Leveled Readings / FDR's First Inaugural Address
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FDR's First Inaugural Address
FDR's First Inaugural Address
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
“This Nation asks for action, and action now. Our greatest primary task is to put people to work.”
Adapted · about grade 4
The country wants action now. Our biggest job is to give people work.
Adapted · about grade 7
The nation asks for action, and action now. Our most important job is to put people to work.
Adapted · about grade 10
This nation asks for action, and action now; our greatest primary task is to put people to work.
Used in: Was the New Deal a success?