Texas TEKS 6.14.B
The Standard
compare characteristics of institutions in various contemporary societies
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify how institutions such as family, education, religion, government, and the economy work in present-day societies. They compare their purposes, structures, and practices using specific evidence.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given information about two societies, a student can name one meaningful similarity and one difference between the same institution in each. The student explains each comparison with accurate details.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think institutions are only buildings, or that an institution works the same way everywhere. They may list facts without making a direct comparison or rely on broad cultural stereotypes.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Compare education in the two society profiles provided. Write one similarity, one difference, and one supporting detail for each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs institution profile cards from two countries, then have them build a Venn diagram with labeled evidence.
Ask students to write: How can the same institution meet similar needs in different ways across two societies?
Play Same, Different, Why with society cards, awarding points for accurate comparisons supported by a source detail.
Compare your school’s schedule and decision-making process with a current school profile from Japan.
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Related Standards
- 6.14.A
identify institutions basic to all societies, including government, economic, educational, and religious institutions
- 6.14
The student understands that all societies have basic institutions in common even though the characteristics of these institutions may differ
- 6.10.B
compare ways in which various societies such as China, Germany, India, and Russia organize government and how they function
- 6.14.C
analyze the efforts and activities institutions use to sustain themselves over time
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