Fannie Mae Foundation: How to Buy a Home

Note to the teacher:
This is an individual writing activity. By writing letters to fictional characters, students have an opportunity to articulate their own thoughts and feelings about homeownership in a nonthreatening venue. Below are other students’ examples that you can have your students read before or after they write their own. Following the examples is a worksheet students can use to write their letters.

This exercise is an adaptation of the Fannie Mae Foundation’s ESL curriculum. The original exercise can be found here in the student guide How to Buy a Home in the United States.

Activity: Advantages and Disadvantages of
Owning a Home: Student Letter

________________________ (Your Address)

________________________

________________________ (Date)

Dear Rosa and Manuel,

_______________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely,

________________________ (Your Name)

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