The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 98 · Part 13: Capitals with words
93. Capital K and Killing
Goal: Your child writes capital K as a movement drill and then the word "Killing" 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 98 is drill 120: capital K and the word "Killing", with a note that motion determines form.
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 120. After the first part of K, the hand (pen in the air) swings below the line in an oval and comes back up to start the last part. Connect the parts with a loop and drop the finish below the line.
What the book says
Take care of the motion and the forms of the letters will develop easily and naturally.
Capital K as a movement drill
Three lines of capital K 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 a minute.
The word
Four lines of "Killing." 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 twelve words a minute.
Gentle check
Your child picks the best K and the best "Killing" on the page and says what makes them good.
Finish
Write a name or word of your own that starts with K.