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THE
Rhythm
of HANDWRITING
Denise Eide
SWING LETTERS
Each of the lowercase swing letters begins on the baseline with an upward swinging
motion toward the midline.
i t
u s
j p
r w
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22 THE RHYTHM OF HANDWRITING CURSIVE
i
1Swing up to the midline, 2down to the baseline,
3pick up the pencil, 4dot. / ---y/
t
1Swing tall to halfway between the midline and the top
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
24 THE RHYTHM OF HANDWRITING CURSIVE
t
t
t
t
t
t
t
t
t
58 THE RHYTHM OF HANDWRITING CURSIVE
PRACTICE 10
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tag
sit
rag
cat
just
L OOP LETTERS
Each of the uppercase loop letters begins on the baseline, loops up to the top line, and
goes down to the midline.
G S
159
162 THE RHYTHM OF HANDWRITING CURSIVE
G
Start at the baseline. 1Loop up to the top line, 2down to the midline,
3swing up to halfway between the midline and the top line, 4scoop
S Start at the baseline. 1Loop up to the top line, 2down to the midline,
3scoop around past the baseline, 4glide across.
LOOP LETTERS 163
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
164 THE RHYTHM OF HANDWRITING CURSIVE
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
LOOP LETTERS 165
PRACTICE 43
Get
Gap
Glad
Stand
Step
Send
NUMBERS
Numbers are written the same in both cursive and manuscript handwriting.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
201
204 THE RHYTHM OF HANDWRITING CURSIVE
2 Start halfway between the top line and the midline. 1Circle around to the
midline, 2slash down to the baseline, 3cross at the baseline.
NUMBERS 205
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
206 THE RHYTHM OF HANDWRITING CURSIVE
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2