Leveled Readings / Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066 (February 19, 1942)
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 successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage…”
Adapted · about grade 4
To win the war, the country must be guarded against spies and people who break things on purpose.
Adapted · about grade 7
Winning the war requires every possible protection against spying and sabotage.
Adapted · about grade 10
Successful conduct of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and sabotage.
Used in: Was the incarceration of Japanese Americans justified?