Perhaps you have forgotten something; perhaps you were about to begin
your practice of drill twenty-eight without the review of the compact
oval, and small o and m. If so, do not forget again.
=Drill 28=
[Illustration]
In penmanship, constant repetition is essential, and in connection with
drill twenty-eight the best results will be secured by practicing the
word several minutes. We prefer to have pupils at first use the style of
capital given in the first line, in which the finishing stroke is
carried below the base, and the pen lifted from the paper before the
small letters are made. Later the final stroke in capital M may be
connected directly with any small letters following, as in the second
line. You are expected to write six words on a line, as in the copy,
writing from fourteen to seventeen a minute.
=To the Teacher=: If you have studied the lessons in advance, have
practiced the different drills and mastered them before giving them to
your pupils, a good plan to follow in word-practice is sometimes to sit
at your desk, or a pupil’s desk writing the words with them and spelling
as you write. Thus: M-o-o-n, M-o-o-n. This will enable you to help your
boys and girls to master the correct speed, and to secure uniform
motion.
Never attempt to use the count for individual letters when practicing
words; it is confusing.