Leveled Readings / Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)
Leveled reading · key passage
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), Article 1
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
“China recognizes definitively the full and complete independence and autonomy of Korea…”
Adapted · about grade 4
China agrees that Korea is fully independent.
Adapted · about grade 7
China fully recognizes the complete independence and self-rule of Korea.
Adapted · about grade 10
China definitively recognizes the full and complete independence and autonomy of Korea.