Texas TEKS 6.14

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

• 6.14.A

  identify institutions basic to all societies, including government, economic, educational, and religious institutions

• 6.14.B

  compare characteristics of institutions in various contemporary societies

• 6.14.C

  analyze the efforts and activities institutions use to sustain themselves over time

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify systems that make rules, organize trade and work, provide formal learning, and guide religious practice. They compare how these systems operate across societies and explain how each continues over time.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given profiles of two present-day societies, students correctly label examples, compare how each system works, and cite supporting details. They explain how funding, leadership training, rules, recruitment, or shared traditions help an institution continue.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat an institution as only a building, such as a courthouse, school, or temple. They may assume institutions look the same everywhere or that one familiar model is correct. They may also confuse lasting over time with never changing.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: In one town, a council passes laws, shops sell food, a school teaches children, and a temple trains leaders and collects donations. Name the four institution types, compare one with its counterpart in your community, and explain how one listed action supports continuity.

1. 01

   Give groups country profile cards to sort by government, economy, education, and religion, then add evidence labels explaining each choice.

2. 02

   Ask: How can two institutions serve the same purpose but operate differently, and what helps each last across generations?

3. 03

   Play Institution Match: teams pair scenario cards with institution types and earn a bonus for naming a sustainability strategy.

4. 04

   Use local council, school, business, and faith organization webpages to find funding, leadership, recruitment, or rule-making practices that support continuity.

• 6.13

  The student understands the similarities and differences within and among cultures in various world societies

• 6.11

   The student understands that the nature of citizenship varies among societies