Leveled Readings / Francisco Garcia Calderón: "Imperialism of Decadence", 1913
Francisco Garcia Calderón: "Imperialism of Decadence", 1913
Francisco García Calderón, Latin America: Its Rise and Progress (1913)
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
“Warnings, advice, distrust, invasion of capital, plans of financial hegemony all these justify the anxiety of the southern peoples.”
Adapted · about grade 4
Warnings, money coming in, and plans to control trade make the southern countries worried.
Adapted · about grade 7
Warnings, advice, distrust, flows of foreign capital, and plans for financial control all explain why the southern nations are anxious.
Adapted · about grade 10
Warnings, advice, distrust, the invasion of capital, and plans of financial hegemony all justify the anxiety of the southern peoples.