SELF-PACED LEARNING MODULE

COLLEGE

MODULE 2
Subject:

FOUNDATION OF SHORTHAND (OACC1-FS)

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INFORMATION SHEET PR-2.1.1

Foundation of Shorthand

Learning Objectives:

After reading this information sheet, students will be able to:

 to know the principle of long I, left s,z, P, B,

 Omission of minor vowels, phrasing and brief forms
 To know the principle for OO sound, w, sw, wh, k and g

Introduction

In this lesson you will be introduced what is brief forms and phrasing and stenography.
Phrasing is the writing of two or more shorthand outlines together, while the brief forms are
some words in English language that occur again and again when we speak.

LONG I

The shorthand for the long I, as in my, is a large broken circle.

Omission of minor vowel

Many words in the English language contain vowels that are sounded only slightly or are slurred.
For example, the word even in is really pronounced e-vn; meter is pronounced met-r, (The dictionary call
these minor vowels “schwas”). These vowels are omitted in shorthand when their omission does not
detract from facility of writing or from legibility.

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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EXAMPLE:

BRIEF FORMS

There are some words in the English language that occur again and again when we speak or
write. As an aid to rapid writing, special abbreviations, called brief forms, are provided for some of these
common words.
This process of abbreviation is common in longhand. For example, we abbreviate Street to St.,
Mister to Mr., Saturday to Sat. Because the words for which brief forms have been provided occur
frequently, be sure you learn them well.

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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The shorthand stroke for P is a downward curve the same shape as the left s except that it is
longer – approximately half the height of the space of your shorthand notebook.

Also a downward curve the same shape as the left s and p except that it much longer –
approximately full height of the space between your shorthand notebook.

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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Observe the difference in the sizes of the s, p and b

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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OO
The shorthand stroke for the OO, as in to, is a tiny upward hook.

Observe that the OO is placed on its side when it follows n or m, as in new, noon, move.
By placing the hook on its side in these combinations rather than writing it upright, we obtain
smooth joining’s.

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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W, SW

At the beginning of words w, as in we, is represented by the OO hook; sw, as in sweet,

by S-OO.

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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Phrases
Phrasing is the writing of two or more shorthand outlines together.

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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Reference:

Gregg Shorthand for Colleges Volume 1

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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SELF-CHECK PR-2.1

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

___________1. It is a large broken circle.

___________2. Short forward curve
___________3. It is the writing of two or more shorthand outline together.
___________4. It is a represented by a tiny circle.
___________5. It is a word that occur again and again when we speak or write, as an aid to rapid writing
we do the special abbreviations.

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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SELF-CHECK ANSWER KEY PR-1.1.1

1. . long I
2. .k
3. . Phrasing
4. . it is a tiny upward hook
5. . brief forms

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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STUDENT NAME: __________________________________ SECTION: __________________

PERFORMANCE TASK PR-2.1

PERFORMANCE TASK TITLE: Transcribing longhand into shorthand

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: At the end of this activity, the student can properly transcribe longhand
into shorthand
TOOLS AND MATERIALS: Steno notebook and pen

EQUIPMENT: None

ESTIMATED COST: None

PROCESS/PROCEDURE:
Direction: Write the following shorthand into your steno notebook and on the next page
transcribe all the shorthand into longhand.

PRECAUTIONS:
 None
ASSESSMENT METHOD: PERFORMANCE TASK CRITERIA CHECKLIST

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director
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STUDENT NAME: __________________________________ SECTION: __________________

PERFORMANCE TASK CRITERIA CHECK LIST MD-9.3.1

CRITERIA SCORING
Did I . . .
1 2 3 4 5
1. Follow all the principles for shorthand?
2. Observe proper writing?
3. Observe the line at steno notebook?
4. .
5. .
6. .
7. .
8. .
9. .
10. .
TEACHER’S REMARKS:  QUIZ  RECITATION  PROJECT

GRADE:

5 - Excellently Performed
4 - Very Satisfactorily Performed
3 - Satisfactorily Performed
2 - Fairly Performed
1 - Poorly Performed

_______________________________
TEACHER

Date: ______________________

SUBJECT TEACHER: APPROVED FOR

IMPLEMENTATION:
MODULE 1st – 3rd
PRELIM MS. JOAN O. MONASTRIAL
2 Meeting
Subject Teacher MR. WILBERT A. MAÑUSCA
School Director