Cursive

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
19
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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

line, 2down to the baseline, 3pick up the pencil, 4cross /t/

at the midline.
 SWING LETTERS 23

i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
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t
t
t
t
t
t
t
t
t
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PRACTICE 10

did

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
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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

around past the baseline, 5glide across.

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
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S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
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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
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1 Start at the top line. 1Straight to the baseline.

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
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2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2