The Quiet American Lesson Plan

Students should read from the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 4 to the end of Part 2, Chapter 1.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

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 1, Chapter 4

Not long after Pyle's first meeting with Phuong, Fowler travels north to observe the aftermath of a battle. The town of Phat Diem has been decimated by conflict between the French army and the...