Leveled Readings / UN Resolution 1598: On Race Conflict in South Africa, 1961
UN Resolution 1598: On Race Conflict in South Africa, 1961
UN General Assembly Resolution 1598 (April 13, 1961)
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
“Deprecates policies based on racial discrimination as reprehensible and repugnant to human dignity…”
Adapted · about grade 4
The UN says rules based on race are wrong and go against human dignity.
Adapted · about grade 7
The UN condemns policies based on racial discrimination as wrong and offensive to human dignity.
Adapted · about grade 10
The General Assembly deplores policies based on racial discrimination as reprehensible and repugnant to human dignity.
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