Leslie Moyer

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> [From the hs-reviews list--if you have a satellite service, you'll
> probably get this channel. I imagine you might be able to get the series
> on videotape, though?]
>
> From: FamilyFirst1999@...
> Subject: Social Studies: "Roots" Study Guide
>
> SOCIAL STUDIES
> Hallmark Channel "Roots" Study Guide
> <http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/roots/study.html>
> To mark the 25th anniversary of its airing, the Hallmark Channel will be
> broadcasting the miniseries "Roots" from January 20th to 25th at 9:00 PM.
> It will also run in its entirety on January 26th from noon until midnight.
>
> Author Alex Haley traced his family tree back to Africa and a young man
> who was brought to this country as a slave. This study guide contains
> lessons that "give your students the tools to begin to research and write
> about their genealogical history. It is an opportunity for them to learn
> about the people who came before them. The students will collect
> information about their family history, then they will create a family
> tree with the information they have collected, and then they will write a
> story."
>
> [MOD: The study guide is in pdf format, and is, according to the site,
> "designed to help Middle and High School teachers". --mdb]
>
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