{"product_id":"ted-talk-historical-judgment-complete-full-curriculum","title":"TED Talk Historical Judgment Full Curriculum | 13 Weeks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeach a complete 13-week high-school historical-judgment sequence with 50 TED\/TED-Ed video lessons, six two-week units, weekly and unit assessment banks, a synthesis Capstone, and a cumulative Final.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFREE CURRICULUM SNEAK PEEK:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/free-ted-talk-historical-judgment-full-curriculum-educator-planning-guide\"\u003eDownload the free Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTry an actual lesson free:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/free-ted-talk-historical-judgment-ugly-history-witch-hunts-video-lesson\"\u003eUgly History: Witch Hunts - FREE sample lesson\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for Grades 9-12, the curriculum moves from judging powerful rulers and revolutions to empire, exclusion, state violence, and propaganda. Students separate evidence from inference, compare interpretations, examine source limits, trace responsibility, contextualize without excusing, and defend judgments with explicit criteria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50 individual TED\/TED-Ed video lesson sets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 weekly assessment sets (W01-W12)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 cumulative unit assessment sets (U01-U06)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Full-Curriculum Capstone Synthesis Lesson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 cumulative Final Assessment bank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducator Planning Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent Syllabus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher Guides, digital\/print student materials, Self-Graded Quizzes, and MC Quiz Print ecosystem where appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCourse Structure\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 1 - Power:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weeks 1-2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 2 - Revolution:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weeks 3-4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 3 - Empire:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weeks 5-6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 4 - Exclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weeks 7-8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 5 - State Violence:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weeks 9-10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 6 - Propaganda:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weeks 11-12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 13:\u003c\/strong\u003e Capstone synthesis and cumulative Final\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAll 50 Videos - Exact Titles and YouTube Links\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach title links directly to the public YouTube video so you can review exactly what is included in the course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnit 1 - Power\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QrcmojhFmzY\"\u003eHistory vs. Augustus - Peta Greenfield \u0026amp; Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y6EhRwn4zkc\"\u003eHistory vs. Cleopatra - Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fVcKBox97P0\"\u003eHistory vs. Egypt’s \"most powerful\" pharaoh - Jessica Tomkins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xdZcqAss92w\"\u003eHistory vs. Henry VIII - Mark Robinson and Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uJ_d-UD0xPE\"\u003eHistory vs. Russia’s most infamous empress - Carolyn Harris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Eq-Wk3YqeH4\"\u003eHistory vs. Genghis Khan - Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gx5IyumKmDI\"\u003eHistory vs. Andrew Jackson - James Fester\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MU4vua2kNQY\"\u003eHistory's deadliest king - by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnit 2 - Revolution\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5ckmXwx2n88\"\u003eZumbi: The last king of Palmares - Marc Adam Hertzman \u0026amp; Flavio dos Santos Gomes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c517cpFALXE\"\u003eWhat makes Thomas Jefferson so controversial? - Frank Cogliano\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8aq_gRfmjgY\"\u003eHistory vs. Napoleon Bonaparte - Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lq8TNKZVEWs\"\u003eWhat is Juneteenth, and why is it important? - Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9N8hsXQapjY\"\u003eHistory vs. Vladimir Lenin - Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DrcCTgwbsjc\"\u003eWhy was India split into two countries? - Haimanti Roy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tjrvKA4w9-Y\"\u003eHistory vs. Che Guevara - Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SEczpdxl6e4\"\u003eWhat really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion - Orisanmi Burton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ke4kVFycpYY\"\u003eHow did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end? - Thula Simpson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnit 3 - Empire\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bVjKL1zd-vQ\"\u003eWas Alexander the Great really that great? - Stephanie Honchell Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0yL102ubTiw\"\u003eHistory vs. Tamerlane the Conqueror - Stephanie Honchell Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GD3dgiDreGc\"\u003eHistory vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OxeTFB84e2k\"\u003eHow one of the most profitable companies in history rose to power - Adam Clulow\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IpaVpMFBwAE\"\u003eHow one of the world’s richest companies rose to power - Shantel George\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1nglN3mfZUw\"\u003eThe true cost of gold - Lyla Latif\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C2bjjwv4134\"\u003eThe dark history of the overthrow of Hawaii - Sydney Iaukea\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oPGVGckn7kQ\"\u003eThe records the British Empire didn't want you to see - Audra A. Diptée\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnit 4 - Exclusion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aFXmyNUaXFo\"\u003eCan stereotypes ever be good? - Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hX4IvoP1HTk\"\u003eThe dark history of Mount Rushmore - Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey D. Means\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2K88pWCimZg\"\u003eThe dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act - Robert Chang\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TXldnrwrBws\"\u003eWhy was the US government obsessed with this animal? - Andrew C. Isenberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zCpRVP1DgQ\"\u003eThe movement that inspired the Holocaust - Alexandra Minna Stern and Natalie Lira\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hI4NoVWq87M\"\u003eUgly History: Japanese American incarceration camps - Densho\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZV7RzS8QRXE\"\u003eUgly History: The U.S. Syphilis Experiment - Susan M. Reverby\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4ngelr9h2jM\"\u003eWhy are US cities still so segregated? - Kevin Ehrman-Solberg and Kirsten Delegard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnit 5 - State Violence\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zmcKS47BsAo\"\u003eUgly History: The Spanish Inquisition - Kayla Wolf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OUieqzVZdQc\"\u003eWhat really caused the Irish Potato Famine - Stephanie Honchell Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w3d2DlLX7xw\"\u003eOne of the most controversial medical procedures in history - Jenell Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DXgrI8GlUB8\"\u003eUgly History: The Armenian Genocide - Ümit Kurt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x25k_-Katf4\"\u003eUgly history: The 1937 Haitian Massacre - Edward Paulino\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8_TYFfkc_1U\"\u003eUgly History: The Khmer Rouge murders - Timothy Williams\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bObfR_uJ4oQ\"\u003eUgly History: The El Mozote murders - Diana Sierra Becerra\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MF7EbUGlaOU\"\u003eWhat caused the Rwandan Genocide? - Susanne Buckley-Zistel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OiKQjezOKXc\"\u003eThe Nazis recruited to win the Cold War - Brian Crim\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnit 6 - Propaganda\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7x5KesH3dzM\"\u003eUgly History: Witch Hunts - Brian A. Pavlac\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NVd8kuufBhM\"\u003eWhat really happened during the Salem Witch Trials - Brian A. Pavlac\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I7EOTLpDSzs\"\u003eThe dark history of zombies - Christopher M. Moreman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mKG-PEVYOR8\"\u003eHistory vs. Sigmund Freud - Todd Dufresne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5D3hQS6ezXc\"\u003eWhy is Marie Antoinette so controversial? - Carolyn Harris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BGxYMTftuzw\"\u003eMao Zedong's infamous mango cult - Vivian Jiang\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3GWqM-IoAgM\"\u003eOne of history's most dangerous myths - Anneliese Mehnert\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MX_HYL6-0Co\"\u003eHistory vs. Richard Nixon - Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAssessment System\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach two-week unit includes two weekly assessment banks plus one cumulative unit assessment bank. Across six units, that provides 18 unit-level\/weekly assessment banks. The course concludes with a separate cumulative Final, for 19 assessments total, plus the Week 13 Capstone synthesis lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCapstone Synthesis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Capstone introduces no new TED video. Students apply historical-judgment criteria to unfamiliar cases, compare evidence quality and competing interpretations, and defend a reasoned rule for responsible judgment across the course themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFlexible Classroom Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse the default 13-week sequence, compress selected lessons into block periods, spread the curriculum across a semester, or use individual two-week units as stand-alone history and social-studies modules. The Educator Planning Guide explains pacing and implementation options.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNew Optional Video Companion (used with YouTube)\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe free \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/classroom-video-guide-com\/nongecadbohdlmnkjgibfbemecdmcfho\"\u003eClassroom Video Guide Companion Chrome extension\u003c\/a\u003e can automatically pause YouTube at question timestamps and display prompts during viewing. The curriculum works normally without the extension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePrefer a 2-Week Unit?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-historical-judgment-unit-1-power-2-week-curriculum\"\u003eTED Talk Historical Judgment Unit 1 - Power | 2-Week Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-historical-judgment-unit-2-revolution-2-week-curriculum\"\u003eTED Talk Historical Judgment Unit 2 - Revolution | 2-Week Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-historical-judgment-unit-3-empire-2-week-curriculum\"\u003eTED Talk Historical Judgment Unit 3 - Empire | 2-Week Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-historical-judgment-unit-4-exclusion-2-week-curriculum\"\u003eTED Talk Historical Judgment Unit 4 - Exclusion | 2-Week Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-historical-judgment-unit-5-state-violence-2-week-curriculum\"\u003eTED Talk Historical Judgment Unit 5 - State Violence | 2-Week Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-historical-judgment-unit-6-propaganda-2-week-curriculum\"\u003eTED Talk Historical Judgment Unit 6 - Propaganda | 2-Week Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the TED videos included?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Video files are not included; exact public YouTube links are provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I have to assign every assessment item?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. The banks are intentionally larger than a typical one-period test so you can select what fits your students and calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the Capstone another video lesson?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. It is a cumulative synthesis activity with no new TED video.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan the curriculum be shortened?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. The Educator Planning Guide provides flexible pacing and implementation guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndependent resource notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e TED\/TED-Ed videos are not included. This is an independent educator-created companion curriculum and is not affiliated with or endorsed by TED.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"K12 Movie Guides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60576544555089,"sku":null,"price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/9808\/0081\/files\/Full-Bundle-TedTalk-Historical-Judgment-Playlist-Cover.jpg?v=1789273697","url":"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-historical-judgment-complete-full-curriculum","provider":"K12MovieGuides","version":"1.0","type":"link"}