 | | Meet the author of the Newbery Award-winning books From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and The View From Saturday in this candid discussion of reading and writing. -20 mins |
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Free 2-Week Trial and get unlimited viewing of this program! Topics for classroom discussion and assignments: Most of E.L. Konigburg’s books deal with a search for personal identity. Write an essay entitled, “Who Am I?” The author talks about being in school and not being part of a peer group. Imagine that a new student has joined your class, and discuss what you can do as a class to help the student not feel like an outsider. Write an essay about what it would feel to be a new student, in a new school, in a new town The author talks about how the role of women has changed in our society. Research the history of the women's movement in our country. Choose one important woman and write a report on her.
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