Leveled Readings / Henry IV: Letter to Gregory VII, Jan 24 1076
Leveled reading · key passage
Henry IV: Letter to Gregory VII, Jan 24 1076
King Henry IV, letter to Gregory VII (1076)
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
“As if we had received our kingdom from thee! As if the kingdom and the empire were in thine and not in God’s hand!”
Adapted · about grade 4
Henry said his kingdom came from God, not from the Pope.
Adapted · about grade 7
As if we got our kingdom from you! As if the kingdom and empire were in your hand and not God's!
Adapted · about grade 10
As if we had received our kingdom from you! As if kingdom and empire were in your hand and not in God's!