Books That Shaped America
Below you will find C-SPAN Classroom resources relating to the topics and categories listed above. Click on each title to expand the section and view the featured resources.
Books That Shaped America
Books That Shaped America
Many of the following resources come from C-SPAN and the Library of Congress' partnership series, Books That Shaped America.
Video Clip: Books that Shaped America (11:49)
Lesson Plan: What Book Has Shaped America? (10 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Book That Shaped America - "Common Sense" (14 Clips & Slides)
Lesson Plan: Book That Shaped America - "The Federalist" (13 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Book That Shaped America - "Lewis and Clark" (18 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Book That Shaped America - “Frederick Douglass” (18 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Book That Shaped America - "The Common Law" (15 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Book That Shaped America - "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (13 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Book That Shaped America - "My Ántonia" (17 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Book That Shaped America - "Their Eyes Were Watching God” (13 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Book That Shaped America - "Free to Choose” (17 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Book That Shaped America - "The Words of César Chávez” (21 Clips)
Extension Lessons
Extension Lessons
In partnership with Harvard University Graduate School of Education's Jocelyn Chadwick and former NBC producer John Grassie, C-SPAN Classroom is excited to offer the following resources that serve to extend student learning from our original Books That Shaped America lesson plans above. Each of these resources come with an extended video segment and additional resources.
Lesson Plan: Extension - "Their Eyes Were Watching God” and the Harlem Renaissance (1 Clip)
Lesson Plan: Extension - Thomas Paine and "Common Sense" (1 Clip)
Stay tuned for more resources!