Dear Mr. Jamaid,

First, I would like to apologize for walking in late during your presentation to our Basic Writing Theory and Pedagogy class at City College on February 26th. I am a punctual student and would usually not come into a class if I was going to be more than fifteen minutes late but after reading the books you provided for my class, I had to make an exception.
The book I have enjoyed most is the “The Norton Field Guide to Writing” because not only is it reader friendly, I feel it speaks to me as a teacher and as a grad student. As a teacher, the four parts, Rhetorical Situations, Genres, Strategies and Doing Research, gives me the tools I need to help basic writers hone their skills. You’ve made the content easy to follow, thereby easy to teach. All I have to do is add the creativity and structure it to my student population. As a grad student, I like that the subjects are color coded, referenced and highlighted throughout the book, making everything easy to find. For these reasons I find “The Norton Field Guide to Writing” a treasured resource I will refer to throughout my career.
Thank you for your gifts to our class. The 3 books plus internet access for “The Little Seagull Digital Handbook” is generous and very appreciated. You have made this foray into teaching for those of us with little experience to no experience a little bit easier to navigate.


Yours truly,
Nayanda M. Moore