Texas TEKS 6.13

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

• 6.13.A

  identify and describe common traits that define cultures and culture regions

• 6.13.B

  define a multicultural society

• 6.13.C

  analyze the experiences and contributions of diverse groups to multicultural societies

• 6.13.D

  identify and explain examples of conflict and cooperation between and among cultures

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify cultural traits such as language, religion, food, arts, customs, and social organization. They compare culture regions, explain multicultural societies, and analyze how diverse groups contribute, cooperate, or experience conflict.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given two societies, students compare cultural traits using accurate examples and evidence. They can explain how diverse groups shaped a society and describe a specific cause and result of cooperation or conflict.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may assume national borders always match culture regions. They may treat every person in a culture as identical or confuse multiculturalism with tourism. They may also assume cultural differences always cause conflict.

04

How to Assess It

Use this exit ticket: “A city includes several language, religious, and ethnic groups. Explain why it is multicultural, name one possible contribution, and describe one example of cooperation or conflict.”

1. 01

   Give groups image, language, religion, food, and custom cards from three societies, then have them build and label culture-region posters.

2. 02

   Write: “Do cultural differences cause conflict, or can they support cooperation?” Use two examples from class sources.

3. 03

   Play a scenario sort where teams label cards as contribution, cooperation, or conflict, then defend each choice with one clue.

4. 04

   Examine a local festival calendar or community website and identify how two cultural groups contribute to the wider community.

• 6.15

  The student understands relationships that exist among world cultures

• 6.17

  The student understands the relationships among religion, philosophy, and culture

• K.10

  The student understands similarities and differences among individuals. The student is expected to identify similarities and differences among individuals such ...

• 6.2

  The student understands the influences of individuals and groups from various cultures on various historical and contemporary societies