Lesson Two

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Before we go on to lesson two. Let's take a breather and learn alittle history about the QWERTY keyboard first.
Click on the keyboard below

2.1) Review keystroking and spacing.

Keystroke
Curve fingers of your left hand and place them over asdf Curve fingers of your right hand and place them over jkl; Strike each key with a quick, snap stroke; release key quickly.
Space
To space after letters, words, and punctuation marks, strike the space bar with a quick down-and-in motion of the right thumb. Do not pause before or after spacing stroke.

a. Type the line once as shown
f ff j jj d dd k kk s ss l ll a aa ; ;; a;a fjf a;

2.2) Improve home-key stroking
Type lines as shown, press Return(Enter) key to goto next line inside the text box.

ff jj dd kk ss ll aa ;; fj dk sl a; a; sl dk fj a; ff jj dd kk ss ll aa ;; fj dk sl a; a; sl dk fj a;

a; al ak aj s sl sk sj d dl dk dj f fl fk fjdksla; a; al ak aj s sl sk sj d dl dk dj f fl fk fjdksla;

ja js jd jf ka ks kd kf la ls ld lf jfkdls;a jf kd ja js jd jf ka ks kd kf la ls ld lf jfkdls;a jf kd

2.3) Type home-row words and phrases Once as shown; then at slightly faster pace
ad ad sad sad lad lad all all fall fall as as asks ad ad sad sad lad lad all all fall fall as as asks

a lad; as a lad; ask a lad; a sad lad; a sad fall; a lad; as a lad; ask a lad; a sad lad; a sad fall;

all fall; a fall fad; all lads fall; ask all dads; all fall; a fall fad; all lads fall; ask all dads;

2.4) Type with continuity
ff jj dd kk ss ll aa ;; fj dk sl a; fj dk sl a; fj ff jj dd kk ss ll aa ;; fj dk sl a; fj dk sl a; fj

as as all all lad lad ask ask dad dad fall fall as as as all all lad lad ask ask dad dad fall fall as

a lad; a lad; a fad; a fad; ask dad; ask dad; fall a lad; a lad; a fad; a fad; ask dad; ask dad; fall

a jak; a fad; ask dad; a flask; all fall; all lads a jak; a fad; ask dad; a flask; all fall; all lads

All home-key letters learned
END OF LESSON 2

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