A supplement to the Texas US history textbook/6th Grade - Contemporary Society

Preface
As outlined in this statement, this resource is a supplement to the 6th grade social studies textbook for the state of Texas. Please read the statement before contributing to this resource.

Scope
According to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies [PDF]:


 * In Grade 6, students study people, places, and societies of the contemporary world. Societies for study are from the following regions of the world: Europe, Russia and the Eurasian republics, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Southwest Asia-North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific realm. Students describe the influence of individuals and groups on historical and contemporary events in those societies and identify the locations and geographic characteristics of various societies. Students identify different ways of organizing economic and governmental systems. The concepts of limited and unlimited government are introduced, and students describe the nature of citizenship in various societies. Students compare institutions common to all societies such as government, education, and religious institutions. Students explain how the level of technology affects the development of the various societies and identify different points of view about events. The concept of frame of reference is introduced as an influence on an individual's point of view.

Reading Level
The reading level for the 6th grade as defined by the Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level is approx. 6 = (0.39 x Average Sentence Length) + (11.8 x Average Syllables per Word) − 15.59.

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How to Participate
We are especially hoping to get Texas school students involved in the creation of their own textbook. If you teach a class where it might be appropriate, please consider having your students conduct research to write articles for this supplement instead of writing term papers. This article describes a similar assignment. The spirit of such an assignment would be to ask your students to learn a subject so well that they could fascinate their peers by explaining the subject to them.