Texas TEKS 5.18

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

• 5.18.A

  identify past and present leaders in the national government, including the president and various members of Congress, and their political parties

• 5.18.B

  identify leadership qualities of national leaders, past and present.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify past and current presidents, senators, and representatives. They connect each leader to an office, political party, and leadership qualities shown through specific actions.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students correctly name leaders from different periods and distinguish members of the executive and legislative branches. They use evidence from decisions or actions to explain qualities such as courage, judgment, honesty, and cooperation.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think the president makes laws alone or that a political party is a branch of government. They may label a leader effective based on popularity rather than evidence from actions and decisions.

04

How to Assess It

Give an exit ticket asking students to name one past president and one current congressional leader, identify each party, and support one leadership quality with evidence.

1. 01

   Match leader cards with short biography cards, then sort them by office, time period, political party, and evidence-based leadership quality.

2. 02

   Write a paragraph naming which leader showed sound judgment and cite one decision from two short biographies as evidence.

3. 03

   Play Leader Who Am I using clues about office, era, party, and actions, with teams naming the leader and explaining one quality.

4. 04

   Use official government websites to record the current president, Texas senators, local House member, each party, and one demonstrated leadership quality.

• 4.16

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.

• 8.21

  Citizenship. The student understands the importance of the expression of different points of view in a constitutional republic. The student is expected to:

• 7.17

  Citizenship. The student understands the importance of effective leadership in a democratic society. The student is expected to:

• 8.22

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.