{"product_id":"ted-talk-historical-judgment-unit-3-empire-2-week-curriculum","title":"TED Talk Historical Judgment Unit 3 - Empire | 2-Week Curriculum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeach two focused weeks of historical judgment with Unit 3 - Empire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis no-prep Grades 9-12 unit uses 8 short public TED\/TED-Ed videos as anchors for complete 50-minute lessons. Students examine conquest, corporate colonial power, resource extraction, sovereignty, public memory, and the archival control that shapes what later generations can know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTry a real 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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFREE planning preview:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/free-ted-talk-historical-judgment-full-curriculum-educator-planning-guide\"\u003eDownload the Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant all six units plus the Week 13 culmination?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-historical-judgment-complete-full-curriculum\"\u003eSee the Complete Full Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVideos Included - Unit 3 Empire\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery title links directly to the public YouTube video.\u003c\/p\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\u003eClassroom Use at a Glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 instructional weeks \/ about 10 class days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVideo lessons:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssessments:\u003c\/strong\u003e W05, W06, U03\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson design:\u003c\/strong\u003e complete 50-minute lesson structure around each short video\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest uses:\u003c\/strong\u003e world history, U.S. history, social studies, civics, humanities, whole-class instruction, sub plans, review, enrichment, make-up work, or independent study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 complete TED video lesson sets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eW05, W06, U03 assessment Teacher Guides and generated student\/quiz derivatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher Guides with learning targets, vocabulary, structured viewing, discussion prompts, answer keys, and standards alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital and print Student Worksheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-Graded Quizzes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple Choice Quiz Print versions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStart Here PDF with shared-folder access instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGuidance \u0026amp; Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach short video becomes a full lesson rather than a passive viewing worksheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents separate evidence from inference, compare competing interpretations, weigh context without using context as an automatic excuse, and make defensible historical judgments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuestions emphasize changed-cue reasoning and transfer rather than simple recall whenever appropriate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessment banks let teachers select items for class time, review, retakes, or differentiation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDifferentiation Options\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreview only essential vocabulary and allow replay of difficult sections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse partner discussion before written response when students need oral rehearsal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssign selected assessment-bank items rather than every item when time is limited.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor advanced students, require counterarguments, alternative interpretations, source-limit analysis, or explicit criteria for judgment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNew Optional Video Companion (used with YouTube)\u003c\/h3\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. 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