Leveled Readings / Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882), preamble
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“…the coming of Chinese laborers to this country endangers the good order of certain localities within the territory thereof…”
Adapted · about grade 4
The law said Chinese workers coming to the U.S. caused trouble in some places.
Adapted · about grade 7
The law claimed that the arrival of Chinese laborers threatened good order in certain places in the country.
Adapted · about grade 10
The act stated that the arrival of Chinese laborers endangered public order in certain localities within the United States.