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//Looking for Alaska// is a novel that would be beneficial for high school students to study. ‍‍‍It brings up many topics that students can connect to while they experience different challenges. The main character, Miles, is trying to find his place after transferring to a private school, something that many student have to undergo.‍‍‍ ‍‍‍While some of the content of //Looking for Alaska// can be controversial to teach to 14-17 year olds, I think that as long as it is taught in the correct manner,‍‍‍ students will only have a positive experience while reading/studying //Looking for Alaska.// I don't want to give away the ending of the novel but there is a huge lesson that can be learned by reading //Looking for Alaska//, that deals with the temptations that high school students are faced with everyday. This book should be taught to junior or senior students because their maturity level could handle some of the more explicit moments. I think parents and administrators should be on board with the teaching of this novel because it is so relevant to high schoolers in today's world. My students are dealing with the same problems and struggles that Miles is going through. This novel had such an impact on me when I read it for the first time which is hopefully the same impact it will have on today's students. I believe the big question that I would present my students before teaching //Looking for Alaska// would be: What factors make a person who he/she is? I think that this question will make them excited to read //Looking for Alaska// because its a relatable topic,‍ unlike many other pieces of literature that they are asked to read in high school. Along with that I would like students to discuss prior to reading why the novel is broken up into a "before" and "after" section. Also, John Green counts down the days till the after section in the before. I would like students to discuss why he might do that and how that way of breaking up his novel makes them feel. Lastly, I would like students to think about times in their lifes that made major impacts on them. Miles had many of these throughout //Looking for Alaska//, which made him the person he was at the end of the novel.