Hilltop Elementary Fourth Grade Ms. Martin & Mrs. Coliadis “John Henry”

Lifelines 1- “Ask the audience” 2- “Phone a friend” 3- “50/50”

A:B: Fell asleepshook #1- $100 The young boy shivered. What is shivered? C:D: fainteddisappeared

B- shook

A:B: Bad smellHonking noise #2- $200 Julia got a glimpse of the car. What is a glimpse? C:D: Short lookLong report

C- short look

A:B: An underground passage A shallow ditch #3- $300 The men dug a tunnel. What did they dig? C:D: Canal for waterA deep well

A- an underground passage

A: large rock B: bump #4- $500 There was a boulder in the road. What was in the road? C:D: Red light Yellow line

A- a large rock

A:B: Forward part of a shipDeepest part of the ocean #5- $1,000 The captain searched for the horizon. What was he looking for? C:D: Person who hides on a ship Line where earth and sky seem to meet

D- line where earth and sky seem to meet

A:B: Pleasing soundRegular beat #6- $2,000 That song has a nice rhythm. It had a nice ____________. C:D: Musical notePiano part

B- regular beat

A:B: laughedThrew things #7- $4,000 Frank hollered at us. What did Frank do? C:D: YelledBlew bubbles

C- yelled

A:B: The meanest man in the state. Unicorns living in the woods. #8- $8,000 This story is mostly about _______. C:D: People building a railroad. The adventures of John Henry.

D- The adventures of John Henry.

A:B: The sun did not shine that day. Birds and animals came to see him. #9- $16,000 What happened when John Henry was born? C:D: His parents threw him a birthday party. A rainbow shined in the sky.

B- Birds and animals came to see him.

A:B: growcry #10- $32,000 As everyone admired the new baby, he suddenly began to ________. C:D: smileblush

A- grow

A:B: He was quite small for his age. He liked to sleep all day. #11- $64,000 How was John Henry different from other newborn babies? C:D: He was fully grown in 1 day. He was born at night.

C- He was fully grown in one day.

A:B: Beat him in a raceGave him a soda #12- $125,000 Ferrret-Faced Freddy became Frederick the Friendly after John Henry __________. C:D: Beat him in a fightAsked for his help

A- beat him in a race

Was taller than most men A:B: Produced smoke and steam when he hammered #13- $250,000 John Henry was like a steam drill in that he_______. C:D: Could hammer faster & harder than 10 men Wore a rainbow on his shoulders

C- could hammer faster and harder than ten men

A: B: He was embarrassed by it. He was happy to have it. #14- $500,000 How did John Henry feel about his special strength? C:D: He was ashamed of it. He felt the need to work harder because of it.

B- He was happy to have it.

A:B: Did not live his life to the fullest Was an angry man who always needed to prove his strength #15- $1,000,000 The author of this story would most likely agree that John Henry _______. C:D: Was foolish for racing a steam drill & dying because of it Was a hero to the people who knew him.

D- was a hero to the people who knew him.

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