The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 111 · Part 13: Capitals with words
106. Capital W and Willing
Goal: Your child writes capital W as a movement drill and then the word "Willing" with one continuous motion.
You'll need
- Wide-ruled lined paper (several sheets)
- A sharp pencil or a smooth gel pen
- The book open at today's page
- A watch, clock or phone timer that shows seconds (only for the optional speed check)
What's in the book
Lesson 111 is drill 133: capital W and the word "Willing".
The lesson, step by step
Warm up
Two or three minutes of your usual movement drills: compact ovals, then a line each of small o, m and l.
Look at the model
Open the book page. Look at drill 133. Capital W should be studied closely.
The tendency is to slant the last part too much, tipping it away from the first part.
Stop at the line at the bottom of the first part; the last line is shorter than the two middle strokes.
Capital W as a movement drill
Three lines of capital W in groups of five, moving the paper after each group. Swing the pen over the first letter in the air before each line.
Optional speed target: forty to fifty letters a minute.
The word
Four lines of "Willing." Keep the pen on the paper from the beginning to the end of the small letters, and the word no bigger than the copy. Halfway through, check the position and the light grip.
Optional speed target: about sixteen words a minute.
Gentle check
Your child picks the best W and the best "Willing" on the page and says what makes them good.
Finish
Write a name or word of your own that starts with W.