Hillbilly Elegy Lesson Plan

Policy development: Problem Tree Analysis

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to think critically about societal challenges, and be able to identify their causes and effects.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8

Structure:

Throughout the book JD discusses social problems and debates whether they can be solved by policy interventions or cultural change. In this activity, students will do research to perform analysis on a policy issue relevant to the book.

Activity

1. Break into small groups of 3-4 students. Give each group a piece of large...