The Quiet American Lesson Plan

Students should read the entirety of Part 2, Chapter 2. (It is a very long chapter.)

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Part 2, Chapter 2

Fowler attends the Caodaist festival in the town of Tanyin. Fowler is extremely critical of the Caodaist...