The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 115 · Part 14: Sentences and line-writing
110. Drill 138: Specimens of my business penmanship
Goal: Your child writes a full page of a sentence, then judges its height, spacing and slant.
You'll need
- Wide-ruled lined paper (several sheets)
- A sharp pencil or a smooth gel pen
- The book open at today's page
What's in the book
Lesson 115 is drill 138, the line "Specimens of my business penmanship", to be practiced word by word and then as a full page.
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.
The book says: Begin this lesson with your usual movement drills.
Look at the model
Open the book page. Look at drill 138: "Specimens of my business penmanship," written twice.
Word by word
First practice the line in sections, word by word: a line of "Specimens," a line of "business," a line of "penmanship."
A full page
Then a page of the complete line (half a page for a young child).
Judge it
Height, spacing, and slant should receive special attention.
Check each one separately: all the small letters the same height? Even gaps? The same lean?
Finish
Your child signs and dates the page and keeps it with the first specimen.