Beginning with the 1985-86 school year, the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests have been based on the objectives provided in this publication for teachers and test development specialists. The writing skills objectives for grade 7 require: (1) knowledge of standard capitalization; (2) knowledge of standard punctuation; (3) ability to recognize correct spelling of common words; (4) knowledge of correct English usage; (5) ability to distinguish complete sentences; (6) ability to proofread a written communication; (7) ability to write a description; (8) ability to write a composition telling how to do something; (9) ability to contrast and compare two subjects in a written composition; and (10) ability to write a composition supporting an argument. Test examples are given for each objective. (SLD)