1. Double Meaning Words/Homonyms
Steel vs Steal
Cent vs Sent vs Scent
Die vs Dye
Write vs Right
Here vs Hear
Fall
Drill
Rose
Right
Nails

2. John Henry by Julius Lester
Tall Tale

3. Summary
  Folks knew John Henry was special from the day he was born.  He is a larger-than-life African American hero who races a steam drill to dig a railroad tunnel. After showing a man can work harder and faster than a machine, something tragic happens. The story is told in ballad form.

4. A tall tale is a story that has these features:
Genre: Tall Tales
A tall tale is a story that has these features:
A larger-than-life, or superhuman, main character with a specific job.
A problem that is solved in a funny way.
Exaggerated details that describe things as greater than they really are.
Characters uses everyday language/dialect.
There are some real-life details.

5. Read to Find Out What happens when John Henry is born?
What jobs does John Henry accomplish the day after he is born?
How was John Henry different from other newborn babies?

6. Read to Find Out
How does John Henry succeed in building the road when no one else could do it?
How was John Henry like a steam drill?
What lesson does this story teach?