Hillbilly Elegy Lesson Plan

American Nations

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to examine different ways of understanding ethnic and cultural divisions in the United States and evaluate the book within the context of those different interpretations of America's historical divisions.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.8; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4;

Structure:

JD Vance links many of the behaviors within his community to the culture of Appalachia. In...