Leveled Readings / UN Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries (1960)
UN Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries (1960)
UN Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (1960)
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 subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights…”
Adapted · about grade 4
Ruling over people from another land and using them goes against basic human rights.
Adapted · about grade 7
Putting peoples under foreign rule, control, and exploitation denies basic human rights.
Adapted · about grade 10
The subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination, and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights.
Used in: How did former colonies make the case for independence?