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

{mgmediabot2}path=images/stories/video_clips/konigsburg.flv lightbox=true lightboxcaption=A Talk with E. L. Konigsburg - Demo Clip lightboxpreview=images/stories/demobw.gif width=400 height=300 displayheight=300 playlist=none{/mgmediabot2}

{njaccess 18,25,36,37}

{mgmediabot2}path=images/stories/videos/konigsburg_384K.flv lightbox=true lightboxcaption=A Talk with E. L. Konigsburg lightboxpreview=images/stories/lowerbw.gif width=400 height=300 displayheight=300 playlist=none{/mgmediabot2}

{mgmediabot2}path=images/stories/videos/konigsburg_1Mbps.flv lightbox=true lightboxcaption=A Talk with E. L. Konigsburg lightboxpreview=images/stories/highbw.gif width=400 height=300 displayheight=300 playlist=none{/mgmediabot2}

{/njaccess}

{njaccess 0,29}Like what you see? Click here to Register for our
Free 2-Week Trial and get unlimited viewing of this program!{/njaccess}

{njaccess 18,36}Thank you for Registering for our Free 2-Week Trial.
We hope you'll decide to become a full-time member!{/njaccess}

{njaccess 38}We're sorry, but your Free 2-Week Trial has ended.
You will need to purchase a subscription to view this entire program.{/njaccess}

{njaccess 39}We're sorry, but your subscription has ended.
We hope you will come back and join us again soon!{/njaccess}

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.