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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

DRAWING 7
FOUR GROUP OF LETTERS
First Quarter, Week 3

Name of Learner: ____________________________ Date: ______________________

Grade Level /Section: ________________________

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR LEARNERS

Skill in lettering is a basic requirement for a student in drawing. He must be exposed

to the lettering activities to orient him on the quality standard in printing letters. Lettering is
used as a form of communication. As applied in drawing, it adds beauty if it is well-printed.
Likewise, it can destroy the appearance of the drawing once it is not done well.

The Four Group of Letters

1. Gothic Letters. They are the simplest and readable among the four group of
letters. It has a uniform stem. It should be applied only for poster and
advertisement purposes.

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy
Two forms of gothic letters:

a. Commercial Gothic. It is printed with heavy stem. It is used for advertisement

purposes only.

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b. Single Stroke. It is printed with thin stem. It is used for engineering drawing
purposes.

2. Roman Letters. The thickness of these letters is not uniform. they have pointed
stem which is called “serif”. They must be used for books, magazine, newspapers, and
text matters.

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy

The Three Classics of Roman Letters:

a. Old Roman Letters. They are printed by means of layout form using the flexible
lettering pen. The thickness of the thin stem must be ½ from the thickness of the
heavy stem.

b. Modern Roman Letters. They are printed in single stroke using the speedball pen.

c. Modified Roman. Similar to Modern Roman, they are printed in single stroke using
the speedball pen. However, this style must be printed in the absence of serif.

3. Spanish Script. It is considered as artistic letters. It is purposely used for certificates,

diplomas, citations, greetings and invitation cards.

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4. Text or Old English. This style is the most artistic among the four groups of letter. Similar
to Spanish script, it is also used for certificates, diplomas, citations, greetings and invitation
cards.

The Rule of Stability of letters

This refers to the standard rules to be considered in printing the letters particularly on the
following:

1. Upper Case letters. They are letters which are printed in capital form. Three
guidelines are cap line, waist line, and base line.
cap line
Example:
waist line

ABCDEFG base line

2. Lower Case Letters. These are the letters which are printed in small letters printed
with the use of four guidelines cap
suchlineas cap line, waist line, base line, and dropped
line.

Example: waist line

abcdfgy base line

dropped line

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The General Proportion of Letters

1. Compressed or Condensed. This particular proportion should be applied only when the
space is limited. The letters are printed with closer distance and its width is narrower than the
normal size.

Example:

2. Extended. This proportion is applied when there is a more space. The width of the letter is
wider than the height.

Example:

3. Normal. This proportion is applied when there is normal space. The letter is printed in the
normal size.

Example: NORMAL

The Two Proportion of Thickness

1. Boldface. This refers to the letters which are printed with heavy stem.

Example: BOLDFACE

2. Lightface. This refers to the letters which are printed with thin stem.

Example:

Order of Strokes in Lettering

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The first letters that should be studied are I, L, T, F, E, H. These letters are the easiest
to draw because the basic strokes are vertical and horizontal. You should practice making
these letters according to the models.

The next group P, R, B, U and J requires close study because of the introduction of
the curved line aside from the three already given.

The last group of letters is C, G, O, Q, D and S which are based on the circle.

The M and W must be printed wider than the other letters. It is suggested therefore
that its width should be greater than the other letters by 25 percent. The letter I is the thinnest
letter.

LEARNING COMPETENCY
To perform skills in lettering.
Activities:

Activity 1. A. Multiple Choice. On the space provided before each item, write the letter of
the word or group of words that will make the statement complete and correct.

________ 1. Which of the styles of letter is applicable for engineering drawing?

a. Single stroke gothic letters b. Commercial gothic letters

c. Modified roman letters d. Modern roman letters

________ 2. This proportion of letters is only used when the space is enough.

a. compressed b. extended c. normal d. lightface

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________ 3. Among the letters below, identify which of them has widest width?

a. N and O b. M and W c. C and X d. H and L

________ 4. Which of the statements below clearly define the meaning of rule of stability?

a. This refers to the standard rules to be considered in printing the letters

b. This refers to the styles and methods of printing the letters.

c. This refers to the three forms of proportion of letters.

d. It is a standard guideline to be observed in using the different lettering tools.

________ 5. Which of the proportion of letters below is applicable for limited space?

a. compressed proportion b. extended proportion

c. normal proportion d. boldface proportion

B. Answer the following questions briefly: Use a separate sheet of paper.

1. Discuss the effect of the lettering on the drawing when it is not properly printed.
(for 2 points). __________________________________________________________.
2. How important is lettering in the drawing? (for 3 points). ________________________.

Activity 2. Direction: Illustrate the selected letters below in the form of Gothic, and Roman
letters. Use a separate sheet of paper.

A, B, K, M, R, X, and Y

Criteria for Assessment: Scoring Rubrics

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Criteria 5 points 3 points 1 point

Accuracy All lines are drawn Some lines are Most of the lines are
appropriately and drawn inappropriately
freehand inappropriately and drawn and NOT in
NOT in freehand freehand
Neatness Finished output was Pleasing but Finished output have
neatly done, pleasing, erasures and so many erasures
and no smudges are and smudges and
erasures/smudges observable on the quite unpleasant
finished output
Time Finished the task 10 Finished the task on Unable to finished
Management minutes before the time the given task
given time
Rating Scale:

Points Earned Numerical Descriptive

12 - 15 91 - 100 Very Good

8 - 11 86 - 90 Good
4-7 81 - 85 Fair
1- 3 75 - 80 Needs Improvement

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REFERENCE/S:
Dep-Ed Kto12 Basic Education Curriculum Learning Module
Mechanical Drafting Exploratory Course Grade 7 and 8

Dep-Ed Competency Based Learning Materials First Year

Technical Drawing 1

Prepared by: DRAWING 7 TEACHERS

DARWIN DEL ROSARIO
LORENA DIZON
ANNALIZA RAMOS
MARC DONNELL VILLA
Name of Writers

Noted: ROSENDO N. LABRADOR

Head Teacher III, TechVoc Department

Approved: CECILLE M. OCSAN, EdD

Vocational School Administrator I

KEY TO CORRECTIONS:

Answer Key:

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