Texas TEKS 7.7.C
The Standard
describe and compare the impact of reform movements in Texas in the 19th and 20th centuries such as progressivism, populism, women's suffrage, agrarianism, labor reform, and the conservative movement of the late 20th century
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students trace how reform groups tried to change Texas government, voting, farming, work, and public life. They compare two movements by their goals, methods, supporters, and results.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can place major movements in the correct time period and connect each one to a specific Texas change. The student can explain one similarity and one difference using accurate evidence.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often treat Populism, progressivism, and agrarianism as the same movement. They may assume all Texans supported reform or that every movement brought immediate success. Some also think reform movements were always politically liberal.
How to Assess It
- Give an exit ticket: Choose two Texas reform movements, then state one shared goal, one key difference, and one specific impact of each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups person, law, event, and impact cards to sort by movement, then place the completed sets on a class timeline.
Ask students to write: Which movement most changed daily life in Texas, and what two facts support your answer?
Play Movement Match, where teams pair clue cards with the correct movement and earn a point by explaining each choice.
Use a recent Texas news article about voting, farming, or labor, then identify which earlier movement connects to the issue.
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