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Warren, James E.; Otto, Karen – English in Texas, 2018
Composition researchers have become increasingly concerned with the issue of knowledge transfer: the use of knowledge and skills learned in one setting to complete tasks in a different setting. In terms of writing-related knowledge transfer, research suggests that rigid rules and formulas for writing do not transfer as successfully as flexible…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Writing Instruction, Rhetoric, Standardized Tests
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Colby, Sherri – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2009
State history can connect to the lives of immigrant children. By discovering history's humanizing narratives, students can become more engaged with the curriculum and more appreciative of their roles as state, national, and global citizens. In Texas, students study state history in the fourth and seventh grades. Considering the continual increase…
Descriptors: State History, Citizenship, Interests, Middle School Teachers
Texas State Commission on Fire Protection, Austin. – 1993
This booklet comprises the seventh grade component of a series of curriculum guides on fire and burn prevention. Designed to meet the age-specific needs of seventh grade students, its objectives include: (1) practicing responsible decision-making regarding fire and burn hazards, including peer pressure related to fire risks; and (2) practicing…
Descriptors: Child Responsibility, Decision Making, Fire Protection, Grade 7
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1985
Eleven mathematics objectives for seventh grade students to attain are listed. After general specifications for test items and the format for the test package are noted, specifications for assessing each objective are given, with enabling skills, a description of test questions, a description of answer choices, and examples of test questions for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Grade 7
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Morrow, Carolyn – Social Studies Texan, 1990
Engages students in writing their autobiographies through the Family Heritage Booklet, a student-compiled family history social studies project, designed for Texas seventh graders. Includes objectives, materials, and procedures. Contains letter to parents seeking their knowledge on family history. Suggests project boosts student self-esteem and…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Cultural Background, Ethnicity, Family History
Wircenski, Jerry L.; Sarkees, Michelle D. – 1990
This final report and curriculum guide are products of a project conducted to improve existing at-risk programs through cooperation between vocational and academic personnel by coordinating lesson plans. The following project activities are described: (1) a literature review on the diverse needs of at-risk students enrolled in an alternative to…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Computers, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills