Teacher Guide

Hillbilly Elegy Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Understand how the memoir utilizes personal narrative to elucidate larger statements about society and the Appalachian/ hillbilly subculture.

  2. 2

    Analyze the arguments presented in the memoir about the causes of poverty and lack of economic opportunity among the white working class.

  3. 3

    Understand the political context into which the book was released and evaluate its impact on popular culture.

  4. 4

    Evaluate the claims in the memoir about the causes of and best responses to societal challenges; formulate and defend one's own positions about the best...

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