The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 119 · Part 14: Sentences and line-writing
114. Drill 142: a sentence with F
Goal: Your child writes the F sentence in drill 142, then finds and fixes their own faults.
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 119 is drill 142, a line beginning "Faithfully fulfill all promises," with the note that uniformity may be hard to keep in this copy.
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.
Then a line of capital F.
Look at the model
Open the book page. Look at drill 142, a sentence beginning "Faithfully fulfill all promises." It is full of loops (f and l), so it is a good test of even height.
A few lines
Write a few lines of the sentence.
Find the faults
After writing a few lines pick out the faults and endeavor to correct them.
Your child circles two faults (a loop too tall, a gap too wide) and says how to fix them.
A few more lines
Write a few more lines, fixing those two faults.
Finish
Compare the first and last lines. Date the page.