudge", meets his first love, Alaska Young and gains two great male friends, Chip "The Colonel" and Takumi. He also experiences getting drunk, the strangeness of smoking cigarettes, and the immature pleasure of playing pranks. Pudge's new group of friends have their own quirks: The Colonel memorizes countries, capitals, and populations, Alaska collects books for her Life's Library that she hasn't yet read, Takumi relishes being The Fox. They all work together to annoy their teachers, avoid The Eagle (the school's dean) and pull off pranks against the rich Weekday Warriors that are the popular clique at Culver Creek. But “Looking for Alaska” is mostly the story of growing up, falling in love, dealing with loss and getting through life as best as you can.

The best thing about the book is:

I think the best thing about the book is the characters and the detail that has been put into the whole story. The words that are used are very beautiful and they are so powerful, it reels you in and makes you feel as if you’re in the book. John Green has put a lot of effort and time into his writing and I think it’s a really really lovely book. Anyone that gets a chance to read it will not regret it, it’s definitely worth the read.

I didn’t like the way:

I didn’t really like the way that it ended. I’m not going to say much because it might spoil it for some people, but I just didn’t like how it ended.

You might like this book if you also enjoyed:“The Fault In Our Stars” another powerful book by John Green.

A good place to read this book would be:Anywhere. Literally anywhere. Read it in the bath, outside, on a train, when you’re bored, having a coffee at a café. Anywhere. It doesn’t matter where you read this book, it’s always going to be a good book.

I rate this book and why:I rate this book about an 8 because it has so much detail and it’s so touching, powerful, beautiful. It’s just an amazing book because it sounds as if it would relate to the real world. It’s believable.

If this book had a soundtrack it would be:

Songs by The 1975, The Neighbourhood, Christian Perri, Paramore, Jake Bugg, Charli XCX, Mikky Ekko, James Arthur and Ed Sheeran. Any artists with songs that have a deep meaning and really good lyrics because the book has a really great meaning to it.

The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather

Jake Bugg- Lightning Bolt

Christina Perri – Human

The 1975 – Chocolate

Charli XCX- Boom Clap

Mikky Ekko- Stay (ft Rihanna

Ed Sheeran- Thinking Out Loud

Paramore- Decode

James Arthur- Impossible

The 1975 – Chocolate

The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather

Christina Perri – human

Rihanna – Stay

Jake Bugg – Lightning Bolt

Paramore – Decode

Charli XCX – Boom Clap

James Arthur – Impossible

Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud

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