Texas TEKS 3.1

3.1 is a TEKS knowledge and skills statement. These are the student expectations under it.

• 3.1.A

  describe how individuals, events, and ideas have changed communities, past and present

• 3.1.B

  identify individuals, including Pierre-Charles L'Enfant, Benjamin Banneker, and Benjamin Franklin, who have helped to shape communities

• 3.1.C

  describe how individuals, including Daniel Boone and the Founding Fathers have contributed to the expansion of existing communities or to the creation of new co...

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What Students Need to Do

Students explain how a person, event, or idea caused a community to grow, change, or begin. They connect specific contributions by L'Enfant, Banneker, Franklin, Boone, and the Founding Fathers to community development.

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What Mastery Looks Like

Students can name a person, describe one action, and explain its effect on a community. They can compare contributions, such as planning a city, sharing civic ideas, or opening routes for settlement.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may treat every contribution as the founding of a new town or assume one person caused a change alone. They may confuse city planning, exploration, government leadership, and scientific work.

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How to Assess It

Give students this exit prompt: Choose one person studied, describe one contribution, and explain how it changed or helped create a community.

1. 01

   Groups place person, action, and community effect cards on a tabletop timeline, then explain each match using a cause-and-effect sentence.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: Which person made the biggest change to a community, and what evidence supports your choice?

3. 03

   Play a matching game with person cards, contribution cards, and community change cards, awarding points only when students explain the connection.

4. 04

   Students research one local founder, planner, leader, or inventor and create a caption explaining how that person affected their community.

• 2.1

  History. The student understands the historical significance of landmarks and celebrations in the community, state, and nation. The student is expected to:

• 2.2

  History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the community, state, and nation. The student is expected to:

• 1.2

  History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the state and nation. The student is expected to:

• 3.2

  History. The student understands common characteristics of communities, past and present. The student is expected to: