Leveled Readings / Ludolph of Suchem: The Fall of Acre, 1291
Ludolph of Suchem: The Fall of Acre, 1291
Ludolph of Suchem, travel account (c. 1350)
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
“…because of the sins of the people thereof the four elements fought on the side of the Saracens.”
Adapted · about grade 4
The writer said that because of the people's sins, even nature fought for their enemies.
Adapted · about grade 7
Because of the people's sins, the four elements fought on the side of the Saracens.
Adapted · about grade 10
Because of the sins of its people, the four elements themselves fought on the side of the Saracens.
Used in: How did people on different sides experience the Crusades?