Handwriting Analysis
What are the main characteristics of handwriting ?
Form : the shape, slant, angle and curves of the letters
Lines : thickness of the lines made by the pen or pencil and the amount of pressure the writer used when writing
Arrangement : the layout and spacing of the letters and words across the page
Content—spelling : grammar and punctuation are compared to confirmed samples of the suspects’ writing
It's your turn!
Compare the note , there are 4 handwriting samples of the same phrase, each one of them is from a different suspect.
What do you have to do?
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Examine the note and compare it to the handwriting samples from each of the suspects, identifying significant characteristics in the handwriting from the wall.
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To start out, put a sheet of tracing paper over the real and the questionable letters.
Then mark one of the three aspects of the letters:
1. Make marks at the top of each letter, then draw lines between the marks and compare the lines.
2. Make marks at the bottom of each letter, then draw lines between the marks and compare the lines.
3. Draw diagonal lines across each letter to determine the slant. Then compare the sets of lines. Do the letters have the same slant?
Who wrote the letter? Keep the number of your suspect. You need it for the next clue password. You also need to add one of the words from the wordsearch.
Remember!!
Password= NUMBER+WORD to open the box.
