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Looking for Alaska is the subject of a short PBS video that encourages viewers to read John Green's award-winning young adult novel about first love.
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Instructional Ideas
- Ask class members to craft their own PBS-style appeal for their favorite novel
Classroom Considerations
- Part of the Great American Read collection
- Requires registration for a free PBS account
- Although the voting is now closed, the video still serves to generate interest in reading Green's novel
Pros
- The author speaks about the autobiographical elements of his novel
- Includes both pre-and post-viewing questions as well as a vocabulary list with definitions
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- None