Leveled Readings / Treaty of Paris (1898)
Leveled reading · key passage
Treaty of Paris (1898)
Treaty of Paris (1898), Article III
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
“Spain cedes to the United States the archipelago known as the Philippine Islands…”
Adapted · about grade 4
Spain gives the Philippine Islands to the United States.
Adapted · about grade 7
Spain hands over the Philippine Islands to the United States.
Adapted · about grade 10
Spain cedes to the United States the archipelago known as the Philippine Islands.