Leveled Readings / Soloman bar Samson: The Crusaders in Mainz, 1096
Soloman bar Samson: The Crusaders in Mainz, 1096
Solomon bar Samson, Hebrew chronicle (written c. 1140)
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 bishop’s men, who had promised to help them, were the very first to flee, thus delivering the Jews into the hands of the enemy.”
Adapted · about grade 4
The bishop's men promised to help the Jews, but they ran away first and left them to the attackers.
Adapted · about grade 7
The bishop's men, who promised to help, were the first to flee, leaving the Jews to the enemy.
Adapted · about grade 10
The bishop's men, who had promised their help, were the very first to flee, thereby delivering the Jews into the enemy's hands.
Used in: How did people on different sides experience the Crusades?