Where the Sun Breezes Don't Stop Shining

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New Americans Homeowners Project Summary

The ALRI's New American Homeowners Project: A Workshop Approach
Bonnie Nadler
Haitian Multi-Service Center

Lessons and Inquiries: Teachers' Journals

   Serious Non-Fiction: Teaching First-time Homebuying
    Lee Haller
    Anthony Perkins Community Center

    Exploring Content Through Language
    Veronica Gouvea
    Roxbury Community College

    Expanding the Curriculum and Creating New Materials
    Andy English
    Roxbury Community College

    Consumer Awareness in ESOL and EDP
    Bonnie Nadler
    Haitian Multi-Service Center

    Learning How to "Stop Moving and Paying Rent"
    Cecile Dumornay
    Community Learning Center

    Exploring the Conflicts of Homebuying and Homeownership
    Kathleen M. Sumera
    El Centro del Cardenal

    A Note on Further Lessons at the Community Learning Center and El Centro del Cardenal
    Cathy Anderson
    ALRI New Americans Homeowners Project

    Facing the Reality of a Consumer Culture
    Sarah Barnicle
    Roxbury Community College

   An Excerpt from Sarah Barnicle's Teaching Journal

    Using How to Buy a Home in the United States
    Angela K. Atwell
    Massachusetts General Hospital and Workplace Education Program

    The New Americans Homeowners Project
    Eileen Feldman
    Community college instructor

Where the Sun Breezes Don't Stop Shining
Students' Writings

    Using Real Estate Ads to Imagine a Dream House
    Andy English's class, Roxbury Community College

   Where the Sun Breezes Don't Stop Shining
    Cecile Dumornay's class, Community Learning Center

    Writing About the Advantages and Disadvantages of Homeownership
    Bonnie Nadler's ESOL and EDP classes, Haitian Multi-Service Center

    Writing About Homesickness
    Kathleen Sumera's class, El Centro del Cardenal

   Writing a Letter on the Advantages and Disadvantages of Homeownership
    Sarah Barnicle's class, Roxbury Community College

Interviews with Students on the New Americans Homeowners Project

New Materials Created for Classes

    "Buying a Home: Angelo Rodriguez's Story"
    Cathy Anderson

    Questions for Discussion and Writing Suggestions
    Cathy Anderson

   Truth in Advertising: Analyzing Real Estate Ads
    Cathy Anderson

The New Americans Homeowners Project Resources

1. Community Resources: First-time Homebuying
2. Books on Homes and Homebuying
3. Boston Home Center, list of pamphlets
4. Boston Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Resource List
5. The ALRI's New Americans Homeowners Project Participants
6. Interviews with Student Participants
7. Buying a Home: Angelo Rodriguez's Story
8. Information from the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance

Updated 8/11/97 by David J. Rosen