Leveled Readings / U.S. Constitution
Leveled reading · key passage
U.S. Constitution
Preamble, U.S. Constitution (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
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union…”
Adapted · about grade 4
We, the people of the United States, are making this plan to build a better country together.
Adapted · about grade 7
We, the people of the United States, wrote this Constitution to make our union of states stronger and better.
Adapted · about grade 10
We, the people of the United States, establish this Constitution in order to form a more complete and lasting union.