Leveled Readings / Qianlong Emperor: Letter to George III (1793)
Leveled reading · key passage
Qianlong Emperor: Letter to George III (1793)
Qianlong Emperor (1793)
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
“…our Celestial Empire possesses all things in prolific abundance and lacks no product within its own borders.”
Adapted · about grade 4
Our empire has plenty of everything. We do not need anything from other lands.
Adapted · about grade 7
Our Celestial Empire has everything in great abundance and lacks nothing within its borders.
Adapted · about grade 10
Our Celestial Empire possesses all things in prolific abundance and lacks no product within its own borders.