Leveled Readings / Federalist No. 10
Leveled reading · key passage
Federalist No. 10
James Madison, Federalist No. 10 (1787)
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
“Extend the sphere, and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests…”
Adapted · about grade 4
Make the country bigger, and you get many more groups who want different things.
Adapted · about grade 7
If the republic covers a larger area, it will include many more groups with different interests.
Adapted · about grade 10
Enlarge the republic's territory and you bring in a wider variety of factions and interests, so no single one can easily dominate.