The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 140 · Part 14: Sentences and line-writing

135. Drill 164: Due E. F. Gilman

Goal: Your child builds up a two-line copy by practicing its capitals and words separately first.

⏱ About 15 minutes · 6 steps

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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 140 is drill 164, the copy "Due E. F. Gilman Nine Hundred Dimes." written twice.

The lesson, step by step

  1. Warm up

    Two or three minutes of your usual movement drills: compact ovals, then a line each of small o, m and l.

  2. Look at the model

    Open the book page. Look at drill 164: "Due E. F. Gilman Nine Hundred Dimes."

  3. Parts first

    Work up to the complete copy by a systematic practice on the capitals and words separately.

    A line each of D, E, F, G, N and H, then a line each of "Gilman," "Hundred" and "Dimes."

  4. The complete copy

    Now write the complete copy several times.

  5. Gentle check

    Are all the capitals about the same height (two-thirds to three-quarters of the space)?

  6. Finish

    Write the copy one last time in your best hand.

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