Leveled Readings / Ibn Battuta: East Africa in the 14th Century
Leveled reading · key passage
Ibn Battuta: East Africa in the 14th Century
Ibn Battuta, on Kilwa in East Africa (1331)
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
“Kulwa is a very fine and substantially built town, and all its buildings are of wood.”
Adapted · about grade 4
Kilwa is a fine, well-built town. All its buildings are made of wood.
Adapted · about grade 7
Kilwa is a very fine and solidly built town, and all its buildings are wooden.
Adapted · about grade 10
Kilwa is a very fine and substantially built town, and all its buildings are of wood.
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